How Barter works for an Electrician, Plumber, Carpenter, or other Artisan

If an electrician needs a dentist for himself or his kids, he can pay cash to his regular dentist—a big budget bite for a family with a sweet tooth. If the electrician had tried to trade with his current dentist, it wouldn’t have gone over well (few people want to trade
cash business for goods; who can blame them?)

But the electrician has a valuable service to offer—and he also needs a way to get new business. When he contacts his BBI broker he is connected with a dentist who is happy to trade for services instead of cash. The electrician now has kids with healthy teeth; the dentist has used his trade dollars to refurbish a new exam room. Even better, the dentist has sent the electrician three new cash referrals for new business!

What is the half-day with no jobs worth at the end of the day? Zero! When the time has passed it is gone forever.

Who doesn’t want to save cash? Who doesn’t want to purchase goods and services for cents on the dollar? If the outlay is your cost of unused time and labor, but you are trading for full retail price, you are getting a tremendous bargain. Unbilled downtime (net
losses) is converted into purchase power. It’s not long before you grasp the amazing potential of a BBI membership:

• Buying what you need for cents on the dollar,
• Increasing your business exponentially through new customers, and
• Conserving your cash resources!