A player piano. A camera. Even accounting services. Irving television producer Joel Stephens has acquired those products and services without paying a dime. He’s one of many small business owners in ...

Kaitlin Nelson wanted to throw a housewarming barbecue at her new home in Belvidere. The thing was, she had no outdoor furniture and little surplus cash. Nelson had recently started a new job with a ...

The economic slowdown has meant that many businesses are having to get creative to stay afloat. And an increasing number are turning to a mode of trade that's ancient: bartering. Josh Gardner owns a ...

As I wrote about last week, be creative with how you deal with suppliers, attorneys, CPAs, and even staff. I believe that any business problem can be solved if you get creative in finding a solution.

In an effort to save money and with inflation being high, many people are discovering the art of bartering, which is trading your talents or goods with another person’s. “Bartering skills or goods is ...

Cash, check or a cord of wood for that doctor visit? As health-care costs climb, old-fashioned bartering has seen brisk growth since the economy soured. Hillsborough, N.J., resident Robert Josefs ...

Bartering is the trading of one product or service for another. Usually there is no exchange of cash. Barter may take place on an informal one-on-one basis between individuals and businesses, or it ...

Just the other day I was in a cab with a friend. I had done some writing and editing work for her and in return she offered a marketing and branding session. That had more value to me than being paid ...

Seeing as we’re in the post-holiday period, you’ve probably got lots of stuff (aka “crap”) lying around the home. That thing your mother gave you that you’ll never use. That thing someone re-gifted ...

LOS ANGELES Meet Dave Norwoods, a Mission Hills resident who has mastered the art of bartering. He got this truck for doing carpentry and tile work for a wealthy Malibu resident. A licensed contractor ...