Monthly Archives: May 2009

When you think of bartering, the image you might conjure up is of one farmer trading two cows and a horse to another farmer for his prized pig. But, that was then. Today, bartering has become a very sophisticated yet …

Tradebank uses a model in which members receive credit known as “trade dollars” – for deals done through the exchange….. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/mar/15/boom-bartering-tough-economy-some-turn-trading-ite/?partner=RSS

What if you could increase business without spending cash?   That’s what some companies are doing through the barter system…. http://www.wztv.com/newsroom/fox_focus/vid_60.shtml

In just two years, one hundred businesses in Topeka have decided to cash in on a new way to do business…. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1178983565290455585

Know that old saying, a penny saved is a penny earned? It has a close cousin:  A dollar traded is a dollar saved…. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/feb/02/the-economic-crunch-bartering-short-on-money-why/

The business owners agreed that bartering was a good way to stimulate the economy during a recession: It guarantees customers, reduces costs and promotes the business…. http://www.lexch.com/articles/2009/02/15/news/regional/doc499057fdc520e175145034.txt

It’s the oldest form of business, but a new concept these days: business bartering.  Over 700 companies in the Knoxville area are trading goods and services and finding that it’s helping them get by during these tough economic times…. http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/40292877.html

Almost 1/3 of all small businesses in the U.S. use some form of bartering, and the Department of Commerce reports that barter accounts for 30% of the world’s total business. In today’s uneasy economic climate, barter is having a positive …

Paula Chapman has seen the economy take its toll on the printing business she and her husband run out of their south Charlotte home. But that hasn’t stopped them from dining out or even splurging on expensive filet mignons as …