Recession proof businesses have been those involved in providing loans and financial counselling to companies that are facing rough financial waters during this recession. If you are involved in credit services, you have seen an increase in people asking and getting credit. Your business in refinancing mortgage loans has also seen an upswing. You have profited from government guarantees of your new loans and have extended your financial capital.
If you are in the high end of service oriented jobs to the very affluent, you have seen a jump in your wages and perks for providing the kind of amenities that people in top level management and government have come to expect and there are more of them. A decidedly growing upper middle-class has wants and needs and, if you are in those industries, you have made a nice profit.
If you work for major corporation who manufacturer electronics, your company has found markets that weren’t contacted prior to the recession. The recession has seen trade restrictions relaxed and your manufacturing of affordable clothing and accessories have been bought by a huge demand for goods. You are recession proof if you own a restaurant or a chain of restaurants with a known name. Your food is always in demand and your prices are what bring the people in plus the belief in a chain food’s quality of food being supervised at national levels. Small restaurants are giving way to big chains because big chains can afford to advertise and to draw in people who may be living on smaller budgets but who still need to eat.
Recession proof industries are still those involved in maintaining the commercial infrastructure of a country, like roads and bridges. If you work for a company that does those jobs, you have seen an actual upswing in your salary and increased benefits to keep you working for them. The house building industry has shown little damage by the recession and actually more and bigger homes are being bought.