There have been a recent rash of barter related videos showing up on YouTube this week. Instead of making them all separate I thought it would be easier for everyone to see them all in the same place. Have fun…
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 [...]
Apparently Vegas Vince is right again. WIS 10 in Columbia, South Carolina, reported on the activities of the Barter Company recently, along with some 50′s-esque video reminiscent of Leave It To Beaver that describes barter as a simple quid pro quo transaction. Indeed, the reporter actually says, “It might be a little dated, but when [...]
Improved Financials to top Meeting Agenda –(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)– 05/20/2009 – International Monetary Systems, Ltd. (OTCBB: INLM), a worldwide leader in business-to-business barter services, today announced that it has scheduled its annual shareholder meeting for Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel. Shareholders of record on May 1, 2009 will be eligible to re-elect [...]
The Charlotte Business Journal and Tony Holden, founder and CEO of SynergyStreetTRADE, present A Barter Way to Grow. A free 90-minute seminar that intends to show local business owners how to use modern barter to find more customers, get more sales, save your cash and grow your profits. A Barter Way to Grow When: Friday, [...]
NATE, the National Association of Trade Exchanges, has relinquished the old web domain, nate.org, for the new domain www.natebarter.com. NATE is also sporting a newly updated website. Check it out.
Members of the National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE) came together October 25 – 27 in Las Vegas with a renewed spirit to get the organization relaunched with new vigor. During the business meeting, the by-laws were changed to increase the NATE board from five to seven members. Maurya Lane of Barter Business Exchange and [...]
In a prior report on the status of sign up fees within the barter industry, I had mentioned, off-hand, that I had heard that ITEX had ended the practice of sign up fees for new ITEX members. This, in conjunction with the recommendation of the experts at the IRTA conference, suggested that two major players [...]
Business Week, who has been quoted on this website in the past, published a piece about barter in April of 2008, well before the brunt of the economic crash occurred. The article mentions ITEX, IRTA, NATE, and goes on to explain trade exchanges and their use. The tone of the article is one of instruction, [...]
As found on SmallBusinessNotes.com Before signing up for a trade exchange, here are some common sense steps you should take: Make a list of what you want to trade and the items you would be willing to accept in return. Choose a barter organization that deals in the items you are interested in trading. Ask [...]
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