Elizabeth Jordan is the President of New England Trade, LLC in Stratford, CT.
Barter is the trade of goods and services between people. It has been around for thousands of years. Barter can occur between the smallest businesses to multimillion dollar corporations. Only within the past 78 years has it been organized into trade exchanges. Trade exchanges provide record keeping of barter between their clients. They act as a bank or clearing house for trades and broker trades between their clients. We are one of 9 barter exchanges in the state, with over 1200 barter exchanges nationwide.
Why should your business barter? Barter provides for greater profits with no bad debts and assured trade credits. It also conserves cash because you can purchase your wants and needs with barter dollars. The trade exchange directs its clients to patronize your business when they require your goods or services.
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