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May 26, 2015

Written by Bob Meyer, Editor of BarterNews

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From the desk of Bob Meyer... 05/26/2015

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NATE Hosted 31st Annual Convention In Las Vegas

The National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE) held their 31st annual convention at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, where trade exchanges from both the U.S. and Canada attended. The convention attendees consisted of trade exchange owners, brokers and sales representatives from more than 25 exchanges.
 
Along with the seminars and discussion panels, convention attendees had a lot of other options this year. Many social events were planned as a way for the different exchanges to get to know each other and learn what each exchange has to offer in hard goods and in travel.
 
The "Shark BANC Competition," consisting of strategies for promoting BANC items to a panel of judges, was a big hit!  Convention registrants could attend a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the on-site Cadillac Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar. Additionally, there was an awards banquet held in the Pebble Beach Ballroom.
 
Sponsors for this year's convention included Tradefirst (Diamond), International Monetary Systems (Platinum), Saturn Barter Company (Platinum), Local Trade Partners (Gold), The Barter Company (Silver), New England Trade (Bronze), and Barter Business Exchange (Bronze).  Their generous contributions went toward the planning, organizing and execution of convention events, such as the Pebble Beach Ballroom awards banquet and the Great NATE Trade Out/Cocktail Mixer.
 
In addition to the seminars moderated by exchange owners and brokers, NATE guest speaker Cynthia Vassilowitch gave a superb seminar on IRS issues. With nearly three decades of experience with the IRS, Ms. Vassilowitch is a certified public accountant (CPA), enrolled agent (EA) authorized by the US. Treasury, and has her Masters in Taxation (MST). 
 
This year NATE had the largest CTB (certified trade broker) training course ever taught, with 19 students in attendance. The program is designed for individuals seeking to advance their barter broker skills and knowledge in the barter industry. Of those, 16 passed their respective test resulting in 8 CTB and 8 RTB certifications.
 
The 2015 elected officers to the NATE Board of Directors is as follows:

  • Anne Weiser, of International Barter Exchange —President

  • Ric Zampatti, of The Barter Company —Vice President

  • Gary Oshry, of New England Trade —Treasurer

  • Kim Ames, of TradeAmericanCard —Secretary

For more information on the recent NATE convention, go to www.natebarter.com/conventions or contact Raye Hampton Fegan at (617) 763-3311 or raye@natebarter.com.


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  •  Do more business through your trade exchange. Every barter purchase that replaces a cash purchase saves you money.
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  • Focus on performing to the utmost for existing clients. It costs only 20% as much to keep them happy and satisfied, as to find and secure new clients.
  • Introduce incentive programs for greater productivity — these are ones that pay off regularly. Then use barter to fund these programs, whenever possible.

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—Old Japanese proverb

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When in doubt, ask yourself the question that should precede every business choice: "Would I be pleased and proud if that action was on the front page of the newspaper tomorrow?"



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