Benjamin, a veteran banker and former senior agricultural approval officer for one of the nation’s largest agricultural banks Read the rest of this entry »

Centralized judgments of a well-meaning elite are no match for our capitalistic system. Why does capitalism work? See what Chet Billingsley, author of “The Prince” thinks Read the rest of this entry »

Many in the barter industr are familiar with Tom Greco, he was the keynote speaker at The International Reciprocal Trade Association’s 2006 World Congress. He’s recently Read the rest of this entry »

What’s the number one question asked by journalists when writing a story about barter? They all want to know Read the rest of this entry »

The press today is covering barter in an ever-increasing manner, but many of the stories is about the simplest way of trading, one-on-one barter. The International Reciprocal Trade Read the rest of this entry »

Back to Thailand

February 21 – March 7, 2009

My final two days in Vientiane greatly improved my opinion of the place. Once again a network contact led me to interesting experiences and kindred spirits. Nadia McLaren, an Australian with Middle Eastern ancestry, whom I met in Brussels three and a half years ago introduced me Read the rest of this entry »

If you feel things are going to he*# in a hand basket you should be planning your Read the rest of this entry »

The biggest advertisers in the U.S. are reworking contracts with suppliers to Read the rest of this entry »

Anxiety has a place in leadership and life–so it’s time to rethink our understanding of change and uncertainty, and our ability to manage it in our lives. It’s time to reframe our Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, the commercial barter marketplace is undergoing some dramatic changes as Read the rest of this entry »