What is Barter?
What is Barter?
Barter or trade is a powerful tool that represents a solution for companies with available inventory or services. By accepting payment in trade dollars instead of cash, a business maximizes their efficiency by increasing inventory turnover or billable hours. Using the trade dollars earned, that company can purchase goods or services they want – without paying cash.
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LOUIS J. MARTOCCHIO
Martocchio & Oliveira LLC
Martocchio & Oliveira LLC
BRIAN MELENDEZ
Keep Up Marketing Agency
Keep Up Marketing Agency
DAVID HABERFELD
Real Estate Investment and Property Manager
Real Estate Investment and Property Manager
PETER MARRA
Peters Landscaping Co
Peters Landscaping Co
JAMES VARANO
Black-Eyed Sally’s
Black-Eyed Sally’s
CHRIS MEYER
Meyer Enterprises
Meyer Enterprises
Barter Benefits
Barter Benefits
Barter Increases Sales
Save Cash
Sell Excess Inventory
Barter Means Added Profits
Barter Provides a Competitive Edge
Barter Means New Cash Sales
Barter Makes Record-Keeping Easy
Barter Means No Bad Debts
Barter Expands Distribution Channels
Barter Provides Wholesale Buying Power
How does barter work with a trade exchange?
How does barter work with a trade exchange?
Barter Business Unlimited provides you with an alternate distribution network. You can charge retail value for goods and services in trade dollars, instead of selling them for reduced rates in cash or having them go unsold. An exchange acts as a third-party record keeper, providing clients with monthly statements that reflect all trade purchases and sales and show the current trade-dollar balance.
What are the benefits of trading?
What are the benefits of trading?
Barter Generates New Customers
Allowing you to expand your market and maintain your cash paying customers. This is incremental business – customers who bypass competing businesses to do business with you.
Barter Conserves Cash and Increases Profits
Barter creates new customers because buyers are motivated to pay with their products or services and save cash. Simply put – if you had to purchase a copier for $1000 – what would you rather do? Write a check or pay with an equal amount of your product/service at its normal selling price to a new customer? Most businesses prefer to trade and conserve cash.
Barter Moves Excess Inventory
Retailers: Retailers must keep their inventory moving. Each season, customers shop for the most current merchandise. Barter Business Unlimited will bring you buyers to move excess inventory, eliminating the advertising costs and heavy discounting otherwise needed to accomplish this.
Manufacturers/Wholesalers
We can coordinate the selling of your surplus inventory, while helping you obtain the best possible prices for your products. We negotiate for you to receive either the going price in the marketplace or at least your full normal selling price to distributors. This allows you to maintain your current pricing integrity as well as upgrading your return on investment.
Increase Productivity by Filling Downtime and Unused Capacity
Service Business: Increase billable hours! If you are not at 100% capacity twelve months a year and can handle new customers, we can help you fill your idle time with new business opportunities. And now you will have trade dollars to purchase what you need.
Hotels
Suppose you have 10 vacant rooms at $100 a night and you need a new brochure for $1000. Barter provides a way for you to buy your brochure, fill your rooms (at your cost on the rooms) and maintain your cash.
Manufacturers
If you are currently operating at 90% capacity, going to 93% changes very little in the cost of production. Wouldn’t it make sense to take on a new barter customer to cover the cost of next year’s product catalog?
Networking Expands Your Customer Base
Barter customers will bring you all of the cash referrals that your present clients bring. You will gain new cash paying customers too – as long as you give your barter customers the same great services and pricing as you offer everyone else.
TAKE ADVANTAGE WHILE YOU CAN
TAKE ADVANTAGE WHILE YOU CAN
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Join our BBU Barter Network Community!
The only regret you’ll have is that you didn’t join earlier!
The only regret you’ll have is that you didn’t join earlier!
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Hear what Our Community is Saying
Hear what Our Community is Saying
Our store has been a proud barter member since Barter Business for a while now. We have used barter for signage for our storefront, travel, dining and everyday needs such dental and eye care. Barter helps us stretch our budget.
Brian B. – Bristol Guitar, Bristol, CT
Barter Business Unlimited has become a priceless addition to my marketing & business plans. The BBU brokers have helped me to expertly market my services to expectant couples. With the earned barter credit, I’ve watched my business grow to new heights.
Cindy B. – Birth Bonding & Beyond, Southington, CT
Barter has made purchasing and selling business support services easy. The professional staff at BBU has done an outstanding job and I would recommend barter for any smart business owner.
James Van Houten – Advanced Air Quality Inc., Springfield, MA
We’re a Web and software development company with clients throughout the United States. Thanks to the many opportunities from BBU., I utilized barter for employee benefit programs like dental care, to employee and customer incentive items such as plaques and trips, barter has been there for us.
Jeffrey C. – ImageWorks, LLC., Vernon, CT
We have a major boat brokerage and repair business. Barter has allowed us to attract hundreds of new customers throughout the east coast. Joining BBU is one of the smartest moves that I have done for my business.
Jim P. – MBC Holding, Plantsville, CT
Working with BBU has been great. The way BBU markets member businesses is amazing. If you are looking for local or national business, the barter network can help you grow your business.
Mark B. – Dog Watch, Branford, CT
Being the owner of several retail locations, I use barter for everything from carpeting to the alarm systems in my stores. I purchased signage and even bought my desks and chairs through Barter Business Unlimited.
Mike W. – Bloomfield Bicycle & Repair Shop, Bloomfield, CT
We recommend BBU for any type of business. No doubt, the BBU staffers work very hard to find services and products that we need. They are personable and do a great job of finding new clients for our photography studio.
Pat D. – Deguzis Photography, Hartford, CT
The team at BBU is truly great. We have been barter members for years and they have exceeded my expectations in every manner. We use barter for advertising and maintaining our vehicle fleet.
Patrick H. – Maple Meadow Green Houses, Terryville, CT
Trading through the Barter Business Unlimited network has allowed me to substantially expand my road sweeping business. In return I use barter to gain cash customers through advertising, trade shows & referrals. Thanks to BBU, I can do things I might not otherwise afford such as vacations and provide employee benefits.
Robert S. – Hi Tech Mobile Services, Bristol, CT
The NEW BBU Barter has already helped our business to attract a new market that we never reached before. We offer hypnotherapy, reflexology, Reiki & yoga services. Because BBU reaches throughout the region, we are reaching potential customers in a whole new way. It’s like hiring a big sales staff for your organization.
Sheila H. – The Natural Path, Manchester, CT
We are located in the heart of the Berkshires and offer a proud history of gracious accommodations, fine food and the beauty of the Berkshires. Barter allows us to enhance all of our guests’ experiences by offering entertainment, transportation and luxury services. As a BBU customer, we can remain one of the top Berkshire destinations for relaxation, fishing or just enjoying a beautiful sunny day.
Tom F. – Inn At Laurel Lake, Lee, MA
