A jury duty scam has been verified by the FBI (their link is included
below). It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call. Most of us take
summons for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic
duty, that a new and ominous kind of scam has surfaced.

The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for (more…)

From world-class museums in the cosmopolitan capital city of Denver to trendy galleries in scenic mountain resorts like Aspen and Vail, Colorado has it all.

Savvy travelers cite year-round art walk and First Friday events, annual and seasonal art festivals. In fact, Colorado is home to nine of the country’s top 100 art towns, according to John Villani’s “The 100 Best Art Towns in (more…)

Online listing of some 400 barter companies in 43 countries outside the U.S.A., compiled by BarterNews magazine. Listings include complete information including locations, phone & fax and emails plus URLs.

The barter organizations listed in this online directory annually move billions in goods (more…)

Contents in the September 25, 2007, Tuesday Report, published by BarterNews (more…)

Looking to get an “autumn high” on trade? Some of the top accommodations at pricey ski resorts are available on barter all along the U.S. and Canadian Rockies.

So if you’ve ever wanted to enjoy Aspen or Vail in Colorado, Whistler in British Columbia, or any other renowned ski resort, now is the time to take (more…)

A new online community, WikiCFO, has been established for Controllers and CFO’s of entrepreneurial companies to share business best practice ideas for improving cash flow and maximizing profits.

WikiCFO also allows users to post their ideas in the areas of banking, cash flow management, factoring services, developing financial projections, information technology, payroll profit improvements and (more…)

Donald Trump has made hundreds-of-millions of dollars (aggregately) through the creative use of barter (trading on the Trump name/panache) which BarterNews has reported on over the years.

His latest effort is with the (more…)

In a recent study that included more than 4,000 consumers Paladin Registry, a free
public service provider for consumers who rely on
professionals to achieve their financial goals, found that
determining the trustworthiness of financial advisors and
financial planners was the single biggest challenge facing
78.3% of consumers when they selected professionals to help
them achieve their financial goals.

Jack Waymire, co-founder of the Registry and (more…)

Peter Comrie, a very successful businessman from Toronto was a keynote speaker at a national (NATE) barter convention.

In a very candid and passionate address to the barter industry he outlined how (more…)

InStyle Magazine, Celebrities Barter

Not many readers know it but InStyle magazine often bartered with celebrities (to allow them into their homes), providing the celebrities with designer furniture and in some cases even home makeovers. InStyle would (more…)