I met with the owners at a new Indian restaurant in town yesterday. They were both a pleasure to meet. Some of the things they were looking to purchase on barter included general renovations, window lettering and carpet cleaning. I'll be following up with them next week and let's hope they give eXmerce a try!

Today, we were excited to meet with Derryl who'll be helping us re-vamp the eXmerce brand. We have a new direction for 2011 and have lots of exciting things planned to create value for members of the eXmerce community. Stay tuned!

~Nelson

Welcome Mathieu and John to the eXmerce community! If you are looking for accounting and bookkeeping services on barter, please give us a call at 403-215-9220.

A few weeks back, I had met with Lauren and Rebecca of ACE Canada - Both a pleasure to meet! They are seeking business volunteers for their upcoming business competition on May 12 and 13, 2010. See below for more info:

Business Volunteers Needed!

For the first time in 22 years, ACE – Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship – is hosting their Annual National Exposition in Calgary and they are looking for volunteers from the Calgary business community to participate as judges during their 3-day Students in Free Enterprise Competition !

· What is ACE: ACE is a national, charitable organization working with university and college students from across Canada. These students combine their in-class learning with the support of faculty, business professionals and our organization to create and implement business ventures and community outreach projects that impact the lives of people nationwide.

· The goal: Student teams create economic opportunity in their local communities and change the lives of Canadians for the better!

· Every year our students showcase their accomplishments at the ACE National Exposition - a 3 day, presentation based competition.

· More than 500 Students from across the country will gather at the TELUS Convention Centre from May 10^th-12^th to compete for the title of Most Enterprising Campus through three rounds of competition.

· ACE is looking for members of the Calgary business community to volunteer their time as a judge for the event. It is FREE to attend all you need to do is register….

For more information about how to get involved contact: Lauren@acecanada.ca or call 416-304-1566 ex 233

And check out www.aceexpos.ca

~Nelson

About a month ago or so, I received a call from Adam Jacob, President of www.barteryourway.com who runs a business barter exchange in Louisville, Kentucky. I really liked his enthusiasm and his passion for barter and his company. We briefly chatted about the challenges and opportunities we saw in the barter industry, and we both felt that technology (i.e. social media) will certainly be a driving force in shaping the barter industry.

I'd like to personally thank Adam for the recent press release that went out. You can check it out here: http://www.free-press-release.com/news-boost-your-business-barter-1270584436.html.

Nelson

It's been awhile since I last blogged so I'll try my best moving forward to keep you guys posted with what's going on at eXmerce.

The big thing that's happening right now is we're promoting the eXmerce Business Makeover Contest. This is an opportunity for a deserving business to win nearly $27k in sponsored business products and services. If you have been in business for less than 3 years and generate no more than $500,000 in gross revenues, this is a contest you should consider entering! For more contest details, please go to www.exmerce.wordpress.com.

Later today, I will be meeting with a yoga instruction company as we've experienced quite a bit of demand from members requesting yoga services. Let's hope they sign up! I also got confirmation today that we now have a new accounting company on board.

Nelson