Barter & Trade Advisory 

Mel has been actively involved in the barter (trade) industry for over 15 years. He owned his own barter company, which later sold for a hefty cash and trade profit. He has written and spoken extensively on barter, and has used barter effectively to save tens of thousands of dollars in cash expenses by the use of barter or trade.

He will teach you to barter to save cash! He will show you the tax issues relating to barter.  Discover whether it is best to join local, regional, national or international organizations. Know when it is profitable to trade and when not to trade.

Barter Facts:  Barter is growing about 10% per year worldwide.  About $2.3 billion in goods and services are exchanged through companies in Latin America and the United States.  (Source) The International Reciprocal Trade Association, the top barter industry group.

Mel has stayed at hotels and condos on trade. He took a limo ride to the 2000 Presidential Inauguration Ball, dined at fine restaurants in several states, traded for items to resell for cash, traded for fax machines, copy machines, and office supplies, traded for eye glasses and eye exams, and many, many more goods and services too numerous to post.  Mel has also acquired items from one trade exchange and sold them on trade for a profit to different trade exchange.

Example:

Mel has new printer clients named Jim and Jill Press that need about $1,000 worth of consulting for their new start-up business.  Mel could use new stationery, business cards, and envelopes that would cost about the same.  They agree to trade or barter with each other with each party providing specific services.  The print shop is thrilled because to charge a customer for $1,000 worth of services only costs the printer around $350 in cash.  Mel is happy since he did not have to outlay $1,000 worth of cash for new printed material. Both parties WIN! Learn how you can profit from this and save cash!