Tom McDowell’s Barter Blog

When starting a business such as a trade exchange, it’s beneficial to have an industry veteran mentor you while your company grows. A mentor or consultant can help you avoid typical industry mistakes often made by start-ups. Take advantage of someone else’s experience in what works and what doesn’t. Save valuable start-up time by working [...]

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As an owner of a barter exchange, the key to a smooth operation is effectively tracking the trades and client contact. This can become very complicated especially when barter trading is heavy. Utilizing various spreadsheets and different programs can cause information to be incomplete or missing. This will cause a chain reaction of problems to [...]

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It was just reported yesterday that the unemployment rate is over 10%. One out of every 10 friends, family and acquaintances is out of work. Sadly, we also know people that foresee their job disappearing by the year’s end. Many companies have been trying to stop the loss of operating capital looking for ways to [...]

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