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The Monday Motivator!

20th edition of The Monday Motivator. This edition looks at the subject of money. Something we're all quite familiar with. Click here to open pdf document.

Equitrade International Adds Three Barter Exchanges

In its latest round of strategic acquisitions, Equitrade International has added three barter exchanges to its growing national brand.  Completed in the last month were acquisitions of The Barter Corp. of Allentown (PA), Pittsburgh Trade Alliance in Pittsburgh (PA) and Uber Trade in Atlanta (GA).
 
"These three latest acquisitions give us a firm presence in the north with over 700 new members in Pennsylvania, also adding over 500 new members to our base in Atlanta," said Equitrade CEO Jim West.
 
Equitrade International is a growing commercial barter clearinghouse, which arranges cashless transactions for its members who have idle capacity in their businesses. Its aggressive approach to growth promises to propel it to be one of the nation's largest such marketplaces. Headquartered in Atlanta, Equitrade also has a presence in Tennessee and Kentucky with plans to expand to other markets this year.
 
Equitrade's unique approach to barter provides a liquid marketplace for the sale of excess inventory and spare capacity for businesses of all types. Equitrade has also pioneered the concept of a barter bank account for consumers who have idle assets to sell. Its national online network of members provides a seamless marketplace for barter transactions between businesses and individuals alike, including media, travel and real estate.
 
For more info see, www.equitradeintl.com or www.myequitrade.com.
 For info on the affiliate program see, www.equitradeintl.biz.

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