Small businesses, squeezed for cash and unable to get loans, are turning to an ancient payment system: barter.
As small businesses find it impossible to borrow money and customers are slower to pay bills, the barter economy is becoming a crucial way for many companies to find the cash they need to keep operating.
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Made Hot by: on February 23, 2009 5:20 pm
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Posted by BizBox under MarketingFrom http://bizbox.slate.com 5552 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 23, 2009 1:30 am
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Posted by ZaneSafrit under Success StoriesFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 5552 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 20, 2009 10:23 pm
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Posted by ZaneSafrit under ManagementFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 5552 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 20, 2009 9:22 pm
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Posted by neshthompson under SalesFrom http://www.symvolli.com 5553 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 20, 2009 9:22 pm
In the 80's there was a saying that a sales person could walk outside and catch an order in each hand while four were falling to the ground. Boom economies are great for companies but mask the true worth of a sales persons skill, how much of those orders were down to customers fulfilling their need rather than the sales person selling?
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Posted by ianbrodie under SalesFrom http://www.sales-excellence.co.uk 5552 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 20, 2009 4:12 pm
Back in 1999 “Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play” was published. It was a groundbreaking work - one of the very first books to focus on selling for consultants and other professionals; and one of the very first to take the stance that selling should be about seller and buyer working together to achieve mutual objectives - not one trying to manipulat
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Posted by ianbrodie under SalesFrom http://www.salesbloggers.com 5551 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 20, 2009 3:10 pm
3 simple but highly effective tips for sales pipeline management in small businesses.
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Posted by WillFultz under SalesFrom http://www.topsalesblog.com 5551 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 20, 2009 2:37 pm
I love sales like no other profession. From the start, I always sought to discover why very few salespeople were successful while others struggled so much. It was only after having year after year of ups and downs that I finally discovered the underlying secret it takes to be successful in sales.
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