Putting service providers face to face to better utilize idle inventory (time), save cash, and create new business Fresh off the press and onto the net YesPLZ! is getting ready to launch in city near you. The guys at YesPLZ! are trying to bring back the oldest economy that exists and repackage it in a [...]
On the 8th December 2011 the United Kingdom Government unveiled a report on excess capacity exchange and barter. Surveyed barter exchanges, banks and industry professionals were asked to attend workshops and submit copies of their internal documents, audited accounts and plans to help provide some background industry information for this report As a large barter [...]
Sunday November 27th saw Bartercard members as far as Sydney flock to the Gold Coast’s Parklands Showground for the annual Gold Coast Region Christmas Trade Show where just over $1.5 million in transactions took place during the five hour event. This was boasted as the biggest trade show on the Gold Coast in over six [...]
Dear Barter Industry Leaders: IRTA is sending you this communication to inform you about the upcoming December 8th roll-out of the Z/Yen Group’s research study titled “Capacity Trade and Credit” commissioned by the City of London, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Recipco Holdings, (see invitation below). IRTA contributed to the Z/Yen Group research study, (see Z/Yen’s emails [...]
Near and dear to my heart (I love Italy), I am pleased to pass on the news that Ormita Commerce Network has opened for business in Italy. Apparently, staff is being sent from the Philippines to train the Italians, but that Cinzia Gremmo has opened an office in Biella and is already doing business. Congrats [...]
At the International Reciprocal Trade Association annual convention a new, modernized code of ethics was adopted. The new Ethics Code contains important guidelines for barter exchange conduct on the relevant issues facing the barter industry today. The Ethics Code was the result of the hard work of the Ethics Code Revision Committee which consisted of Mike Mercier, IRTA [...]
Ormita Hong Kong has struck a deal with Alpha Dairies to trade $120M in equipment for raw materials to Pakistan. See attached image for the full story. Wow!
Barter Business Unlimited announced today that it will be holding its 2011 Barter Expo at the Bradley Hotel on Thursday, November 10, 2011 from 4 to 9 p.m. Over 3,500 business professionals along with their employees, families and friends are expected to attend one of nation’s leading barter exchange events which will include over 110 [...]
Today it was announced that Bartercard South Gold Coast has reached a six star rating for the September 2011 quarter, the only brokerage to do so in the 20 year history of Bartercard. In a time where many businesses have been struggling and closing their doors Bartercard South Gold Coast has once again beaten all [...]
IMS released their scheduled holiday shows for the upcoming season and we are pleased to share it with you: Saturday, October 15, 2011 – Chicago, IL Wednesday, October 26, 2011 – Hartford, CT Saturday, November 5, 2011 – Milwaukee, WI Wednesday, November 9, 2011 – Columbus, OH Thursday, November 10, 2011 – Rochester, NY Thursday, [...]
