Business Xchange Directory

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As some of you may be aware, I have been working on the development of the Business Xchange Directory for awhile now. The website version is due to be launched in the next couple of weeks and we are putting together a magazine version for worldwide distribution. I am currently taking adverts for both the magazine and website. Please contact me for advertising rates. This will be the first title for my publishing business, Grantovich Publishing and Design. See www.grantovich.com for more details, and to learn more about me, visit my website at www.helengrant.co.uk

I created the Business Xchange Directory because I know first hand how difficult starting a business can be. You can have the best idea in the world but without adequate start-up funds, a solid marketing plan and a loyal support network, it can be difficult to hit the ground running.

Before money was invented, people exchanged goods by bartering. Now, the practice is making a huge comeback. Bartering is the oldest monetary system known to man. It's about sharing, trading skills, swapping services, businesses helping other businesses to grow, people helping people so that everyone succeeds. Bartering allows you to get the goods or services you need without tapping into your cash flow. It allows you to trade off excess resources, unsold stock and spare capacity and - the most exciting bit - it is a fantastic marketing tool because it introduces your company to scores of new customers.

Sounds easy, doesn't it? It is - but only once you've tapped into a network of other businesses equally as keen to barter as you. Advertising in the Business Xchange Directory lets other entrepreneurs know you're happy to swap products and skills to help each other grow. It also gives you:

Maximum publicity - Advertise your products and services to a global audience and become part of the big barter comeback!

A global network of new contacts - Link up with other business owners worldwide who are happy to swap products and skills and watch your empires grow! You both get the things you need, build your business reputations and share contacts, which will naturally lead to:

Increased sales and phenomenal success!

The beauty of bartering is that everyone wins. We've all got skills and talents and most new businesses have got plenty of spare capacity. There are always items a new business needs to buy but are prevented from doing so due to disappointing sales. The Business Xchange Directory is a bartering platform for business owners worldwide. You help other entrepreneurs reach their goals and watch your own business dreams become a reality! One of the reasons why this concept is so successful is because the investment for the advertiser is minimal but the potential rewards are phenomenal.

My vision is for bartering to become so commonplace that every business in the world has a bartering representative! If you want to help me achieve this, call +44 01309 671662 or send me an email: [email protected]

Lets change the face of business as we know it!
 
Sounds interesting...

We've done something similar in the past by receiving help from various organisations in return for using our free switchboard service.
An exchange of skills like this can be a very cost effective way of operating.
 
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Mike - I agree, I've done lots of bartering and it's a fantastic way of building contacts and getting the things you need.

David - The print version is now going to be an annual directory. I'm currently taking listings for the first edition which will be available from December. I've decided to go for an annual directory as opposed to a magazine because it offers better value for money for advertisers - a year's worth of advertising in a global directory instead of three months in a magazine. Aswell as being available for purchase, they will be handed out free to libraries and business enterprises companies.

Do you have a website or brochure? I'd be interested in seeing samples of your work.

The Business Xchange Directory is now live at www.businessexchangedirectory.com

Anyone willing to take pride of place as first advertiser?

Looking forward to bartering with as many companies as possible - and in case you're wondering, our logo will be uploaded onto the site on Wednesday!

Helen
 
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