Want to trade your business consulting for tax advice? Some marketing know-how for web development?
If you’re a savvy entrepreneur or a small business owner looking to conserve cash, you should give bartering a try! Internet-based swapping is quickly growing in popularity among consumers and businesses in Canada. Open yourself up to barter and create new business opportunities for yourself by converting your unused resources into useful ones. If your business has empty appointment slots, vacant space or a surplus inventory, swapping can turn these things into viable commodities while promoting your products and services. Just like cash transactions, business barter transactions are taxable in Canada.
Bartering is not just for business. As an individual, you can save money, recycle and meet new people by swapping. Unused gift cards, DVDs you have watched countless times or electronic gadgets are all swap-worthy. You can even offer your photography skills or rent your cottage on barter.
Need more reasons to swap your professional goods and services or your personal talents? Check out this fantastic article on 12 Reasons to Swap More in 2012 by Swapsity, a Toronto-based swapping community. To get started with swapping, join their community for free and come out to one of their swap events.
Happy swapping, everyone!
Published Author, Speaker and Elite Entrepreneur Jim Pagiamtzis is the founder of Get Connected Make Wealth Happen! has been articles published online by Toronto Public Library Small Biz Express, Centennial College, Happen.ca Linking People and Entrepreneurs,How’s Business blog (Staples Business Depot) and Metro Active.org. Printed articles for FedEx Freight Canada (Newsletter) Centennial College Ascent Magazine. Has been on That Channel.com speaking on How to become Networking Success.Jim Pagiamtzis in 5 years has successfully leveraged his written articles into speaking all over the GTA from consulting with Burkert Fluid Control, Enterprise Toronto, Career Door, Skills for Change and Trios College. Has delivered keynote for Monarch Park Collegiate spoke on 3 keys task to success and How to attract a Mentor. His dynamic speaking style has empowered and inspired his audience to learn, do and apply his simple and effective Parformance Selling System. Jim has also volunteered with Junior Achievement in Toronto on “Economics of Staying in School”