BCL Soft held its first “Conference within a Conference” yesterday at the 31st Annual IRTA International Conference. Barter21 software users and prospective users came from as far away as China to learn about Barter21 and our newest feature. While swipe cards have been an industry buzz word for years, there has never been an effective [...]
When you go into business for yourself, there’s going to be competition. Either you’ve come up with a great new idea and others create their version and follow you. Or, like Barter21, you’ve made improvements on existing products or services and now you’re the bad guy. In his book “The Science of Getting Rich, ” [...]
Barter21, one of the competitors in the barter software industry, is rolling out a number of new software updates this weekend. On the list: customizable group permission access, broker groups, and assignable permissions. Barter21 has also recently updated and re-released their software user manual. Next on the development list, according to Barry Cohen, includes a [...]
There is an interesting thing going on with some barter exchange management products. They think your exchange’s identity should take a back seat to their own. Software, any software, is created for you to license or subscribe to in order to use. Bill Gates doesn’t require that every letter you print and mail have “Created [...]
As the owners of Premier Barter, a local barter exchange in Phoenix, AZ, it is not unusual for us to hear from potential new members that they would love to barter so they don’t have to pay taxes on their transactions. Their smile typically fades away when we explain to them that the IRS treats [...]
