[a cu men]

n. keenness and depth of perception, discernment or discrimination, especially in practical matters. 

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As funeral directors, our acumen has been developed and honed in the manifold aspects of our professional role. Members of our communities rely on us for this acumen to do things only experienced funeral directors know how to do.

As any owner will attest, additional acumen is required for the ownership role. Owning and operating a funeral home requires additional "keenness and depth of perception and discernment" at numerous levels, to be sure.

The acumen any one of us has developed in any role will find roots in education and experience, trial and error, give and take. It develops over time and sharpens with each new opportunity to learn and grow. Most funeral home owners have a high degree of acumen in funeral service and in ownership. And should.

But very few owners have any experience (and thus little, if any, acumen) in selling a funeral home. And we'd like to help.

So we’re focusing on this very type of acumen with a series of brief summaries intended to provide high-level introductions to topics that could be beneficial to owners when they prepare to transition out of ownership. For some, the topics might be new information; for others, review. In any case, these articles will heighten awareness of important topics to consider as part of an ownership transition.

Click here to read the current Acumen article.

New topics will be added periodically. If you'd like to be notified when new content is added, just email us so we can add you to our notification list.

As you read through these summaries, some questions may come to mind.  Feel free to Contact Us any time.  There’s no cost or obligation to visit with us – and every conversation and communication is kept completely confidential.

Our team is always available to serve as a reliable resource for questions about transition.