I love waffles. I make waffles at least once a month. We usually try to make Belgian style with regular batter, and they turn out pretty good. This story caught me, because of my waffle love affair. Off the Waffle in Eugene, Oregon is not your typical waffle house. You won’t find pads of butter, [...]
Don Mardak was recently featured on Venture and discussed at length the retail and corporate barter systems and how they are faring and thriving now. Check it out.
The International Reciprocal Trade Association announced this year’s convention in Pittsburgh, PA from October 28th to October 20th at the Pittsburgh Hilton. The theme of the convention is “Modern Barter: Leading the Way to Global Economic Recovery”. According to the release, this year’s convention should be the biggest IRTA convention in over a decade and [...]
According to a release by Barter 21, the first annual conference planned for Las Vegas has been canceled. “While about 23 exchanges said “YES” to attending a conference and specifically asked for Las Vegas, only 6 exchanges actually filled out the form”, admits Barry Cohen, co-founder of Barter 21. Interested exchanges are encouraged to attend [...]
New Berlin, Wisconsin, June 14, 2010 — International Monetary Systems, Ltd. (OTC BB: ITNM), a worldwide leader in business-to-business barter services, announced today that it has appointed David A. Powell as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. As previously reported in the form 10-K, filed April 2, 2010, IMS had appointed Powell as the Company’s interim [...]
In a feature article Sasha Abramsky goes to great lengths to paint barter in a positive light, explaining repeatedly that barter is the medication for a sick economic period. Sasha also interviews industry veterans from the area: Jay Ross of the Barter Club and Fred Hammer of ITEX, While barter used to be seen as [...]
I read an article on the history of barter which included a list of ancient barter problems including: Barter has many difficulties which are briefly described below: 1. Lack of Double Coincidence of Wants: In order for act of barter to take place, it is necessary that the persons with matching requirements are brought together. [...]
According to Todays Zaman, Turkey is looking to introduce some legislation aimed at assisting the barter industry in self-regulation. Since barter was introduced in Turkey in 1996, the industry has seen an explosive growth in the country, now topping 40 specialized barter exchanges. According to one source, the Turkish barter sector is growing faster than [...]
In my journey to find barter related news, I ran across a lengthy story about backyard chickens and the culture that is forming around the idea of home-production. The article, written by a lawyer who raises his own chickens, describes how the new urban elite want to be self-sufficient, independent, and less tied to the [...]
Bartering is a medium in which goods or services are exchanged for other goods and/or services without use of money. Bartering has grown in popularity today with consumers and businesses realizing that it’s a very creative way to lower expenses. It certainly isn’t something new; bartering has been around for a very long time. It’s [...]
