Cashing in on inventories: through barter trading, companies can restore the value of overstocked goods and services.(DOING BUSINESS) From: Business Mexico | Date: November 1, 2005| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2005 American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico A.C. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

What does a company do when it finds that it has produced more than the market wants and it is stuck with the excess?

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What do companies do when they run short of cash but they have plenty of products and services to offer?

Well, they trade their inventories for the cash they need. And there are businesses out there dedicated to helping firms do just that. It's called bartering.

Not many companies in Mexico know how this tool works. As a result, they could be missing out on a valuable financial tool for increasing sales, collecting debts and ...

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