Q&A talks about growing business via barter with Debbie Lombardi, president, Barter Business Unlimited, Bristol. Q: How big is the barter market in Connecticut? Is it popular with larger or smaller ...

Reporting from Oakland — When Oakland restaurateur Henry Vortriede needs more bread for his eatery, he doesn’t have to spend cash to buy it. Instead, he turns to barter, an ancient form of commerce ...

Before the notion of buying and selling, there was the concept of bartering. With so much financial uncertainty looming over the country for the past decade, many businesses have turned again to ...

In his landmark 1776 book Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith called money one of the three great inventions, along with the written word and mathematics. Money has helped businesses grow more efficiently, ...

Here’s an interesting story by Eve Mitchell of the Contra Costa Times on how small businesses can use bartering instead of money to stock up on supplies or better serve their customers. Mitchell also ...

Since ancient times, people have used bartering as a way of doing business. Exchanging goods and services for other goods and services seems like a more direct way of conducting local business. If you ...

Cash is tight, but you still need goods and services. One alternative solution is bartering--trading what you have for something you need. In 2008, the International Reciprocal Trade Association ...

Running a restaurant, and don't have cash to fix the plumbing? Opening a garage, and don't have the money for advertising? Black Hills Barter Co. wants to help you out, for a fee. The new online ...

When Oakland restaurateur Henry Vortriede needs to get some more bread for his eatery, he doesn’t have to spend cash to buy it. Instead, he turns to barter, an ancient form of commerce that is ...