Revival of other products and services

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

5 years ago we were ahead of the memorial business.  It may be that when the entire family meddled in the business, we moved more slowly.   Many cooks spoil the broth.   

Some of the services being sold disappeared:  funeral service, cremation, chapel.  Today we had a gmeet.  The vision statement for C3 (Cremation, columbarium, chapel services) were gone from the mindset of the staff.  More hard work and work outs needed.   We need to synch our understanding 

Baliwag is more successful in expansion of offerings:  siopao, pares, toppings.    We are not so

Trust no one, only the Paranoid survive

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Ever experienced having a mine salted ie that the property to be bought is really golden due to rosy picture being painted but in reality, the project is devoid of value.

"In mineral exploration, salting is the process of adding a valuable metal, especially gold or silver, to a sample from a mine to change the value of the sample with intent to deceive potential buyers of the mine".

During the negotiation for a memorial project, one of the agents presented a list of 150 supposed buyers But when the project was being marketed none of the 150 proceeded to buy and the agent is now singing a new tune.  Before he was saying that these buyers were turned back because  the ongoing negotiation.  But now a development is needed so that buyers would move. So it was just a list and this post fell for it.  Now that the agent has gotten his commission

Talk about integrity and keeping your word.   This leaves a bitter taste and bad rap for belief in what people say.  

Obstacles in consolidating a business in an industry, achieving a vision

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Rizal Philippines
December 25, 2016

Merry Christmas

This is the time to reflect my purpose and goal in life.

I have dream of consolidating the memorialization business under one roof:   place to inter, place to view and a to be positioned in the new wave.  Right now, I seem to be on track:  buying a memorial plan company.  Then to have mortuary agreements, jv with chapels  and lastly to buy into crematorium businesses by a supplier.  Right now, we have made down payment for two crematorium one in Laguna, one in Pangasinan.  The future of memorialization would be in the cheaper, more environmental friendly that does not use too much land needed for housing and agri, -  memorialization. That is my vision.

However, this is not without restraining forces or obstacles:   detractors, lack of resources, difficult people.

Tale for instance my acquisition of a memorial plan company.  We have paid the P5 million premium despite the govt agency still unable to approve the documents needed to sell;   we cant sell anything at all.  The seller of the company is equally difficult -  stalling the granting of authority for us to sell.  But one of the gift of Christmas is to be more patient and loving.

Despite that, I need to have the memorial plan company as a resource to consolidate many businesses:  chapel memorial service, chapel, and cremation.  I will be on my way.  I will be able to hire an accountant, and close mortuary agreements