Great Trade Solutions, Inc., (www.GreatTradeSolutions.com) a 3 month old barter exchange in Charlotte, North Carolina is rapidly growing approaching 50 customers in their network as business owners become aware of the benefits of barter. Some of this growth is attributed to Gordon Eisenberg’s, the owner’s, flexibility working with new members to help ensure they reap the full potential of benefits. The obvious benefit of barter is the potential for increased business and potential for referrals that generate cash business. Barter members tend to utilize other barter members before spending their hard earned cash thus leading to the next obvious benefit of reducing your cash expenses through barter. Although the financial benefits may be a primary reason to join a barter group, the new relationships developed through membership also has its rewards. For example, a new member Eura Tunstall a CPA (www.EuraTunstall.com) in Mint Hill, North Carolina suggested that Gordon donate one of his exotic wooden watches from his business, Classic Wooden Watches, for one of her Free Drawings (http://www.euratunstall.com/Tax_Prep.html). Eura explained how her free drawing process gives business owners an opportunity to be promoted via her network which is substantial. Gordon saw the benefits of her offer and agreed to donate a watch. Gordon and Eura now share a professional relationship of mutual respect and utilizing their relationship to grow businesses.
Eura has promoted Great Trade Solutions, Inc. and Classic Wooden Watches (www.Wooden-Watch.com) February 11th free drawing to over 1000 of her contacts and clients. Eura also utilizes the promotion emails that Great Trade Solutions sends out. Through Great Trade Solutions agreement to partner with Eura in the free drawing and through the promotion emails Gordon sends via Great Trade Solutions, Eura has received several new clients (which typically lead to additional referrals). Eura has reduced her cash expenses by utilizing the dentist and several repair people on trade.
Eura’s Certified Public Accountant practice is devoted to small business owners and individuals who seek a qualified CPA who focuses first on serving the client. Eura takes a unique approach to help clients gain professional guidance while keeping their accounting and tax costs affordable. Eura achieves this by offering blogs, workshops, newsletters, and events where “gold nuggets” of tax saving, wealth building information is provided to her clients in a cost effective way. Client feedback for this approach is positive as Eura has been successful in reducing many client’s accounting and tax costs up to 50%. Bottom line, Eura’s experience with barter and Great Trade Solutions has been good for business.
