I happened to receive in my email a forwarded copy of a letter that was sent to all Tradia members, explaining that ITEX had purchased Tradia and would be taking over servicing their accounts as of May 6th. Allow me to wax personal for a few minutes. Rarely do I take joy in the demise [...]
According to a number of sources close to the company, Tradia has either revoked franchises or closed offices in four areas in the last two weeks. The offices of West Portland, Salem, Eugene, and Phoenix were all either closed or had the franchises revoked. Atlanta was the target last month, with the long term broker [...]
Apparently Tradia has a former member that is creating a new anti-fan club. According to the information posted with the video description, a new cancelling member of Tradia will be featured in a video on a daily basis. This particular video shows the Better Business Bureau rating of Tradia of Portland and ratings that can [...]
In an attempt to keep up with all of the global barter news, I am today just going to bulletize a smattering of reports that have crossed my desk: Tradia CEO, Matthew Humphreys announced that the “national” Tradia convention would be held in the month of May in honor of the celebration of his homosexual [...]
Tradia, a regional franchise barter network out of Portland, Oregon, announced 100% financing for U.S. Veterans this week. For American Veterans, Tradia® is now willing to finance 100% of the $15,000 franchise price. We believe Veterans possess the work ethic, mind set and teamwork required for success in business. Thus, Tradia® is now expanding its [...]
I’ve been milling over whether to write a piece on the current trends in the barter industry and my predictions for 2010 and the industry for a couple of weeks. It seems there is enough movement in the industry right now to write something not only coherent, but informative, and perhaps be a little prophetic [...]
In an effort to inform those that would want to enter the barter industry as a career, I’ve chosen to write this piece about the different pathways that a person can take to break in to barter. Some professionals, like myself, may have used a multi-faceted approach to the industry, which isn’t a bad idea. [...]
In this week’s installment of the Barter News Weekly we cover: The upcoming IRTA Conference The Barter Media Solutions economic stimulus package Dial Global’s new barter initiative Barter 21′s first international exchange in Portugaul - Rede Barter The industry trend towards suing brokers and clients Tyler’s Rant: Protectionist measures that don’t work More barter news [...]
