AMERICAN FUNERAL PARTNERS

SELLERS:

Who is going to buy your funeral home? Will they respect your reputation and serve your community well? Do they have the resources to pay you a fair price? Do they have the experience to run your business?

BUYERS:

Who is going to help you buy a funeral home? Where will the money come from? Do you have the experience to manage the finances, implement marketing programs, deal with Human Resources issues, comply with licensing, OSHA, and everything else that comes up?

INVESTORS:

Does the volatility of the stock market keep you up at night? Are you getting the kind of returns you need in CD’s or Money Market funds? Do you have a long-term outlook? Would you like to invest in a low risk stable, private business that has the potential to give you a better return than you are currently getting?

 
While many mortuary schools teach you what you need to know to get a license, the majority fall far short in teaching you what you need to know to actually own and operate a funeral home.

The Funeral Service industry is a demanding profession and time is often at a premium. With our business model, the local, onsite funeral director can focus on what they do best, serving families, knowing that back office issues are handled by a team of skilled specialists.

We are a true partner with the local owner/operator. This partnership brings together the skill, commitment and community focus of a local owner/manager with the proven management and ongoing support that our model provides.

The Local Owner/Operator:

• Is given the ability to buy in and be a true owner of their location
• Manages funeral home operations, marketing, merchandising and service delivery
• Selects, develops and manages their own team of employees
• Administer funeral home finances with the support of our Accounting Services

American Funeral Partners:

• Is also an equity partner in the funeral home
• Arranges purchase financing for up to 80% of the purchase price
• Provides consulting and management systems for use in the funeral home
• Supports local owner with all of the expertise we have assembled in our business model

The Rewards:

• The local owner operator collects a salary and benefits as the owner/manager of the business.
• American Funeral Partners receives a Management fee in return for systems and support roles.
• Local Owner gains access to our full range of expertise and experience.
• American Funeral Partners relies on local management to protect our investment
• Together we share equally in the bottom line profits of the funeral home and the growing equity in the business.

Additional Benefits for Local Owner/Operator Management Partners:

1. Investment Confidence- Knowing their business is part of a financially secure and progressive funeral service organization with years of experience and success in the marketplace

2. Training and Consulting- Access to staff training programs, strategic planning guidance and management development sessions.

3. Marketing and Promotion- Assistance with planning and preparation of preplanning and at-need advertising and promotion, including cost sharing in some cases.

4. Peace of Mind- Job security, as an Owner/Partner, you control your own destiny. In addition, American Funeral Partners will help you resell to another local owner/operator partner when you are ready to retire, ensuring you always have the ability to readily turn your equity into cash.

We know that the most valuable resource we have, is our employees and partners. A building is a building, and a casket is a casket. What separates truly great funeral homes are the people who run them day to day and the services they provide. We believe that to succeed long-term we need true partners at every location we are a part of. You are a member of your community, you will be serving your friends, neighbors, and others in your community. We want you to put families first, and have a long-term outlook that is not driven by quarterly earnings reports. We believe that with a long term focus, we can create wealth for both ourselves, and our partners, while still being fair to the public.

If you are an owner considering a sale now, or in the next few years, get to know us. Maybe, we are the kind of buyers you are looking for.

If you are a licensed funeral director who has the opportunity to buy the firm you work for, contact us, perhaps we can help you achieve your goals. While we prefer you to already work for the firm you want to buy, we will also look at other funeral homes. 

If you are an investor looking for a stable, long-term investment opportunity contact us. According to the SBA, the failure rate for funeral homes (SIC Code 7261) was 4.4%, and the charge off was .05%. This is one of the lowest failure rates of any business. While this is no guarantee you will not lose money, and we are certainly not offering any guarantee either, we believe with our experience the risk is low. We will entertain offers of both Equity and/or Debt financing options if they improve upon what we currently have available.