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We're making new progress!

Curious what it takes to open a brick and 'martyr' business? (pun intended)

Ok, let's go!

These are all the costs we've incurred so far. We are not rich people, and this is what real personal and financial risk looks like when you believe in something. Well, two things. First, we spent $29k on our pool hall concept. Then, we kept spending money to buy a turnkey florist shop and make it our own. So we're definitely still keeping tabs on our end here.


March '24 to July '25

ah, the good ol'days

Market research

-$4,061

spent at our competitors in this period alone (pool halls)

Personal disguises

-$609

billiards cues and cases, fake unibrows


August 2025

getting ready for harvest

Province of BC

-$415

corporation registered, business names requested

Website

-$161

domains registered, website hosting

Subscriptions

-$37

tech that makes things better


September 2025

cooling outside, but there's a fire within

Offer to lease accepted

free

the landlord is excited about our project

Contractor selected

free

after a competitive bidding process

Floorplan design

-$4,975

in order to engage the city and apply for a development permit

L'Abattoir, Gastown

-$503

fancy dinner to schmooze some key people

Subscriptions

-$130

tech that makes things better


October 2025

it's raining again, but that was expected

The Fifteen Group

-$4,043

to assist with perfecting our plan and financials

Engineers

-$945

to assess major work required

HVAC and plumbing design

-$3,136

50% deposit

Subscriptions

-$233

tech that makes things better

Advertising test

-$78

to start checking your pulses for a new pool hall

Province of BC

-$40

doing-business-as name registered

Lee's Donuts, Gastown

-$25

to thank someone that helped us with a physical task


November 2025

the month of engagement

HVAC/plumbing deposit refund

+$3,045

because we are re-tendering our project after loan approval

The Fifteen Group

-$1,733

final payment for now, but they were excellent

Advertising test

-$1,742

to conduct a full marketing test and prove interest

Ticketmaster

-$273

to buy Foo Fighters tickets to giveaway

Subscriptions

-$145

tech that makes things better


December 2025

the month of asking Santa for the money

Postmedia

-$1,636

for ads in The Province and Vancouver Sun

Instagram giveaways

-$50

to thank a lucky follower for using their thumbs

Advertising

-$942

to still reach our audience slowly but surely

Subscriptions

-$240

tech that makes things better


January 2026

the month of hurrying-up and waiting

StubHub

-$3,801

to buy Bruno Mars tickets to giveaway on Instagram

Advertising

-$1,566

to still reach our audience slowly but surely

Instagram giveaways

-$275

to thank a few lucky followers for using their thumbs

Amazon

-$96

to buy a cheap tripod & light for recording reels

Subscriptions

-$42

to still reach our audience slowly but surely


February 2026

the month we let go of our pool hall concept

Advertising

-$560

to still reach our audience slowly but surely


March 2026

the month we made the pivot of the year

Turnkey flower shop

-$89,250

to buy an already successful florist business

Deposits

-$14,166

to appease our new landlord

Lease assignment fee

-$1,575

to takeover the existing lease

BC Registry

-$383

to request our name and register the new corporation

Domains

-$250

to secure our new online presence

Square

-$2,450

to purchase POS hardware

New inventory

-$11,067

to buy new dry goods to sell to you


Grand total to date

$29,447 of which was on our billiards lounge concept

-$144,338

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