Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS) are schemes that aim to allow alternative means of access to local markets and economic systems. There is no one single LETS scheme. LETS are a very flexible tool and the features of the scheme should be designed to meet the particular circumstances in which[...]
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Barters Can Ensure Effective Marketing For Small Productions
The last decade has been a crucial one for the movie business in India. Multiplexes have spread nationwide, digital projection is a cheaper alternative to prints and increasingly, large numbers regularly head to cinemas. File Photo of a Cinema in Mumbai (Associated Press) As a result, the volume o[...]
With credit tight, firms turn to bartering
Remember swapping your Twinkies for your friend’s chocolate pudding when you were a kid? Trading something you have for something you want isn’t limited to childhood lunchtime pursuits. Nowadays, it’s big business for small companies striving to stay viable in these tough times. O[...]
Two Things the Barter Industry Needs to Learn NOW
I’ve been coaching a number of individuals for the last six months, and I keep tabs on the barter industry through the BarterNewsWeekly.com website, which I own and manage, and two related themes have floated to the surface of the industry chatter and experience. Both are subsets of one major id[...]
Swap and save on holiday costs
Recently launched holiday rental portal, pureholidayhomes.com, is the only website in the holiday rental market to offer an exclusive property owner swap programme – The Owners Collection… This barter exchange service enables homeowners to search and trade weeks at each other’s p[...]