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WHAT
IS BARTER?
Barter
Exchange or trade is a powerful tool that represents a solution for
companies with available inventory or services. By accepting payment
in trade dollars (TU) instead of cash, a business maximizes their
efficiency by increasing inventory turnover or billable hours. Using the
trade dollars (TU) earned, that company can purchase goods or services
they want – without paying cash.
A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry
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According to the International Reciprocal Trade
Association (IRTA) estimates just in the U.S., over 470,000 companies
actively participate in barter for a total of over $12 billion in
annual sales. |
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Over
65% of the corporations listed in the New York Stock Exchange are
presently using Barter to reduce surplus inventory and bolster sales
and to ensure that production facilities run at near capacity. |
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The
U.S. Department of Commerce estimates that 20 to 25% of world trade is
now barter, and corporate barter is now a 20 billion dollar industry.
Barter continues to carve out an important place in the U.S. and world
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HOW DOES BARTER WORK WITH A TRADE EXCHANGE?
A LifeStyle Impressions Club exchange agent will work with you to bring
your company new sales and increased market share, to move available
inventory and to minimize cash outlay for everyday business expenses.
Clients of a barter
exchange use trade dollars, instead of cash, to handle their transactions.
LifeStyle
Impressions Club provides you with an alternate
distribution network. You can
charge retail value for goods and services in trade dollars (TU), instead
of selling them for reduced rates in cash or having them go unsold.
LifeStyle
Impressions Club’s Exchange acts as a third-party record keeper,
providing member clients with monthly statements that reflect all trade
purchases and sales and show the current TU trade-dollar balance.
How does the exchange work for a
non-business member?
Everyone
has items they’d like to sell or share from time to time as well as
services they may render.
 | Buying new furniture you can take TU for the old.
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 | Boat, RV and other recreation item owners take TU to make
sense in ownership. Or as
an owner you may qualify to become a LifeStyle Impressions Merchandise
Affiliate and we take over the payment obligation.
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 | LU's offer you more flexibility in the leisure market place.
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Looking
to add a product of any kind check the LifeStyle Impressions Club Exchange
before spending cash.
How Personal Barter Works
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Member
one has upgraded a computer so offers a 2 year old system for ~300 TU and looking to spend a weekend in a lake cabin.
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Member
two is looking for a second computer and while offering a TV for ~300 TU.
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Member
three has a boat to share usage for ~300 TU an afternoon and is
looking for a TV for a teenage daughter.
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Member
four has a lake cabin in Michigan and is looking for a boat for a day
while offering a day at the cabin for ~300 TU
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AS
MEMBERSHIP GROWS SO DO THE OPPORTUNITIES.
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The
LifeStyle Impressions Club Exchange is another valuable way to maximize
your LifeStyle!
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