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I love how HE-5 is feeding me so much funny information… Apparently, they have actually finished their acquisition of a Swiss bank and are now actively attempting to acquire a French barter exchange, as well as other exchanges. Following the closing of the Private Swiss Bank acquisition yesterday we have been able to appreciate the […]
Having been in and around the barter industry since 2000, I’ve seen a dozen or so trade exchanges, locally, come and go. Some have been great, some have been ok, some have been terrible. The one common thread in them all has been one fact that the barter industry can not afford to ignore: your […]
Today I ran across an article that nicely articulates what I have talked about for ten years: using barter as a source of employee bonuses and perks. I used to put together packages of dentistry, massage, chiropractic, and certificates to family doctors and sell them to small businesses as a way to add to their […]
This is a video from last year’s IRTA convention. Catherine Fitts talks about the role of barter in the “new” economy. Her assertion is that the global economy is breaking down and that barter will fill the role of traditional currency in global transactions. It sounds like there are a number of people thinking that […]
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.