Honestly, if you are not licking your chops right now at what is happening south of the border, you are missing out on what could be the greatest financial opportunity for Canadian-based businesses.

Downtimes like this bring out two types of business owners; (1) those who shelter up and prepare for the worst (the ones who barely survive, if at all, through a time like this: and (2) those who understand that in every negative event there is highly profitable opportunity for forward-thinking entrepreneurs.

If you are the type who sees opportunity in times like this, what is happening south of the border is like Christmas to Canadians.

If you do sell stateside, you will feel the pinch from U.S.-based businesses, but you also have the perfect opportunity to increase your sales using unusual techniques you may not have heard of.

Canadians can learn to cash in on U.S. crunch, says Troy White.

Diverting your sales and marketing efforts towards new markets, towards your existing database, towards your past clients can easily give a substantial boost to your revenues.

Take Alan Glasser, of Langley, B.C. Using a simple customer-loyalty program, he has not only saved his pharmacy from being just like all the others, he has tripled his revenues and built rock-solid relationships with his clients.

Hard to debate the numbers: for every $1 he invests in his customer-loyalty program, he gets back $138 (on average) in revenues. That number has gone as high as $172 return for every $1 in - and the average purchase volume by his clients has more than doubled in the past year. All with a simple 1-2-3 automated system he learned about and implemented.

If you want to discover new strategies to weather the upcoming storm in the U.S. economy, this coming June is the perfect opportunity for you. Designed for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and marketing professionals, the Wild West Marketing and Wealth Summit is hosting 14 of the worlds greatest small-business success stories in a three-day immersion event. You will learn everything from dealing with overwhelm, outsourcing secrets, marketing and advertising methods for online and offline success, membership programs and continuity campaigns.

Also to be covered: Marketing to women (the fastest-growing market in existence), using direct marketing in your email campaigns and on your websites, along with some incredible success stories from many Canadian entrepreneurs (including Ed McNally of Big Rock Beer, Paul Vickers of Penny Lane Entertainment and Cowboys, and Les Hewitt of The Power of Focus and Chicken Soup for The Soul). A stellar line up for serious entrepreneurs.

According to Troy White, the organizer of the Wild West Marketing and Wealth Summit: "What I am about to share with you has been burning inside me for four or five years now. Right now, it comes to fruition.

"From the $38-Million Dollar Beer Baron - to the secretive trainers that taught most of the big-name speakers and 'gurus' out there today … this is your chance to see a once-in-a-lifetime line up of millionaire makers. I promise you this … the Wild West Wealth Summit will be an experience unlike anything you've had - and will give you the tools you need to take your business to the next level.

"Not only that, I have compiled a line up of 16 different world-class experts on small business growth ... asked them to deliver the real goods and how-to information ... and given them the mandate to each cover one different area of small business mastery.

"Not an easy task - but they have all agreed to give it their all. After the Summit is over, I will also be working with all the attendees over a series of six teleseminars to ensure they are implementing the strategies and techniques they learn at the Summit. All these ideas give are useless if they are not acted upon - I will make sure they are!" Entrepreneurs and professionals can see the entire lineup at www.WildWestWealth.com or by calling 403.259.4566 (toll free 877.259.4566). Also, take note that White is offering an "early-bird discount" for those that register early.

Considering the quality of the speakers, the amount of time you get to spend with them and the quality networking opportunities available here, this is a real no-brainer for serious business leaders who want to build their business faster and more profitably in these turbulent times.