What to do in recessionary times to take care of yourself and your family?

June 5, 2025

Jessica and Josh started building 3-season, off-grid “Prairie Schooners” on their rural property for landowners, farmers, cottagers, shed sellers, glamping resort owners, campground operators, even urban dwellers who want something different for their backyards to accommodate guests and visiting grandchildren too, for example…

https://www.blacksheepwagons.ca

Proof Designs

One young person designs, sells and fabricates high end, custom fit clothing for fashion-forward women from a 160 sq ft workshop

Her main marketing channels?

TikTok and Instagram where her learning videos get up to 900,000 views

https://proofcanada.ca

Create a private dog park on leased land

Outdoor dog park hourly and seasonal rental

Boarding

Dog training

Dog walking

Sponsorships

Mingle days and playgroups

Human treats

Doggy treats and toys

How about earning a 1000% ROI?

start a backyard homestead or lease a community garden/plant and harvest fruit trees

home cooking/baking/ yogurt making/ cheese making/beer brewing

child minding

woodworking /furniture production

candle making

raising backyard chickens and/or ducks

load shifting—adding solar panels with battery storage

clotheslines

paying off your mortgage as quickly as possible

Read more, https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m44j2s94eih700aojsku0/mister-1000-roi-bruce-m-firestone-andrew-l-firestone.pdf?rlkey=8277o2w9l5w95k9q2vda0ouqi&dl=0

Add a basement microsuite if you own a home or even if you rent one

Add a backyard workshop/office/man cave/she-shed, make and sell or re-sell them too

Get a copy of the Pivot! course for $250 plus HST to learn from 12 great case studies and 12 fantastic entrepreneurs (reach out to Prof Bruce for the workbook, bruce@brucemfirestone.com)

Book a call with Prof Bruce for $350 plus HST!

Understand business models, self capitalization (bootstrap finance) and how to develop your own MMB, magic marketing button–an “easy” button, one you push and, presto, more clients and customers

Book now, https://brucemfirestone.com/coaching/prof-bruce-real-estate-investment-and-business-coaching/talk/

The power of business models? Example for a spa business…