The next time you think you’re flat broke and can’t acquire something you want or need think again. Physical money isn’t the only game in town when it comes to obtaining goods and services. According to Simone Kelly-Brown, CEO of Own Your Power Communications, bartering is currently experiencing a re-birth.
While Kelly-Brown has been bartering since the mid 90s, she first began to draw others into the world of bartering in 2002 when she was attempting to find a less painful way to network. For five years Kelly-Brown had juggled both full-time employment and her business which was then called Gots to Have it Marketing.
When she left corporate America and decided to focus mainly on her business, she knew she needed to get out and meet new people. Yet despite her outgoing personality, like many professionals, Kelly-Brown dreaded the usual networking scenes.
So she came up with a fresh idea. She would gather women together in a social setting and have them fill out cards. On one side of the card they’d write their name, occupations and what they have to “give” in terms of professional goods and services. On the other side of the card they’d list what they were looking for or what they wanted to “take.”
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