We looked back a decade into the BarterNews archives and came up with these creative ways barter has been used in the marketplace…

• Perot Systems Corp., the closely held computer-services company started by Ross Perot (he owns 40% stake in the company), has bartered with its largest client, (more…)

Do you know that the richest and most successful people and companies in the world barter?

On our blog we have 139 stories of how they do so…concrete examples of how the “Best & Brightest” are bartering. You will read about trading for equity…super-successful barter leverage…billion dollar deals…and how companies of every size and complexity are using their “barter currency” to expand operations!

Nearly every one of the 139 stories will generate stimulating ideas. You will see the significance of an expanding barter marketplace and the incredible future as this expansion (more…)

I was looking through a back issue of Rural Builder recently and found an article on how builders and contractors use barter to generate cash-flow.

It’s another indication, and example by an industry publication, that shows the emergence of barter as a growing, serious business tool.

A couple of examples were given: Ron Winkler of Merlin Heating & Cooling in Portland (OR) said barter was the key to getting his business started years ago.

He explained how he worked through a trade exchange to paint a truck, obtain dental work, office supplies, tires, two computers, and the production and air time for several TV (more…)

Reinforcing the use of countertrade around the globe…

Here’s a look at some past international deals from the pages of BarterNews.com…

Bulgaria is collecting on its debts ($10.5 billion) with foreign countries through countertrade by taking wheat and petroleum products.

France has renewed its countertrade arrangement with Cuba, purchasing sugar in exchange for wheat, milk products, spare parts and agricultural equipment totaling $140 million.

Indonesia has agreed to supply (more…)

The growth and use of Secondary Capital—New Money—creates unprecedented wealth in this new age of possibility…

It’s no secret that governments are slowly losing control of their monetary systems in the global marketplace, as capital movements have sprung free of most national controls.

Consider that the relative values of national currencies are increasingly set by the vast, rapidly moving currency exchange market (more…)

Although the day hasn’t arrived where every product or service imaginable is available on barter, we’re certainly closer to that reality than we were years ago.

One reason the commercial barter industry hasn’t reached its potential yet is due to everyone involved in barter…clients included. We’re all responsible for the growth and development of this way of doing business. It’s our responsibility to spread the word, educating the business community.

Conversely, we all will benefit as well, because as the barter marketplace (conduit) expands, the growing pool of products and services means (more…)

Barter takes place on many levels…it’s just not used by the small business owner, as this recent barter agreement shows…

News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch has been given the OK by federal regulators to barter his controlling interest in satellite broadcaster DirectTV Group for a larger stake in his own company.

The trade will see News Corp’s (more…)

Bartering one’s professional services for an equity position in a young, publicly-traded company can pay big dividends, or turn into a dud. But the chances for outstanding success are possible, which is not the case in the normal course of business (when receiving a check for your efforts).

This story illustrates the dilemma one faces when bartering for equity. The question always arises, (more…)

Ronald Winston is the son of the famed celebrity jeweler Harry Winston (his jewelry is worn by the stars at Academy Award presentations). Over a lifetime of dealings a barter trade Harry Winston made years ago may have been his best business decision (more…)

The four-year-old Lance Armstrong Charitable Foundation, launched by the 36-year old cycling legend and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, is teaming up in a barter-type arrangement with Web-site operator Demand Media to launch a for-profit health-and-wellness Web site funded by advertising. The site, called lives-strong.com is expected to go live this year.

As part of the new venture the (more…)