Cedar Brush Site Services

Corey Janvier, from West Vancouver and originally from Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation in Northern Alberta, pitched Cedar Brush Site Services, an Indigenous-owned company offering janitorial, site services such as junk removal, biohazard cleaning, landscaping, hoarding cleanup, property management, and pest control, along with an eco-friendly Indigenous plant-based cleaning product line called Cedar Brush Hygen. He sought $500,000 for 20% of the business to expand into western Canada and franchise the model to other Indigenous entrepreneurs. Starting the business with $400 in 2021, Corey grew it to over 50 employees, with revenue of about $400,000 in 2023, $780,000 in 2024, and a projection of $1.2 million for the current year; the customer base is about 75% Indigenous organizations and communities and 25% non-Indigenous.

Michele Romanow went out citing no expertise in home services, Manjit Minhas said franchising was premature and recommended waiting until the business had at least five years of operating history, Wes Hall said the business was spread too thin across services and products, Arlene Dickinson said it was not the right fit for her today, and Brian Scudamore said Corey needed to focus on one core service before expanding, resulting in no deal.

Cedar Brush Site Services is still operating and sells through its website.