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What advice would you give to a customer looking to hire a company like yours?
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When looking for barter opportunities, one should look where not only goods and services are readily available for trade - but within a community of business owners and/or individuals who understand and have agreed to "the rule of law." Why do investors stay away from countries where there is political instability? Is it not because they fear how their business will be respected. Shouldn't it be the same consideration when looking at formal trade exchanges? Therefore one should not only examine goods and services available through an exchange but also the policy, procedures, and "rule of law" when determining if an opportunity is as good as it looks. What good would it be to see a brand new Jaguar available for barter, but a system or policy that could jeopardize the transaction and moreover the long-term value and growth of the trade currency to purchase that Jaguar?
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What is the most common type of project or service your company provides?
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an organized barter network
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What would you like your customers to know about your company?
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Barter Business Cooperative was created because not all trade exchanges are created equal. For one, they should lead in technology. As part of the eValues network, BBC utilizes technology superior to anything in the industry. But BBC was created also with another thought in mind, harnessing the cooperative effect and responsibilities the members have to one another as well as to the the exchange, and the exchange to the members. Without acknowledging the win-win-win needed for the benefit of all involved, the enterprise can become frustrating for members because of limited number of trade opportunities and for the exchange because it can bog down in servicing unprofitable accounts.
BBC is different - created with the old motto - "One for all, and All for One."
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What is your company best known for?
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My first sizable transaction to broker was $15K order for a small manufacturing company. This gentleman was understandably hesitant he would "get" $15K return of value or even possibly an RTI. It took him understandably six months to reason, that I would not only be his broker/marketer but I also be an agent/purchaser. Over the next four years, he obtained over $38K of goods and services WITHOUT spending cash and took in $35K of new business before Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans market.
To shorten the story, since we moved to DFW, we introduced "whatever cash/trade blend makes the transaction work" that in hindsight would have accelerated our member's decision to join from six months to six minutes!
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What separates your company from the competition?
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Our trade technology platform is superior to anything in the market, and our BBC Agreement is a simple and fair agreement.
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Does your company offer a warranty or guarantee?
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If you are not completely satisfied in 90 days, the first year's membership is FREE and all eValues are the new member's to spend within the joining calendar year.
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What questions do customers most frequently ask you? What is your answer?
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Who can I trade with? The answer must consist of not only a list of members accessible by several means - two websites and a phone call to our office - MOST IMPORTANTLY members are joining a network governed by simple and clearly defined policies and procedures and directed by an upstanding steering committee.
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Does your company offer discounts to senior citizens or veterans?
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We provide services to business owners and recognize any for outstanding service to our communities.
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Is your company a member of any associations?
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We are a founding member of Integrity Group for Referrals.
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Tell us a little about your company.
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My experience in the barter industry led me to create my own company "piggybacked" on the eValues Network. Members seamlessly barter goods and services not only locally, but nationally and even internationally. Our trade policy (led by our top members embracing a cash/trade blend to encourage greater growth) began just a couple of weeks before Hurricane Katrina dramatically affected our business negatively. For bartering, good old fashioned "supply and demand" fuel or suffocate barter growth. Barter makes most sense in a "supply economy" to which we find much here in the DFW Metroplex.
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What forms of payment do you accept? (cash, check, credit cards, etc.)
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We accept cash, check, major credit cards and of course TRADE!
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