November 23, 2009
Business Networking Function and Citytv & Sobeys 13th Annual Fame for Food!!
eXmerce is hosting a Speed Networking and Christmas Party Event at China Rose (228 28th Street SE) on November 25, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm to connect businesses together and we're inviting everyone to come out to greet each other to learn about the diversed businesses within the eXmerce barter exchange! This event will allow members to get new business leads for the new year, have a chance to win prizes and Christmas presents for everyone! Tickets will be sold at the door for $15. Half the proceeds will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Make-A-Wish Foundation has helped made over 225,000 wishes to children all over world.
We will be having a guest speaker, Adrian Vraciu of the New prespective Business Consulting.
We will also be doing a 50/50 raffle at this event, half of the proceeds will go to Citytv & Sobeys 13th Annual Fame for Food which is being hosted at the Royal Oak Sobey's (125-888) Country Hills Blvd. NW around 11:00am.
If you are interested in finding out more on these events, please contact Nelson Liem at 403-215-9220.
Monday 23 November 2009
Thursday 28 May 2009
Earn a monthly cash commission each month by referring your business colleagues to eXmerce!
I am excited to introduce the eXmerce Partner Network Program. It's a new referral rewards program for members of eXmerce and non-members. How it works is - any business you refer to eXmerce, and if they join the referred businesses will become your own pool of clients. When your clients trade, you'll earn a monthly cash commission off of their trade activity each month. The cash commission payout is based on how many businesses you refer to eXmerce. (1-3 members = 10%, 4-9 members = 15%, 10+ members = 20%). This is an opportunity for you to earn a monthly passive income each month. You simply have to talk to your colleagues about eXmerce and pass on their information to us if they're interested in finding out more - we'll take care of the rest!
We're off to a great start with the program and I'd like to give thanks to some of our members who have already passed on some leads to us:
Thank you Spirit Fitness, Ageless Skin Technologies, Chutes 'n' Ladders Roofing, Affordable Painting, and Fresh Ink.
If you are interested in finding out more on how you can earn a monthly cash commission each month simply by referring your business colleagues to eXmerce, please contact Nelson Liem at 403-215-9220.
I am excited to introduce the eXmerce Partner Network Program. It's a new referral rewards program for members of eXmerce and non-members. How it works is - any business you refer to eXmerce, and if they join the referred businesses will become your own pool of clients. When your clients trade, you'll earn a monthly cash commission off of their trade activity each month. The cash commission payout is based on how many businesses you refer to eXmerce. (1-3 members = 10%, 4-9 members = 15%, 10+ members = 20%). This is an opportunity for you to earn a monthly passive income each month. You simply have to talk to your colleagues about eXmerce and pass on their information to us if they're interested in finding out more - we'll take care of the rest!
We're off to a great start with the program and I'd like to give thanks to some of our members who have already passed on some leads to us:
Thank you Spirit Fitness, Ageless Skin Technologies, Chutes 'n' Ladders Roofing, Affordable Painting, and Fresh Ink.
If you are interested in finding out more on how you can earn a monthly cash commission each month simply by referring your business colleagues to eXmerce, please contact Nelson Liem at 403-215-9220.
Thursday 14 May 2009
How can small business access credit?
Credit is tight - at least, that's what the headlines tell us. What can small business owners do to effectively make their case to the banks? What are alternative sources of financing they can pursue?
Think barter! eXmerce is a Calgary-based business barter exchange. Through eXmerce, we can grant your business a line of credit in trade dollars. All you have to do is simply trade us in kind your product or service to obtain the line of credit. If you're wondering what are trade dollars - Trade dollars is a type of currency we use within the eXmerce exchange. Whatever you as a business would normally retail products or services in the cash world, that is what you would retail in the barter world or through eXmerce. For instance, if you sold a dozen rozes in the cash marketplace for $25 cash - through the eXmerce community, you would simply sell the same dozen rozes for $25 trade dollars. The trade dollars accumulated can then be used to purchase products and services from any one of the members that's part of eXmerce. The advantage to you when bartering is when you purchase products and services through eXmerce, you're actually purchasing items at your own cost!
If you're feeling the pinch and have been unsuccessful in getting approved for a line of credit, please contact eXmerce at 403-215-9220 and we can help!
~Nelson
Credit is tight - at least, that's what the headlines tell us. What can small business owners do to effectively make their case to the banks? What are alternative sources of financing they can pursue?
Think barter! eXmerce is a Calgary-based business barter exchange. Through eXmerce, we can grant your business a line of credit in trade dollars. All you have to do is simply trade us in kind your product or service to obtain the line of credit. If you're wondering what are trade dollars - Trade dollars is a type of currency we use within the eXmerce exchange. Whatever you as a business would normally retail products or services in the cash world, that is what you would retail in the barter world or through eXmerce. For instance, if you sold a dozen rozes in the cash marketplace for $25 cash - through the eXmerce community, you would simply sell the same dozen rozes for $25 trade dollars. The trade dollars accumulated can then be used to purchase products and services from any one of the members that's part of eXmerce. The advantage to you when bartering is when you purchase products and services through eXmerce, you're actually purchasing items at your own cost!
If you're feeling the pinch and have been unsuccessful in getting approved for a line of credit, please contact eXmerce at 403-215-9220 and we can help!
~Nelson
Sunday 26 April 2009
Travis from TEC Productions helped us create this great video clip for eXmerce. I hope you enjoy!
If you know of anyone that is interested in participating in a barter exchange, please forward this web link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKgnPRRvcpM
~Nelson
If you know of anyone that is interested in participating in a barter exchange, please forward this web link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKgnPRRvcpM
~Nelson
Thursday 23 April 2009
If you are a new business visiting eXmerce for the first time, please feel free to give me a call if you have any questions or concerns regarding barter. You can call me direct at 403-215-9220 or e-mail me at nelsonliem@exmerce.com.
I understand the concept of business-to-business barter may be new to you and I'm here to help. I'd like to de-mystify all the misconceptions about barter, and share with you on how you can effectively leverage barter into your business as a marketing tool - especially during times like this when the economy is slowing down. The question you should be asking yourself is - why pay cash when I can barter?
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to post your comments on my blog and I'll be happy to answer!
For all eXmerce members, we're always open to ideas and suggestions on what we can do better in helping to build a stronger community for you! Let us know what's on your mind - good or bad!
~Nelson
P.S. I'm reading this great book and so far it's a good read - it's called What Would Google Do? It's written by Jeff Jarvis.
I understand the concept of business-to-business barter may be new to you and I'm here to help. I'd like to de-mystify all the misconceptions about barter, and share with you on how you can effectively leverage barter into your business as a marketing tool - especially during times like this when the economy is slowing down. The question you should be asking yourself is - why pay cash when I can barter?
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to post your comments on my blog and I'll be happy to answer!
For all eXmerce members, we're always open to ideas and suggestions on what we can do better in helping to build a stronger community for you! Let us know what's on your mind - good or bad!
~Nelson
P.S. I'm reading this great book and so far it's a good read - it's called What Would Google Do? It's written by Jeff Jarvis.
Monday 9 March 2009
Barter flourishes in economic slowdown - CBC National News 2008
Please click on the link below. It's a news clip from CBC National News on bartering:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imcQUvfa7O0
Did you know according to Revenue Canada, Canadians barter 200 billion dollars every year in goods and services? Barter booms during tough economic times.
Through the eXmerce barter network in Calgary and Edmonton, you can trade your economic trouble away by selling your surplus inventory or idle resources for trade dollars (*Trade dollars is a type of virtual currency recognized by Revenue Canada and used within the barter network to value products and services). The trade dollars accumulated in your trade account can then be used to purchase items for your business or personally. Such items that can be purchased on barter include advertising, printing, accounting, courier services, massage, dental, painting, landscaping, contracting services, etc. With over 275+ members, eXmerce helps businesses find new customers, save cash and turn idle resources and time into profit by using the power of barter!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imcQUvfa7O0
Did you know according to Revenue Canada, Canadians barter 200 billion dollars every year in goods and services? Barter booms during tough economic times.
Through the eXmerce barter network in Calgary and Edmonton, you can trade your economic trouble away by selling your surplus inventory or idle resources for trade dollars (*Trade dollars is a type of virtual currency recognized by Revenue Canada and used within the barter network to value products and services). The trade dollars accumulated in your trade account can then be used to purchase items for your business or personally. Such items that can be purchased on barter include advertising, printing, accounting, courier services, massage, dental, painting, landscaping, contracting services, etc. With over 275+ members, eXmerce helps businesses find new customers, save cash and turn idle resources and time into profit by using the power of barter!
Friday 6 March 2009
Bartering an online trend in tough times (24 Hours Calgary, 25 Feb 2009, Page 4)
eXmerce recently featured in the Calgary Sun's 24 Hours newspaper...
Bartering an online trend in tough times
24 Hours Calgary
25 Feb 2009
Why buy when you can trade? This philosophy is being adopted by hundreds of small businesses in Calgary as the recession continues to challenge their economic stability, said the owner of an online networking and bartering tool. Nelson Liem, head of...read more...
24 Hours Calgary
25 Feb 2009
Why buy when you can trade? This philosophy is being adopted by hundreds of small businesses in Calgary as the recession continues to challenge their economic stability, said the owner of an online networking and bartering tool. Nelson Liem, head of...read more...
Monday 2 February 2009
How are you protecting your business in a recession?
Every day, we are bombarded by news of the global economic recession we're in. We read it, we see it, we talk about it. Tens of thousands of jobs have been lost in Canada and jobless claims have climbed 16.2% in December 2008 from a year prior, according to Stats Canada.
New figures from Stats Canada also show that retail sales have plunged 5.4%. The largest fall in 15 years as consumers are staying away from stores - especially car dealerships. Sales in the clothing and accessories stores also fell 3.7%, furniture, home furnishings and electronic stores and miscellaneous retailers dropped 2%, and general merchandise fell 0.4%. Now, if you operate your own business in Calgary or Edmonton, I'm sure you've seen a shift in your business as compared to last year or the years prior. For every boom follows a bust. What are you doing to protect your business?
I'd like to introduce you to the concept of barter. Barter can be a tool to recession proof your business. By leveraging barter or trade into your business, it allows for you to market your business to a captive audience who are motivated buyers. Businesses belonging to a barter exchange have the ability to find new customers, save cash, turn excess time into profit, and move surplus inventory.
If you are a retail based company, why let your inventory sit idle? Why not consider bartering your excess inventory for things you need like advertising or printing. This will help to achieve a few objectives - First, you are able to move the idle inventory through a barter exchange. Second, it's a way for you to find new customers and create word of mouth cash referrals. Third, by selling your inventory on barter through a barter exchange, it allows you to purchase other items within the network at your own cost. Every time you make a purchase on barter through a barter exchange, you are buying items at your own cost!
A business associate of mine recently sent me an article she found on barter from a Professor at Belmont University. Please take a read: http://www.drjeffcornwall.com/2009/02/use-of-bartering-expands-durin.html
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me direct at 403-215-9220.
New figures from Stats Canada also show that retail sales have plunged 5.4%. The largest fall in 15 years as consumers are staying away from stores - especially car dealerships. Sales in the clothing and accessories stores also fell 3.7%, furniture, home furnishings and electronic stores and miscellaneous retailers dropped 2%, and general merchandise fell 0.4%. Now, if you operate your own business in Calgary or Edmonton, I'm sure you've seen a shift in your business as compared to last year or the years prior. For every boom follows a bust. What are you doing to protect your business?
I'd like to introduce you to the concept of barter. Barter can be a tool to recession proof your business. By leveraging barter or trade into your business, it allows for you to market your business to a captive audience who are motivated buyers. Businesses belonging to a barter exchange have the ability to find new customers, save cash, turn excess time into profit, and move surplus inventory.
If you are a retail based company, why let your inventory sit idle? Why not consider bartering your excess inventory for things you need like advertising or printing. This will help to achieve a few objectives - First, you are able to move the idle inventory through a barter exchange. Second, it's a way for you to find new customers and create word of mouth cash referrals. Third, by selling your inventory on barter through a barter exchange, it allows you to purchase other items within the network at your own cost. Every time you make a purchase on barter through a barter exchange, you are buying items at your own cost!
A business associate of mine recently sent me an article she found on barter from a Professor at Belmont University. Please take a read: http://www.drjeffcornwall.com/2009/02/use-of-bartering-expands-durin.html
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me direct at 403-215-9220.
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