Five Ways Small Businesses Can Beat Rising Mail Costs
Here's a
not-so-special delivery: The U.S. Postal Service may be insolvent by the end of
the month. Hobbled by shrinking revenue and an arcane rule that requires
USPS to prefund retiree health benefits where other agencies can pay as
they go, the agency is contemplating shedding 3,700 post offices and hundreds
of thousands of jobs.
There will
no doubt be some legislative action to keep USPS afloat -- a couple of
reform bills were already in the works in Congress before this
announcement. The bottom line, however, remains the same: Prices will likely
continue to rise while services may decline, with Saturday delivery likely next
on the chopping block.
For small
business owners, it may be time to review mailing habits to find a more
reliable, cost-effective way to get your message to customers. Here are
five suggestions:
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Barter…What is it good
for?
Barter is often
regarded as an old-fashioned means of exchange that was superseded by money because
money is far more efficient. After all,
in a monetary system, an apple grower who needs shoes simply has to find a
cobbler. In a pure barter system, the
apple grower would have to find not just any cobbler, but one who happened to
want apples at that time. Thus, in virtually all civilizations, money came to
play an important role.
However, the
inconvenience of barter was just one factor, and in most places, was probably
not the most significant one in the origin
of money.
Virtually every business regularly pays cash for
something that could be bought on trade, which can then be resold for cash. Imagine a marketplace where cash and credit are not
accepted. How would it be possible to
purchase goods and services you desired?
This modern era of business brings any business the ability to
convert the goods and services to other members and in return get the goods and
services they desire from other members. This is the world of barter.
Business
owners choose barter in order to gain specific benefits:
Growth
& Profitability
New sales and customers
Increased buying power
Conservation of cash flow
Alternative financing
Enhanced quality of life
Lowest cost transaction fees &
Easy to use
Most barter systems are electronically available through websites and/or
trading platforms. It may sound
complicated, but if a person can attach a file in an email, they can find
what’s available on barter. A person will have the resources needed to build the businesses
bottom line with access to thousands of new customers, stronger cash flow,
increased buying power, greater sales volume, and access to new markets for
sale of their product or service.
Tens of thousands of business owners and professionals
already trade in the global trade network.
Earn Barter Dollars from these new customers and put a new found
purchasing power to work running your business, expanding your operations, or
enhancing your personal standard of living without spending cash.
Want to learn more...email
chamberbarter@mainstreetchamber.org
