they ve all signed up with barter exchanges which are helping them boost their businesses without dipping into their company s cash. the number one reason to join the trade exchange is new business. a barter company brings you customers that you didn t have. the number two reason to join the trade exchange is new business. here s how it works. for a small fee, businesses join a trade exchange. once they provide a product or service for another member, they receive a credit in their barter bank account which they can then use to buy something from someone else in the group. jason iris and sam doe nel low owners of naturalistic land scapes signed up with trait first in 2006. the materials for this 0 job were purchased on trade and the total is about $6,000. chuck and shanton start their cleaning business, michigan office clean two years ago. they found out about trade exchanges during a networking