Making the trade: barter is back in style and spanning the globe. Here's what you need to know to become the master of your exchange.(Barter service picking up)

From: Entrepreneur | Date: July 1, 2005| Author: Penttila, Chris | Copyright information

ENTREPRENEUR Chris DeMassa is busy trading on his company's name. DeMassa, founder and president of 14-employee Arcata, California-based trademark research and consulting firm TradeMark Express, has bartered for everything from printing jobs to entertainment tickets.

DeMassa, 49, thinks barter is a great way to build business. He estimates to percent of his $1 million annual sales are generated through barter. "That's 10 percent we wouldn't have otherwise," he says. "It...

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