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Why barter?

The biggest difference between bartering and traditional financial transactions is that bartering is done without the use of currency. Bartering is a way for businesses to trade goods and services without the use of cash.

Join

Join the ITEX Network

The ITEX barter network is a growing group of like minded business owners who are eager and happy to help other like minded small business owners!

Offer

Offer your Goods and Services

Let the ITEX Network know what you have to offer on trade! 

Trade

Trade your Goods and Services

Once ITEX barter network members know you are open to trade, start trading! Your ITEX team can help promote any good or service you'd like to offer to our community. Trade, Trade, Trade!!!

Spend

Spend your ITEX Dollars 

Once you've engaged in trading you will accumulate ITEX Dollars. You can now spend those ITEX Dollars with any one of the over 20,000 businesses willing and open for trade within the ITEX Barter Network!

How to Barter?

How to Barter?

John is a CPA in need of a new website. Jim has a web design and marketing company that can supply John with his needed new website. Jim doesn't need accounting services right now, but would like to take his wife on an anniversary vacation. John barters with Jim for the new website and exchanges “ITEX Dollars” for the service to Jim. Jim then uses those barter dollars and can use them with anyone who offers resorts, B&B’s, or other condo type rentals. Jim calls Jackie, his barter trade manager, and tells her what he’s looking for.

Jackie goes to work searching the barter network for places Jim can take his wife for a great anniversary trip. Jackie finds Jim 3 options and Jim decides to take his wife on a relaxing trip to the the Florida Keys. He rents a house through our barter partner Mary, who rents out her second home in the Keys, available on trade. Jackie also provides Jim with a list of other services he may need for the trip. I.E. airport transportation via a private car service, restaurant options in Miami or the Keys area that are in the ITEX network. Jim is thrilled because now he can take the ITEX dollars he has in his account (thanks to John and other trade members like John) and splurge a little on extras to make his trip even more special. Instead of having a family member drop him and his wife off at the airport, he uses a car service that trades in the ITEX Network. He also plans 2 nights out to eat at restaurants that take ITEX Dollars in the area.

New Beach House with beautiful Landscaping Florida Keys

Now Jim has more cash on hand to do additional things to treat his wife. These splurges would normally have been out of the budget and out of the question. John is happy because he has a great, professionally built website that didn't cost him cash. Mary is happy because she was able to book Jim for a week that was going to remain vacant and un-booked. Jim is thrilled because he is able to take a much needed vacation. Also, because of the cash they were able to save by bartering, he was able to use that cash towards other "extras" on their vacation. Plus they rode in style to the airport and back, thanks to Jason’s car service. When Jim returns from his trip with his wife, he’s thrilled to find out John has referred him to a friend and family member who also need new websites and ongoing marketing. These 2 new jobs are both cash clients who Jim might not have had without the ITEX Barter Network.

How to barter

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