Stanford Funeral Industries
Quick Pitch
In order to better accommodate the various demands of the recession-proof and fast growing $15B funeral industry, we strive to provide superb services by uniquely offering the option for our clientele to choose between quality wholesale caskets and cremation services both available from one source, as well as provide other high quality bulk funeral products geared towards the needs of the bereaved and other potential clientele bases.
Additionally, our own developed green line of products, "green burial caskets," by our subsidiary company Nature's Caskets, Inc., will meet the demands of the globally fast growing green funeral industry sector.
Product Information
Through partnering with high-quality Chinese manufacturers/suppliers and acquiring crematoriums, we will be able to offer caskets at lower prices and cross market cremation services, which, we believe, will enable us to more efficiently penetrate the marketplace and compete against larger brand manufacturers based in the U.S.
Highlights
- Industry
o Depression proof and recession proof
o $15 billion a year
o One of the oldest and
most fundamental industries in the world
o Dignified
o No refunds
- Profit Margins
o Very lucrative - 100% to 300%
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Driven by the very powerful and sensitive structure of the dignified
inner personal, almost sacred, emotional feelings of the human nature and the
mourning process of the bereaved
- Pre-IPO Stock
o Ground-floor opportunity
o Discounted stock
- Return on Investment (ROI)
o Long term profit - 15% to 50%-60%
- International Contracts in place
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60 funeral homes ready to order from us
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Estimated $40,000-$50,000 net monthly profit initially
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More companies lined up to be contacted for negotiations
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Exclusive funeral products supplier to both of the only 2 funeral homes
on the islands
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- Acquisitions - Roll-ups
o Crematorium Facilities
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First Crematorium Facility
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$1.1M annual sales
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In business over 20 years
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Room to Grow - Ability to expand in terms of cases by 100 percent
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Government Agencies - Agreements
o Los Angeles Coroner’s
Office - Contract
o Orange County
Coroner’s Office - No contract –Receives business on a recurring basis
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Highly reputable company
o Goodwill
o Honesty
o Customer service
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Industry-Only Cremation - Wholesale to licensed funeral professionals,
government agencies, and research firms (universities, doctors, etc.)
- Business Model – Uniquely innovative
o The only source for
both wholesale funeral products and industry-only cremation services provider
in the industry
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Covers both majors choices in the funeral industry, burying in caskets
and cremation, acting as a hedge preventing from loss resulted from shifts
between the two categories, which happens naturally within the industry
o Overhead – Very low
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Office startups
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Monthly expenses
o On consignment basis
o Acquisitions
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Crematorium facilities
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Wholesale funeral & deathcare products and
services providers
- Customers
o Very excited about our
competitive prices
o Love the
low-risk-to-the-customer concept presented by our Business Model
o Already waiting to get
our services
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- Opening Several Locations Simultaneously
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- Projected Local Wholesale Supplier Contracts
o Walmart
o Costco
o Service Corporation
International, Inc. (SCI)
- Competition – Very low
o Not much competition
on the wholesale level due to the nature of the industry – Not many people want
to deal with the concept of death.
o Only about 6-7 funeral
related companies listed on stock exchanges in the
o Top 4 publicly-traded
funeral home operators in the
o Personal dignified
nature of the process of the mourning of the bereaved for their loved ones,
however delicate and sensitive issue this may be, creates a demand that
commands high profit levels, which translates to lower competitive friction
between the wholesalers of the giant funeral industry.
o High profit margins
(100%-300%) allow for very flexible and stable competitive strategies
o In 10 states it is
against the law to sell retail caskets directly to the public without having a
Funeral Director’s license and more states are in process of doing the same,
which is being headed by Association of Funeral Directors.
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This lowers the competition for the funeral wholesalers like us by
narrowing the product retail flowchart down the to the traditional funeral
retails (funeral home, cemeteries, etc.,) who do not store caskets locally in
their facilities due to the fact that they usually receive as needed case by
case orders based on the decisions of the bereaved in small quantities (1-2 per
order,) and, consequently, themselves have to buy the caskets directly from
wholesalers, creating a high demand and also, as a result, high prices and
profit margins for the wholesalers.
- Government Regulations
o Almost none
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State regulatory fee paid for crematorium facilities
o Funeral products fall
in the furniture category
- Already Established Components of Business
o Manufacturer
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Reliable – Confirmed by a present 3rd party wholesale customer
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Vast variety of products available
o Quality Control
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Provided by an independent 3rd party company having business offices
based both in
o Warehousing and
Freight
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Local major supplier of Warehousing and Freight services contracted
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Unique to the company custom made special pallets used for transporting
products
o Marketing
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Public Relations (PR) firm in place for continuous news releases and
marketing purposes
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Professional photographer contracted for professional high quality
imagery and video presentations for the company’s products
- Strong Insider Connections with:
o Service Corporation
International (SCI) -
o Forest Lawn
Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries -
Our "Green Line"
Highlights
- Made in USA - Creates New Jobs!
- Designed and Manufactured in Los Angeles, California, USA
- 100% All Natural Materials
- 100% Biodegradable
- Green Burial Council (GBC) Certification (Pending)
- Promotes Global Eco-Friendly Thinking
- No Animal Testing
- More Affordable than Most Traditional Caskets
- National and International Distribution Opportunities
- Sold Direct via the Internet (USA) - In Development
Milestones
- Development of concept - March of 2012
- Completion of first hemp casket - October of 2012
- Applied for Green Burial Council certification - February of 2013
- Fundable.com funding completion - March of 2013
- Initial shipments of Fundable.com Rewards - March and April of 2013
- Manufacturing line setup - March of 2013
- Initial hemp casket order shipments - July of 2013
About the Business and Team
Stanford Funeral Industries was established in 2012 to meet the growing demand of the funeral industry international. Our focus is to cater to funeral homes facing challenges from customers demanding lower prices due to the greater options made available through the rise of the internet-based casket sales.
www.StanfordFuneral.com
www.NatureCaskets.com