Dagmar Sands Interviews Laurie Sossa about
Barter Services in Johns Creek, GA

Dagmar Sands interviews Laurie Sossa to share with Johns Creek City Guide business owners how Southern Barter Club works as a membership based trading network and market place for large and small businesses. It is a community of local businesses that barter their services, goods, and available resources to acquire needed goods & services without spending CASH.

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 Atlanta Business Radio interviews SCORE and the SBA Business Expo at the Mall.   Plus Southern Barter Club with some of it's members.
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Atlanta Business Radio Interviews Henry and Laurie Sossa



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Southern Barter Club Owners Take to YouTube

The owners of Southern Barter Club, have taken to YouTube to promote barter by following a couple of members through a day of bartering, plus plug members, explain barter, tout 50,000 members (?), and ask for business owners to join. Check it out....Read Full Article 03.04.2010

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11 Alive covers the Southern Barter Club AGAIN!

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SBC takes front page in the Gwinnett Daily Post Newspaper

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Feature Story on 11 Alive News



Ways to Save: Going Shopping With No Money

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RESISTING THE RECESSION - 10/09 Neighborhood News



Southern Barter Club guides businesses through tough economy

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Check out SBC's feature article on Thrillist Atlanta

What do media pacesetters like Kiplinger’s, BusinessWeek Online and Entrepreneur.com have in common? They all agree that barter is booming!

"Barter gives clients a competitive edge. Barter network members tend to shop within the system first, and satisfied barter customers make referrals to cash customers."


"More and more women are bartering for everything from pet-sitting services to airline tickets. To get the most out of barter, you must have a talent or product that other people want. Services can make even better swaps than products because they're a renewable source."


"Barter exchanges help cash-strapped entrepreneurs stimulate sales, develop new clients, convert excess capacity or inventory into revenue, and acquire goods and services needed to conduct a business. The most important benefit of barter is cash conservation: keeping cash in the bank while using barter revenue to offset normal operating costs."


"Evolving from one-to-one trades among businesses, bartering now mainly takes place through large exchanges in which businesses receive trade credits instead of cash that they can spend on a multitude of items from other firms. Even large corporations increasingly are using barter networks rather than handling excess products over to liquidators."


"Arkansas companies are learning how to get what they need without spending cash. Businesses including restaurants and airlines trade services and products, in return earning a form of currency - trade dollars - that then can be used to buy goods and services."


"Experts estimate that millions of companies, especially young ones, employ barter as a regular or occasional business tool. Barter provides one important benefit: helping companies dispose of excess inventory by trading it for valuable goods or services. That can be especially useful for startups whose markets aren't developed enough to consume all their capacity."


"If you're low on cash and up for new business, bartering for goods and services can be a shrewd business move."


Current Barter News:

She bartered her way to a dream wedding
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/04/10/bartering.wedding/index.html

Bartering booms during economic tough times
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2009-02-25-barter_N.htm?csp=usat.me

Hard times create boom of local bartering
http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1277848.html

Even exchange:
Bartering among businesses makes comeback as the economy tanks
http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/mar/09/even_exchange74170/

U Exchange And Other Bartering Sites Benefit From The Recession
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/risky-business/2009/03/04/u-exchange-and-other-bartering-sites-benefit-from-the-recession.html