Barter Pay
Barter Coach, Uzo, put together a massive wine deal with Diamond Estates Winery in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, one of Canada’s big wine countries! This video also outlines how a typical barter deal works….deals that our team actually puts together every single day!
For more information go to www.barterpay.ca
An AMAZING mash-up of just some of the success stories from clients and charities. This video is a must-see if anyone wants to know about the most unique, ground-breaking concept going right now, where business owners use their own business waste to get what they want AND make an impact in their local communities all at the same time. Find out how this concept checks so many boxes like:
Watch and learn….
The EPIC story of how John Porter, Founder & CEO of BarterPay, bartered his way to a meeting with Gary Vaynerchuk, Vayner Media, in New York City.
John Porter, Founder & CEO of BarterPay explains how a woman in Europe bartered a hotel stay she was going to have to give up, but instead received Barter Credits™ for it because BarterPay® found another person to use up the nights she had booked! That’s what we do! Extra rooms? Booked rooms you can’t use? Own a cabin or cottage? Have an AirBNB and the rooms aren’t booked up for cash? Barter them! Otherwise, once that time is gone, it’s gone forever! You can’t get those nights back!
Organized barter can be a great way for businesses to expand their reach and increase their revenue. Here are some of the key benefits of bartering:
Overall, organized bartering can be a great way for businesses to save money, increase efficiency, widen their customer base, experiment and try out different products or services without using money. It strengthens relationships with other businesses and builds trust in your community.
The truth is, that the benefits mentioned above are just some of the reasons why owners, CEOs, CFOs et al. have taken advantage of barter to help their companies for many years now. If you have excess capacity – downtime and extra inventory – would you rather get what you want using that, or dip into your bank account?
Own a business? Find out more here.
Everyone knows what barter is, but we usually think of the one-to-one swapping that people do on the fly. Like the farmer who has chickens but really wants some hay and doesn’t want to put out the money to get it. He offers up a bunch of chickens for some hay and hopes the swap is fairly even, and definitely hopes the other guy keeps his end of the bargain.
In an ideal world, everyone is fair, everyone keeps their end of the deal, and swaps are made where both parties are tickled pink about it. But we don’t live in that world and we all know deals that have gone sour.
We all know of situations where the other guy didn’t keep up his end of the bargain. However, we all still wish we didn’t have to spend money to get the hay, or whatever we are in need of, but how do we trust it will go well, and that we’ll come out actually winning?
SOLUTION: Make it organized, and multi-directional so people aren’t forced to barter one-to-one, because a print shop might need their roof fixed, but the roofer doesn’t want that much printing, so often those deals don’t happen…but they could, and both the printer and roofer could come out winning. And the organized part – there should be accountability and a system that keeps track of everything.
How? Does that even exist? Watch this video and find out! 🙂
Organized barter can be a great way for businesses to expand their reach and increase their revenue. Here are some of the key benefits of bartering:
Overall, organized bartering can be a great way for businesses to save money, increase efficiency, widen their customer base, experiment and try out different products or services without using money, and strengthen relationships with other businesses.
CEO of Dare To Be Youth Charity, Shannon Tobin, explains what charities need to know asap. What is so unique about it? Why is it crucial for charities to be fiscally responsible? Because donors give their hard-earned money and they expect the money to be spent wisely. How can charities do their best possible job at reducing overhead and admin costs? Listen and learn! To find out more, go to www.barterpay.ca and click on Charity in the top bar. This program is the only one of its kind in the world!
The tragic reality is that there is SO MUCH business waste in the world, spare capacity that is not being used or monetized. Excess inventory sitting on shelves, taking up valuable warehouse space that should be used for fast-moving inventory. Downtime, empty spaces on the calendar where you really could easily throw in another job to fill it up, or you would be really happy to fill that empty table or room. It would be amazing if it wasn’t so hard to do. It takes a TON OF WORK to get the business that you do have!
What can be done about it? What if there was some service out there that would send you brand new business, BRAND NEW CUSTOMERS (basically hand-deliver them!) and then work like crazy to get you what you need or want in return.
Want printing but don’t want to spend money on it? Want a vacation, or a dinner out, or clothes, or a new deck, or thousands of other things but you would love to not dip into your bank account to do it?
How amazing would it be to use BUSINESS WASTE to get what you want instead of spending your money for it?
Go to www.barterpay.ca for more information.
In an epic meeting with John, CEO of BarterPay, internet guru, Gary Vee explains how much he loves barter….
A snippet of an incredible interview with Laura Burget, the Co-founder of Three Ships Beauty. Laura was diagnosed with a brain tumour and strongly supports Make-a-Wish Canada … hear how she leveraged barter to make a difference in her community and grow her business at the same time. An awesome display of grit and innovation!
See full interview here.
🙌🏼 Exciting news this morning 🙌🏼
When the mission and core values align, partnerships are a natural extension.
We are honoured that Meridian Credit Union has joined forces with BarterPay® to help businesses and communities across Ontario!
“Our partnership with BarterPay® can help businesses and all entrepreneurs manage their cash flow better, a vital aspect of overall financial health of any business” said Kevin Van Kampen, VP Business Banking at Meridian. “As a purpose-driven organization, we’re excited and energized about working together with BarterPay® in support of a resilient business sector and thriving communities.”
John Porter recognized a better way to help businesses convert their unsold time, space, and idle inventory into what they need, all while conserving their hard-earned cash. John, the Founder & CEO, BarterPay®, joins Michael on The Voice of Retail podcast, and they explore the innovative and exciting world of modern barter.
Did you know there’s a BARTER MALL in Canada? It’s the first EVER mall of it’s kind! Imagine using your excess inventory and downtime to shop at a mall instead of dipping into your existing bank account to go shopping!
You thought shopping was fun already! Now imagine shopping with Barter Credits™ that you literally earn from offering up stuff you have sitting on your shelves, or your services, instead of cash!
For more information go to www.barterpay.ca.
Don’t forget to check out all the incredible partners we have like Retail Council of Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada, Meridian Bank, and many more, not to mention the over 100 charities that we support!
Can’t wait to meet you! You’re going to LOVE IT!!!
In powerful interview with Graeme Dargavel from Gillian’s Place, John Porter talks about the impact that business owners in Niagara are having on the shelter for those suffering from domestic violence. What difference has $35,000 made to the charity? And what’s incredible is that $35,000 is donated WITHOUT USING MONEY.
How? Find out more at www.barterpay.ca
Founder & CEO of BarterPay®, John Porter, chats with Sheryl Bruggeling from Mennonite Central Committee about how they gained $90,000 for their charity in less than two years. This $90,000 was able to go towards relief, development and peace for people all over the world.
These Barter Credits™ were able to provide 6,000 bottles of hand sanitizer which were shipped to remote indigenous communities at the beginning of COVID-19. They were also used to cover general administrative costs and for online/in person auctions. Sheryl explains about how charities need to cover administrative costs, so the support from BarterPay® means that they can keep this percentage low. Having the support from BarterPay® extends the impact of everything they do.
Sheryl explains how her Barter Coach™ has been a huge asset for their organization “Beatrice is amazing,” explains Sheryl “she is intuitive and has allowed MCC to make great use of the Barter Credits™ .”
All of this was possible because of the incredible way that BarterPay® members help non-profits! Thank you to all of the amazing businesses that donate Barter Credits™ to the BarterPay It Forward Foundation®. Your donations are helping to change lives all over the world.
Founder & CEO of BarterPay®, John Porter, chats with Jessica Brown, Marketing and Events Coordinator, from the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA. The HBSPCA works to “keep people and pets together by helping community members be the pet parents they want to be and by acting as a vote for those who don’t have one.”
Jessica shares about the incredible impact that BarterPay® has been able to have on their charity, helping them gain nearly $20,000 for their charity in just one year. All of this because they simply tapped into the incredible way that BarterPay® members help non-profits!
Jessica talks about their relationship with Leslie McNicoll, their Barter Coach™, and how she is an invaluable member of their team. Jessica shares about how every dollar spent in a charitable context is extremely valuable, and that they need to be accountable to their donors for every dollar spent. She explains how Leslie has saved them so much time from going to vendor-to-vendor and finding the best price for what’s needed.
Thank you to all the businesses across Canada that help support charities in the amazing work that they are doing in the community.
Watch this video for more details on how the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA has gained support from the BarterPay community.
In an interview with Lincoln County Humane Society director, Kevin Strooband, we learn how one amazing charity that rescues animals has been able to save tens of thousands of dollars through the BarterPay It Forward® program where business owners can actually donate to charities without using money.
Kevin talks about how business owners are truly saving animals lives. Watch this video to find out more.
Oakville Community Foundation director, Gillian McLaren, shares how her charity has been able to save $20,000 because they joined the BarterPay It Forward Foundation and how it has impacted what they are able to do for their community.
For more information on how you as a charity can benefit from being a part of the BarterPay It Forward Foundation, go to www.barterpay.ca and join over 100 charities across Canada who are saving tens of thousands of dollars per year because they are able to cover some admin and overhead costs.
Executive Director of the Melanoma Network of Canada, Falyn, chats with Founder & CEO of BarterPay, John Porter about how her charity saved around $30K in a short period of time DURING A PANDEMIC when donations were at an all-time low. How is that possible? Watch and see.
For more information go to www.barterpay.ca
Hi everybody! My name is John Porter, Founder and CEO with BarterPay. Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with Orlando Bowen, executive director and founder of One Voice One Team….
What’s sort of your journey to One Voice One Team and what do you guys do and how you help the community and kids and that sort of thing just give us the overall kind of overview that’d be great.
Orlando: Absolutely, so one of the things that we believe strongly is that young people are at risk of not realizing their potential the potential to to see what they have to offer but their ability to pour into other people’s lives and to make a difference there so for us it’s it’s doing what we can to empower and equip young people to see beyond their current circumstances, challenges or what life situations so that they could know, not think, but so that they can KNOW that they have the gifts the skills and tools to be able to make a difference for themselves and for others so we do that through assemblies, workshops, summer camp, service activities, where they see themselves actually in action in service making a difference and meeting the needs of their communities.
John: How have you been able to utilize Barter Credits™ and we’re a charity too. Our foundation specifically likes to support the administration and overhead costs of a charity which is actually more of an anomaly because most donors like to see their funds go straight to the end costs whether it be the backpacks for the kids or buying a certain number of meals and that sort of thing but we’re a charity that really just funds administration overhead so the cash donations they received actually go to their end cause – not putting as much money towards expenses.
When I scan your account here Orlando I know that we’ve hit almost 125 000 in Barter Credits™ that have flowed from our members to our foundation back out to One Voice One Team and already been utilized back within the marketplace to offset some of those costs they’re things like SEO and printing and business machines and backpacks and all sorts of different things but maybe you can just touch on some of the things that you’ve been able to get through the network.
Orlando: I don’t even know how obviously you could put a price on it but some of the impacts have been priceless in terms of how it the effect it has on community like real effect we’ve been able to some of the backend things that we’ve been able to acquire like banners and signage, you know from a personnel perspective, and expertise around SEO and marketing, website development and how they work together has been so powerful. It’s really been a game changer for us in terms of our ability to not just do the work but to tell the story about the work that’s being done……
and the expertise that has been made available through barter has been transformative for us…..
it’s just we’ve been able to really level up in the way not just the way that we operate behind the scenes but what the end users experience is because of some of those items yeah amazing! I love seeing this list. I mean I literally have to scroll my mouse for a good 60 seconds here to get through all the transactions that have been put together!
Watch video for more from Orlando’s amazing testimony…
Founder & CEO of BarterPay®, John Porter, chats with Marla Smith from the Niagara Children’s Centre, a local charity that services around 5,800 children in the Niagara region. Marla talks about how they gained $6,000 for their charity right after joining the BarterPay community.
Marla explains that gaining the 6,000 Barter Credits™ has allowed them to be able to provide more therapy and support services for children and families in the community. She thanks the BarterPay® members for donating Barter Credits™ to the BarterPay It Forward Foundation®, explaining that they were very moved.
Watch this video to find out more about how the NCC has been able to leverage the housekeeping work that always needs to get done!
Small business owners across Canada are making SIGNIFICANT contributions, not just small ones, but BIG donations, to their local communities even in the middle of a worldwide pandemic.
How is that possible? It’s hard for many business owners to keep their businesses above water, let alone helping local charities stay afloat!
Find out why businesses like AV WATER can impact local charities without using any money AND not just in small ways, but with thousands of dollars in value that would otherwise be almost impossible to give, especially in these challenging times!
BarterPay and Startup Canada have formed a partnership that will bring the BarterPay trading platform to thousands of businesses and entrepreneurs across the country. The organized bartering platform will help businesses generate new sales and offset costs resulting in a big boost to the bottom line. To celebrate this new partnership, we’re working together to hold a nation-wide Small Business Super Heroes campaign where small businesses can win 1,500 Barter Credits™ for free.
Read full article here.
For Immediate Release
June 2, 2021
BarterPay Arrives in Saint John
–Businesses Can Barter Goods and Services to Maximize Revenue
Using Innovative Platform–
–Saint John Branch of Habitat for Humanity Selected as First Local Charity Eligible for Portion of $2 Million in Funding from the BarterPay It Forward Foundation®–
SAINT JOHN, NB—BarterPay, a national bartering platform that helps Canadian businesses barter available time, space and idle inventory, has arrived in Saint John. By posting idle inventory and downtime on the BarterPay platform, businesses are able to exchange it for other products or services they need in an organized way. BarterPay is rolling out its service across Canada, and recently announced partnerships with the Retail Council of Canada, Restaurants Canada, Ontario Chamber of Commerce and Imagine Canada.
BarterPay helps Canadian businesses convert, at full retail value, their unsold time, space or idle inventory – their ‘spare capacity’ – into Barter Credits™. Instead of typical one-to-one bartering, BarterPay is a one-to-many ecosystem where BarterPay members are able to exchange what they have to get what they need in an organized way. Through Barter Credits™, businesses can trade their unsold time and space and idle inventory for other goods and services and acquire things they need at their wholesale cost of goods rather than dipping into cash. One Barter Credit™ equals one Canadian dollar for valuation, accounting and tax purposes and they can be exchanged for any goods or services offered by other businesses who are also on the BarterPay network. Barter Credits™ do not expire and are recognized as a cash equivalent by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
“Bartering makes sense for businesses. With the BarterPay system, business owners can improve their cashflow and profitability by bartering downtime and excess goods and services to acquire things their company needs – everything from office furniture to printing to professional services – on a secure network,” said John Porter, BarterPay Founder and CEO. “As the BarterPay ecosystem expands across Canada, the range of products and services is growing all the time which makes it more valuable to all businesses, especially as we recover from the pandemic.”
Saint John residents Vanessa and Anson Darville are heading up the Saint John branch of BarterPay. “Bartering has been part of business since the very beginning but now with BarterPay, it has been professionalized, scaled up and aligned with CRA requirements. By using the BarterPay platform, businesses can fully maximize the revenue potential of their inventory or time, improving cashflow and bottom-line performance. Bartering at scale is an idea whose time has come,” said Anson Darville.
BarterPay is committed to the communities where it operates. The BarterPay It Forward Foundation®, the company’s charitable wing, makes it easy for companies to donate Barter Credits™ to worthwhile causes while receiving charitable tax receipts. Up to $2 million in Barter Credits™ will be donated to Saint John area charities. Anson Darville noted that the Saint John branch of Habitat for Humanity has been selected as the first local charity eligible for funding from the BarterPay It Forward Foundation®.
More information about the BarterPay It Forward Foundation® is available here.
About BarterPay
BarterPay is a social enterprise and Canada’s only national business-to-business barter system, headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario. BarterPay helps businesses obtain the goods and services they need without using cash, instead they barter their idle inventory and/or services. The network currently represents close to 4,000 businesses and over 100 charities in 18 Canadian cities and growing fast. Through organic growth and recent partnerships with Retail Council of Canada, Restaurants Canada, Ontario Chamber of Commerce and Imagine Canada, BarterPay plans to scale to 100,000+ business members and 5,000+ charities by 2025, generating over $1bn in yearly business transaction volume and more than $100M per year in new charitable giving. Find out more at barterpay.ca.
For more information:
John Porter
CEO, BarterPay
Phone: 905-517-8677
Email: john.porter@barterpay.ca
Anson Darville
Co-Owner, BarterPay New Brunswick
Phone: 506-719-5060
Email: anson@barterpay.ca
John Porter, Founder & CEO of BarterPay, decided to give back to his team for the incredible work that they did throughout 2020 and into 2021, a difficult year. In October 2020, he organized a zoom meeting and polled his staff to learn more about their interests and hobbies. Then, he commissioned an artist, Shaina Hardie, to paint each one a picture that was meaningful to them! They absolutely loved, loved, LOVED the paintings! This is the big reveal!
BarterPay launches $37.5 million grant program for the tourism and hospitality sectors in Canada in partnership with Lorraine Simpson.
HAMILTON, ON, May 6, 2021 /CNW/ – Lorraine Simpson, the Cityline TV Travel Expert and Travel Personality, is proud to partner with BarterPay to launch a special barter grant program that will distribute $37.5 million in value to travel, tourism and hospitality businesses across Canada to help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A mini episode of the BarterPay It Forward SHOW where Burnstein Brick in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada becomes a real life superhero when they donate bricks and the BarterPay It Forward TEAM magically turns the bricks into things Charities ACTUALLY need!! Check it out!
BarterPay and The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) hosted a webinar for women entrepreneurs! Business owners from across Canada shared their experiences with organized barter and how it has impacted their businesses.
This is a must-see for every woman who owns a business!
Amazing businesses featured:
www.pasquasouthmedicalcentre.com
For full interview go here.
Owner and Co-Founder of TruLOCAL, a food supply company out of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, share his story of how he barters meat to get things he needs…all without having to use money. How does it work? What does he love about it? What is a Barter Coach and why are they important? What does he get?
How do you turn armour stones into dog kennels? In this show, follow the BarterPay It Forward Team as they magically turned armour stone and landscape material into dog kennels for the Lincoln County Humane Society!
Real life superhero business owners are taking their extra stuff and time and turning it into giving. For more information go to www.barterpayitforward.ca!
John, Founder & CEO of BarterPay, sits down with real estate expert, Dan Stefels, of Royal LePage, and they discuss how to buy and sell property through barter. See how simple it is!! Also real-life examples of ways that customer, Mark, sold his home and all the extras he got through barter on top of the sale…HUGE savings!!
In this episode of BarterPay It Forward, AV Water Systems in Fonthill, Ontario, generously turns water bottles into giving!! Watch as the ‘machine’ of BarterPay It Forward® once again takes a business’s extra inventory, stuff just sitting on their shelves, and turns it into REAL THINGS charities actually need!
We didn’t say it; our members say it…’Barter is a NO-BRAINER. Math doesn’t lie’. Well we definitely agree! We say it all the time, but when a BarterPay member fully understands just how incredible organized barter is, and how amazing it is to have your own Barter Coach, they start using words like ‘no-brainer’ and ‘math doesn’t lie’ and ‘it’s not belief, I know how a calculator works’.
A local jeweller barters over $100,000 in inventory to get what she needs! BarterPay is an organized bartering system that helps 1000’s of businesses across Canada obtain products & services without using money. How amazing would this be right now??
