U.S. funeral directors are using ceremonial practices to mark death. This is causing a growing number of Americans to feel unserved. This plan details how the Evergreen Life memorial Center (the Center), intends to establish and rule a new category as a funeral provider in AnyCounty. It also includes details about how it will use any financing it gets.
The LLC will be registered in the Anytown metro area. It will be solely owned by Stan Peters, an experienced funeral home director and embalmer, active in nonprofit and community activities.
The Evergreen Living Memorial Center will be a means for Anytown and the nearby area to mourn the loss of their loved ones and offer a platform for them to share in the celebrations. It will have a reception area where people can gather after the funeral, which will foster human connection as well as uplifting remembrance. This is what the Baby Boomer aging population prefers. This facility will also serve as the foundation of the Center’s strategy of community involvement. It will help to quickly develop the Center’s reputation to attract business and benefit the charities it supports. We will use digital photos for the reception, as well on our website, in order to extend the celebration of the person’s life beyond their funeral.
The Center could reach its market share of $768 213 in four years based on the current average price nationwide. At current prices, the Center’s market shares are worth $841,000. The industry average gross margin in a funeral home is 62.5%. The Center expects to make an annual profit of about $194,000 from the funding request of $225,000 in the fourth year. There will be further increases due to inflation.
The Evergreen Life Memorial Center will make it possible for those who lose a loved one to be integrated into the community, instead of being stigmatized and marginalized. A new center will be established for community involvement. The Boomer generation will have the opportunity to leave the way they lived for the first time.
1.1 Objectives
The Evergreen Living Memorial Center allows for the celebration of a person’s death and offers social support to make it easier to live again. The Center will become a popular place for the Baby Boom generation to end their lives.
To achieve this goal, the Center will establish facilities that bring people and families together in a way which celebrates the life and nurtures social support.
Digitized photos and films of the deceased will be available in the reception room and on our website.
Stan Peters, the property owner, will make these facilities available for free to various nonprofit organizations. This will:
- The Center can be integrated into the community of living people and formed positive associations.
- You can build a strong reputation by organizing community events in the Center that local media will want you to mention.
- Help others and improve the community by serving the owner’s interest.
Stan Peters will make himself available for a leadership position starting a local chapter of a nonprofit that helps children with life-threatening diseases, such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The Center will provide a funeral planning guide for estate attorneys to give to their clients.
Publicity campaigns will be used to support these efforts. Evergreen Life Memorial Center, “People remembering people.”
1.2 Mission
Evergreen Life Memorial Center’s mission is for people to come together to remember the end of life and move on to living. The Center will have facilities that bring families and communities together to remember the life of the deceased and renew bonds of social support. The Center will serve as a focal point for nonprofit energies that make the community a better place.
1.3 Keys To Success
Since 71% of people choose a funeral house based on their reputation, the key is to quickly build a reputation for this category as the welcoming place for the Baby Boomers.
Celebrate life after they die.
Its reception facilities, which will encourage positive interactions after the funerals and be used by nonprofit organizations, will be the Center’’s centerpiece. This will make Center feel more upbeat, connect it with the community, create publicity and make it an important center for the living.
The digital photos and films that will be shown in the reception and website will celebrate the lives of the individuals being honored. This web presence will help increase the Center’s visibility by allowing people to join in the celebrations after the funeral and reception have finished.
Providing the greatest choice of quality caskets will make the Center the place to celebrate the lives of locally prominent persons. This will help to promote our reputation and foster publicity.