Hi everyone!

Are you a new or small business looking to minimize your costs, increase your business, and get referrals from other businesses in your community? Or maybe you’re a bigger business—or even a conglomerate—looking to reduce your excess capacity (there's trillions of dollars of that out there each year!) by providing and receiving products or services from other businesses willing to trade with you?

If this sounds like something you’re interested in learning more about, then please join us for this episode, #111, of Looking Forward: Opportunities for Job, Career, Business and Investment Seekers. My guest expert, Maria Wirth, will share her expertise on something you’re all likely familiar with, but perhaps only to a very limited degree. I’m speaking about bartering and barter exchanges.

On this episode, Maria will share her knowledge and experience about such things as: (1) what is a barter exchange, and what benefits can it offer to those who belong to it, (2) where do barter exchanges exist around the globe, and (3) what opportunities might exist for you or your organization in running or participating in a barter exchange. Of course, in typical Looking Forward fashion, you’ll also get some tips on steps you can take to start capitalizing on these opportunities.

Maria Wirth is a founding partner of Business Owners Trade Alliance or BOTA, a barter exchange with member businesses throughout eastern and central Pennsylvania in the United States. BOTA has been in operation since 2012. Maria is also on the board of the International Reciprocal Trade Association, which represents over 75,000 businesses engaging in trade and barter worldwide. You’ll find out more about Maria and how to connect with her during this episode.

You’ll find more information about my business by visiting ostroff.com/">www.jeff-ostroff.com and in the middle of this episode. On the website, you can also contact me about the various marketing and communications services we offer, such as (1) podcast hosting, creation, and consulting, (2) professional voice overs, (3)B2B/B2C interviewing, and (4) live webinars featuring some of our "All Star" Looking Forward guest experts.

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