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Trade and Barter is the oldest form In its simplest terms, barter is trading your service or product for something you need and want. of commerce since the beginning of mankind 2

Manhattan Island was bartered for trinkets and beads worth about $24. One of the most famous trades 3

The big difference is that instead of having to write a check at the end of the month, you simply supply your goods or services in return. With today’s technology, barter works much like a credit card system. 4

If you have down time, free time, excess inventory, empty hotel rooms or empty tables, and are writing checks out of your business account, you need to take a serious look at barter and see how it can work for you. If you work a 10 hour day and have 10 hours of cash business, barter is probably not for you. BUT… 5

Savvy traders have found that with barter you can expand your business while keeping your cash in your pocket with two checking accounts. • Rent • Utilities • Postage • Salaries • Taxes • Advertising • Travel • Printing • Professional Services • Auto/Home Repairs 6

The concept of barter is simple Let’s say you are a florist who needs $1,000 worth of advertising... 7

Pay $1,000 in cash Trade $1,000 worth of flowers for the advertising Advertising on Cash Advertising on Trade Cost Cost Outlay Cash Saving $ 1,000 $ 650 $ 350 (cost of flowers) $ 1,000 $ 0 $ 1,000 8

As a member of a trade exchange, you sell your products/services to other members of the barter network. 9

Instead of being paid in the standard cash format, you are paid in trade dollars. These trade dollars can be spent for the purchase of any other products or services available within the ACX network. 10

The clearing house concept means you do not have to purchase from the business that just bought from you. OFFICE EQUIPMENT. Dealer barters copy machines and trades for roof repair, an illuminated building sign and restaurant dining. DENTIST. Filling appointments with new trade exchange patients, dentist trades for office remodeling and printing of monthly newsletter. LANDSCAPER. Landscaping is traded to trade exchange members. Landscaper trades for truck lettering, welding repairs and dental service. RESORT HOTEL. Occupancy rate is increased, filling vacant rooms. Resort trades for conference chairs, window cleaning and new copy machine. PRINTER. Presses keep running with trade exchange member orders. Printer trades for upgraded fax machine, delivery service and family vacation. RESTAURANT. Filling empty tables with barter clients, restaurant trades meals for plumbing repairs, computer equipment and landscaping. 11

Simply put, a trade exchange takes the direct trade concept that businesses have been using since the beginning of time... …and makes it even better! 12

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