2.   Index
3.  Speaking From Experience
4.  A Tradebank Broker Replies, Pam Chenault, Tradebank of Nashville
5.  What It Takes To Be A Great Trader
6.  Open Mindedness – An Essential Element of Successful Trading
6.  Doug Sleeth Named Regional Manager
7.  Expand Your Market Place – Reach The Hispanic Community
8.  2009 National Sales Award
9.  2009 Achievement Awards
10. Having The Right Talent – The Key To Productivity
11. We’re Here To Faciliate Each Other’s Sucess
12. Tradebank Of Topeka Spearheads Haiti Relief Efforts
13. How Barter Works For The Home And Garden Industry
14&15. Welcome New Clients
16. Tradebank Franchise Opportunities

Tradebank of Colorado Springs offers businesses new ways of saving cash and promoting business  

Colorado Springs, CO (January 27, 2010) Tradebank of Colorado Springs, a new franchise of Tradebank International Inc. (Tradebank), is now open for business. Regional owners Ross Porter and John Lynch have already begun educating local businesses on how to barter for products and services they would otherwise pay cash for. This announcement was made by Todd Gerry, President of Franchising for Tradebank International Franchising Corporation.

Hundreds of business owners and professionals are currently members of neighboring Tradebank of Denver, owned by Porter and his wife Jennifer since purchasing the existing territory in May 2009. They have seen tremendous growth in the last year—with a large boost in new accounts and a 150 percent increase in trade volume. “Businesses throughout the Tradebank network are enjoying the benefits of barter,” said Porter. “Barter can help reduce overhead, improve cash flow and increase cash profit. In any economy, barter is a win-win solution.”

Tradebank, overall, has experienced a 57% increase in new account sales last year and has seen volume go up by 11 percent. 2009 brought in more than T$40 million in trade transactions.

Prior to becoming regional owners of Tradebank, Porter and Lynch were both clients of Tradebank. Porter had been an active member of Tradebank for 15 years by bartering the meals at a restaurant he owned in the Atlanta, Ga., area. He now lives in Denver.  Lynch bartered advertising opportunities with Tradebank as owner of Uview Media, a provider of “out of home” advertising. Since 1992 he has operated the company with his wife, Tiffany, a graphic designer. Lynch brings years of sales experience and a contact base of more than 200 restaurants and another 200 local business contacts to help build clientele in the Colorado Springs area. He now lives in Aurora.

“We will have a strong management presence in Colorado Springs on a regular basis,” stated Lynch who believes that is a key differentiator among competitors. “I’m excited to help other businesses the way Tradebank has helped my business grow over the past 14 years. Barter has helped reduce cash expenses, making a real difference in meeting our financial obligations,” he continued. “We’re focused on growing barter in Colorado Springs and building synergy with businesses in Denver and the thousands of other members in our network.”

 ”We are pleased to open business in such a great community as Colorado Springs,” stated Gerry. “Ross and John are coming into a great situation because along with an existing client base in nearby Denver, they bring a tremendous amount of barter and sales experience to the table.” Businesses can contact Tradebank of Colorado Springs by calling 719.232.5212 or e-mailing to rporter@tradebank.com or jlynch@tradebank.com.

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More About Tradebank
Tradebank International Inc. (Tradebank) is a privately held international trade exchange founded in 1987. Headquartered in Lawrenceville, Ga., Tradebank operates in more than 70 regions within 14 states in the U.S., Canada, Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. More than 11,000 Tradebank clients barter their products and services. Tradebank earned the Consumers’ Choice Award for 2009 in the “Barter and Trade Exchange” category and received the 10 Year Gold Award in 2009 for earning the award ten times. Tradebank International Franchising Corporation is the entity that was formed for franchising the Tradebank International Inc. concept. www.tradebank.com.    
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2……….Index
3……….Speaking From Experience
4……….A Tradebank Regional Owner Replies
                     Ross Porter, Tradebank of Denver
5……….Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
6……….The Smart Money
7……….Make More Money Through Partnered Marketing
8……….Advertisement – walkEZstore.com
9……….”What’s The Secret for Sucess in 2010?”
10………Don’t Kill The Goose That Lays Your Golden Egg
11………What’s Being Said About You?
12………Avoiding Trouble
13………Ways To Use Tradebank To Be Healthier, Wealthier and Wiser
14 & 15….Welcome New Clients
16………Advertisement – Tradebank Franchise Opportunities

Some costs of doing business — advertising, ordering inventory and construction — can’t be eliminated entirely.

That has led the Iberian Pig and others to a centuries-old idea they say helps in any economy: bartering.

Among them is Blue MedSpa, a four-year-old company that offers traditional spa services, such as facials, massages, liposuction and tattoo removal.

“Right now, it’s tough economic times,” said Scott Cooper, Blue MedSpa’s chief operating officer.

Like the Iberian Pig, the spa barters its offerings through the services exchange firm Tradebank International for things it needs, such as advertising. The advertiser is “paid” with credits that they can use to purchase services of another member firm in Tradebank’s network….

With cash at a premium these days, more businesses are doing what Kottman does and bartering goods and services to other business owners. It can be done informally — two companies making an evenly valued trade — or in a more formal “exchange” by which companies earn barter trade credits that they can bank and use with any vendor participating in the exchange network.

Kottman has been bartering for more than a dozen years. In June he joined Tradebank International, a barter exchange, as a way to expand his barter network further than the friends and business partners he knows face-to-face. Since then he’s bartered furniture for advertising, new tires and oil changes for the company’s vehicles, employee incentives, a security system, and hotel rooms….

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Carson states, “Tradebank provides business owners the unique opportunity to conserve their cash and increase their profits.  While many businesses have participated in direct trades, very few are familiar with doing business though organized barter companies such as Tradebank.  Our weekly barter seminar luncheons provide business owners with the perfect opportunity for them to have lunch while learning about how barter can boost their bottom lines as well as network with other prominent business owners in the community.”

Tradebank of Orlando barter seminar luncheons are held every Wednesday from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm at the MetroWest Country Club located at 2100 S. Hiawassee Road, Orlando, FL 32835.  The luncheon is free to participate, but RSVP is a must.  Call 407-448-1068 or go to http://tradebankoforlando.com/rsvp.htm.