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$12 Billion Barter Industry is New Secret Weapon for U.S. Small Businesses

$12 Billion Barter Industry is New Secret Weapon for U.S. Small Businesses.

Discover the Rewards of Small Business Bartering

17 August 2010 Posted by: Editor

Whether you are starting or growing a small business bartering can aid in preserving cash to help get your venture launched or expand. Bartering is a must have success tactic for operating your small business.

Bartering can be defined as the exchange of goods or services for other goods or services. It is a transaction where no money changes hands. Bartering is estimated to exchange 8.25 billion a year in trade for 2004, according to the International Reciprocal Trade Association.

Advantages of Small Business Bartering.
ree Excess Inventory or Capacity. If your business has built up idle capacity or has a large inventory, then bartering offers a means to move goods and improve your operations. Bartering has been a huge boost to companies during recessions to help move excess inventory and goods. If you have aging inventory or an outdated asset, then bartering can make sense for your business.

Help Cycles of Seasonality. Any business struggling with the ebb and flow of having a seasonal business can use barter exchange of goods and services during a slow period.

Preserve Capital. Many small businesses at certain periods during their business lifecycle will have periods of slower cash flow or limited capital. Start-ups and expansion companies with limited money for growth can use bartering as a strategic tool to acquire needed services.

Buy Media Bartering may be the simple reason your competitors are buying more advertising than you and outselling your small business. By turning your excess inventory or services into print, TV, or other forms of media, your company can maximize marketing and improve its bottom line.

5 Things You Need To Know About Business Barter

1. Money Pit: Beware of troubled companies on a quick downward spiral to bankruptcy. If your barter partner is in financial trouble and seeks bankruptcy, you may never receive your share of the barter agreement.

2. Time and Money Equivalent: Attach a time or money value to the barter. For a win-win situation to exist in a barter agreement both parties involved need to sit down and compare the exchange of goods and services in a quantitative fashion.

3. Tax Issues: Bartering does not offer a tax loophole to avoid taxation. “Income from bartering is taxable in the year in which you receive the goods or services. Generally, you report this income on Schedule C, Profit or Loss from Business Form 1040.”

4. Business Barter Relationship: Any barter relation should be examined against the value added to your small business. A barter of 200 lbs of animal feed is going to be useless to a management consulting firm; but 3 months of free magazine advertising can greatly improve cash flow and aid your profits. If your services are not in high demand by your barter target, consider a barter exchange group.

5. Barter Exchanges: Hundreds of barter exchange groups operate in America, offering an efficient channel to barter for small business. Barter exchanges allow companies to have access to more goods and services in a quicker fashion. For instance, a graphic design firm may exchange its services with a pet food company for trade credits. The pet food company in turn can exchange its trade credits for another member`s service, such as tax preparation.

Barter exchange groups are often profit driven associations, so compare groups to examine benefits, membership costs, and obtain member references. Make sure you complete due diligence and contact organizations like the Better Business Bureau.

Is bartering for your small business? As expressed in “What They Still Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School,” business guru Mark H. McCormack says, “I am convinced that most companies don’t maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services with those of their suppliers, they seem content to pay top dollar for everything.”

Article Courtesy of the editor of www.irishwomeninbusiness.com

Can Bartering Save You Money?

The answer is YES!

What do you think of first when you need something? How much will it cost? Who is going to give you the best price?

Instead of worrying about getting the best price, start thinking about Bartering! Put a post up in the Member’s Lounge amongst your new network of friends in business who want and are willing to Barter.

I was out with a Barter-it member last week and we were having a good ol’ brain storm and she remarked that she had to go and look at fencing for her back garden. I said HELLO! put a post up in the Lounge and see if you can Barter with one of the other members. She said,”of course, that’s what I’ll do”. We really do need to change our thinking habits.

No matter what you need, you can be sure someone is selling it. It makes sense to suggest a Barter first.

Bartering has proved to be an efficient way to ease money flow issues for established and expanding businesses. It also helps in building a customer base for new businesspeople and provides an online presence. In Bartering business, you can trade everything from landscaping, office supplies, printing, web design, the list goes on… Bartering is proving itself to be an economical and reasonable way to save cash. In fact, Bartering is everywhere, even in our homes. Don’t you remember when your mother used to say ‘if you tidy your room, you’ll get that treat you want’. Bartering is part of our lives, though often un-noticed. We already Barter in different ways. Bartering is present in different magnitudes, from our homes to a well established business. If we know the right way to Barter, many resources and possibilities will be opened up to us. It is an excellent way to take care of our needs while also offering others what they require, and all without exchanging money. On a wider and professional scale, we will be able to offer our services, as well as products we no longer need, in return for getting from others the services and products that they no longer need. Bartering can help us become a successful trader without involving money.

So think Barter first. When you join the Member’s Lounge, always think Barter first. You have nothing to lose, but lots to gain.

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Lack Of Sales Biggest Problem For Small Business Owners

A survey by the trade group National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), found that 51% of small-business owners reported a lack of sales as their greatest challenge. Only 8% cited a lack of loans.

In addition, the NFIB found that the drop in home prices has made it harder for many small-business owners to qualify for loans because they can no longer pledge their homes as collateral.

The fundamental nature of the problems — lack of sales, lack of assets — underscores the difficulty in jump-starting small-business growth while the broader economy continues to struggle.

William J. Dennis Jr., the NFIB senior research fellow who headed the survey, said recent administration proposals, including $30 billion in new federal aid for community banks, were not likely to help. But he also said the NFIB was at a rare loss for ideas on what the government should do instead.

“We’re really in a quandary right now,” Dennis said.

Editor’s note: It’s time for entrepreneurs to take immediate action locally to gain more customers. Advisedly they should be contacting a local trade exchange to learn how they can quickly generate additional business and greater sales.

This article was written by Bob Meyer from http:www//.barternews.com