It might start with a name and a logo, but if there’s one thing the team at Bartercard knows, it’s that building a trusted brand is much more than just graphic design.
Building a trusted brand is critical in the digital age. Having a strategy and focus to help build trust in the right places can maximise your impact, your brand reach, and your market sway.
Read MoreTopics: growing your business, increase cash flow, starting up your business, small business, market research, attract new customers, save cash, spare capacity, build business networks, branding
March 31st is fast approaching, which means the fiscal year is coming to a close and your taxes are due. Businesses with a year-end pending are scrambling to fulfill last minute sales, undertake stocktakes, squeeze in the last expenses, and complete accounts to meet month-end. It’s a busy and stressful time, particularly if you’re a small business owner with fewer resources and limited support.
Read MoreTopics: business strategies, Cashflow, Accounting, increase cash flow, clear excess stock, attract new customers, save cash
Whether you're on the move in Australia or New Zealand, or visiting one of our island destinations, you’re never far away from a Bartercard member with the power of Bartercard Search.
Read MoreTopics: small business owner, attracting new customers, strategy, attract new customers, save cash, build business networks, Bartercard Search
Just Water, a national supplier of water coolers, is a company listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange. It joined Bartercard over 15 years ago after recognising the numerous benefits an alternative currency exchange system can bring to a business. Due to Bartercard’s member to member promotional benefits, Just Water have been able to quickly grow their trade volume and they’ve also introduced a successful business policy of paying commissions in Trade Dollars to sales representatives who make sales to Bartercard members.
Read MoreTopics: small business owner, attracting new customers, strategy, attract new customers, save cash, build business networks
Through Bartercard, accounting firm Thompson & Partners has been able to utilise unfulfilled capacity and generate new business. Now they advise their own clients about how to use Bartercard to move excess inventory, manage their cash flow and increase occupancy in slow or idle periods – all on top of their regular cash paying business!
Read MoreTopics: small business owner, attracting new customers, strategy, attract new customers, save cash, build business networks
Are you ready to start a fresh, new business? You may be just at the idea phase, thinking about what to do next. Maybe you’re down the road a bit but not quite ready to launch. You might have your brilliant idea set to go but are stuck for finance. Here are a few tried and true tips to help your start-up business no matter what stage you’re at.
Read MoreTopics: small business owner, attracting new customers, strategy, starting up your business, business start-up, attract new customers, save cash, build business networks
No matter how long you’ve been in business or how successful you are, you’re bound to be faced with cash flow challenges from time to time. Often, it’s not through poor management, simply the ebb and flow of the business tide that can be difficult to predict.
Read MoreTopics: Cashflow, growing your business, strategy, small business, attract new customers, save cash, spare capacity
By now, most of us are back from the Christmas break. We should be refreshed and raring to go for the new year – but often, that’s not the case. As our eyes inevitably drift to the window, we see beautiful blue skies and bright hot sun. The beach is beckoning. But alas, there is work to be done!
Read MoreTopics: business strategies, Workplace productivity, increase profit, increase cash flow, attract new customers, save cash
Topics: small business owner, increase profit, increase cash flow, bartercard, expand your product line, small business, attract new customers, save cash, trade exchange, spare capacity, build business networks
