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I had the privilege of participating in a funeral procession recently and was deeply gratified to see that here in Saint John, New Brunswick there remains, among many of my fellow citizens, a ...
By Steve Fowler
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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Seller Beware - The Perils Of Selling Your Funeral Home For Too Much!

The recent history of funeral service is littered with stories of what happens when people pay too much for a funeral home. We can all recall the very public downfall of the Loewen Group or look at...
By Bill MacMackin
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

More Business Lessons From The Track Coach

Participants or competitors? We all know people who thrive on competition. But today in sport “participation” is also big. It is the idea that being active and doing a sport is good but that compe...
By Bill MacMackin
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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Business Lessons I've Learned From Being A Track Coach

For 25+ years I have been a funeral home owner, having had the opportunity to expand into four provinces and work with a wide range of employees and partners. Over the past 10 years I have also bee...
By Bill MacMackin
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

A Parting Gift

We had a family reunion last week. I visited with folks I haven’t seen in years. Spent a little time with some cousins who I rarely see but think of often. It was a nice gathering. I think we all ...
By Steve Fowler
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

So you want to be a business owner…

Growing up in a business-owning family, it seemed like the natural direction for me to take for as long as I can remember. However, in the profession I work in, funeral service, that’s not alw...
By Bill MacMackin
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Friday, May 29, 2015

Changing Of The Guard

Ian D. Macarthur is retiring today. There is nothing terribly unusual about a career winding down – thousands do every day. And, in the grand scheme of things this one probably won’t warrant any m...
By Steve Fowler
In Select Ideas
Thursday, April 30, 2015

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