Running the day to day operations of a small business can be a drain on cash flow. Some innovative businesses have found a way around this by making barter arrangements instead of using cash. They set up a barter bank and trade for goods and services without cash.
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Barter Don’t Buy
Published: March 01, 2012
Updated: August 17, 2012
Summary
Cash flow can be a deal-breaking problem for many businesses but some have found that old-fashioned bartering can gives them a new tool to keep the deal going.