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NATE Announces 2013 Convention

NATE Announces 2013 Convention

The National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE) has just announced that registration has begun for their 29th annual convention at the Wyndham Riverfront in Little Rock where owners and brokers of the most successful barter exchanges in America are expected to attend on May 16-18.

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IMS Announces Holiday Trade Expo Dates

IMS Announces Trade Expos in 14 Cities

SAVE THE DATE!! You're invited to the International Monetary Systems' Holiday Trade Expo! Saturday, November 3, 2012 from 10:30am to 4pm at Milwaukee County Sports Complex in Franklin, WI. There will be more than one million dollars in trade merchandise available for purchase on this day only! This years’ expo will feature more than 200 booths with many new vendors, premium auction items and door prize drawings!

IMS will also be hosting trade expos in the following cities:

Santa Clara, CA - Nov. 18th

Santa Rosa, CA - Dec. 2nd

Denver, CO - Nov. 14th

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Business Week: Rise of the Barter Economy

Rise of the Barter Economy

When Toronto-based financial planner Shannon Simmons offered her expertise to a professional clown, it wasn’t exactly business as usual. Simmons advised her new client to switch from a “couch fund” to a high-interest-bearing account with limited market risk. In exchange for her advice, Simmons received trapeze lessons.

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The Barter Company's Client Wins Show 'Cupcake Wars'

TBC's Client Wins Food Network's 'Cupcake Wars'

Congrats to The Barter Company's client, Miss Mamie's, on winning Food Network's 'Cupcake Wars'!

 

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IMS to Present at World Money Show

International Monetary Systems to Present at World Money

New Berlin, Wisconsin, February 8, 2012 - International Monetary Systems, Ltd. (OTCBB: ITNM), a worldwide leader in business-to-business barter services, today announced that it will be presenting at the 2012 World Money Show in Orlando, Florida on February 9th, 10th and 11th.

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Entrepreneur Magazine

Using Barter to Help a Business Succeed

Published on: January 18, 2012

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By Michelle Goodman

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E-Commerce

Trading Out: The Rise of Bartering

Published on: January 4, 2012

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By Vivian Wagner

Bartering -- trading goods and services -- is as old as humankind. However, new technologies are making it easier and more accessible than ever. Bartering is seeing a resurgence as people look for new ways to make money and stay afloat in unpredictable financial times.

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ABC TV 15 Convention Coverage

Trade exchanges from around the country are meeting in Mesa

Businesses trade to get through summer

By: Kimberly Cheng By: Kimberly Cheng

MESA, AZ - Trade exchanges from around the country are meeting in Mesa until Sunday to come up with new ideas to improve trade among businesses.

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LA Times

Online barter networks give businesses options

Published: February 22, 2011

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Online barter networks give businesses options when cash is tight

Reporting from Oakland, CA

When Oakland restaurateur Henry Vortriede needs more bread for his eatery, he doesn't have to spend cash to buy it. Instead, he turns to barter, an ancient form of commerce that is attracting new converts during a struggling economy.

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KIVI-TV ABC Channel 6

Tax Tip: 4 facts about bartering

Published February 22, 2011

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Tax Tip: 4 facts about bartering

In today's economy, small business owners sometimes look to the oldest form of commerce -- the exchange of goods and services, or bartering. The IRS wants to remind small business owners that the fair market value of property or services received through barter is taxable income.

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