We mentioned this report in a prior post, but the video says a little bit more. Here it is for your viewing pleasure.
A story this morning CBS 11 website in Dallas/Fort Worth caught my attention and I thought it deserved a couple of words. The story outlines a common theme: a husband loses his job, the family moves to find more work, loses home and posessions, sells anything of value, and is barely making ends meet. Then […]
Barter Business Unlimited posted the results of their Annual Business and Holiday Barter Show from Thursday night. Over 1,000 people attended the fair, with more than 100 vendors of all kinds squeezed in to the hotel event space. Congrats to BBU!
New England Trade, the largest bartering organization serving Massachusetts businesses for the past three decades, is hosting its Lucky 13th Annual Trade Expo and Auction on Wednesday, December 2, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Danversport Yacht Club, 161 Elliott Street, Danvers, Mass. More than 25 booths will feature gift baskets, restaurant gift […]
The organization will sponsor one of the state’s largest barter trade fairs Nov. 14 at the Mesa Marriott Hotel in downtown Mesa. The fair will offer merchandise ranging from cars and bicycles to jewelry and gift baskets. But only members of the exchange and their employees will be able to make the cashless acquisitions. In […]
I found a link to a site that offers free Quickbooks advice. It had this to say about recording a barter transaction. Recording of Barter ExchangesIf you have customers who are also vendors you may decide to trade some or all of your services / products in exchange for payment. To record such a barter […]
There are many ways barter can be used to renovate or restore a home. You can use barter to purchase building materials and hire contractors. Many suppliers such as tile, carpet and stone companies have huge excess inventories or items that have gone unsold. They would welcome the opportunity to get full value for the […]
Most businesses suffer from the issue of bad debts (accounts receivable that will most likely remain uncollectible and will be written off). These debts appear as an expense on the company’s income statement, thus reducing net income and most companies make a bad debt allowance since it is unlikely that all of their debtors will pay them in full.