Steve Bolles
Scotrun, PA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Merchants Barter Exchange
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Location:
Scotrun
Industry:
Banking
Year Founded:
2000
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Description:
Merchants Barter Exchange (MBE) has perfected the 100%-barter trading system to actually allow small, medium, and large businesses to barter out their surplus (time, inventory, or capacity) at exactly the same prices as cash, but without the need for cash. MBE can help business members turn nothing into something, making their inefficiencies into positive revenues.
We have a number of corporate-owned locations, and a handful of independently owned locations via our licensing program, but we are seeking additional investment to grow our company to the next needed level to assist many more of the main street business owners that are hurting unnecessarily due to the current recession.
Because of the simple changes we have made to organized barter companies of the past, we can do large transactions as well as the small stuff. It makes sense to barter for things you want, even if you do have the cash on hand to do it, as it saves businesses a great deal more money that way.