Bartercard’s cashless currency is becoming a popular choice for employers to incentivise their employees, rewarding additional bonuses and providing staff gifts. You might think Bartercard’s benefits can only be used to get more customers, but in fact they can also be used to incentivise performance within your talented team! Continue reading to learn why more and more New Zealand businesses are turning to Bartercard to supplement their workers’ compensation.
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Topics: unrealised potential, increase sales, business needs, networking, rewarding staff, trade dollars
Embracing Change to Grow Your Business
Building a business into a stable, profitable enterprise takes an enormous amount of time, effort, investment, and resources. For that reason, it probably comes as no surprise that many business owners become very cautious about making major changes once they do achieve such stability and profitability. Unfortunately, those instincts can get in the way of their business’ continued growth and long-term success.
Read MoreTopics: business strategies, growing your business, small business, attract new customers, save cash, trade exchange, build business networks, unrealised potential, increase sales, business needs
Does Gender Equality Within Your Staff Affect Your Profit Margin?
Have a look around your office. What do you see? If the answer is just a bunch of men, then you have some work to do. The facts are in: Gender diversity in the workplace is more than an ethical imperative in our modern culture. It’s also just plain good for business.
Read MoreTopics: growing your business, increase profit, increase cash flow, market research, Leadership, unrealised potential, business needs
Bartercard Member Story: Peter & Rosemary Tennent at the Devon Hotel
The iconic Devon Hotel in New Plymouth, New Zealand has the region’s highest rating as a Qualmark 4 Star Plus gold-rated hotel and conference centre. They put their visitors on the doorstep of the CBD and all the most visited attractions in New Plymouth. They’re also committed to supporting local communities and sporting groups and have been providing Bartercard members luxury accommodation for the past 23 years.
Read MoreTopics: growing your business, hospitality, fill downtime, clear excess stock, attract new customers, unrealised potential, increase sales
Dispelling the Biggest Bartercard Myths
Bartering has been around since ancient times. Our ancestors were practicing it long before us – especially in times when money didn’t even exist. It’s a simple concept. Barter is the exchange of goods and services for other goods and services people offer. Today, the barter trading system has been refined to fit modern day business models and businesses’ needs. Though it still follows the same concept, barter has now opened more opportunities for businesses to capitalise on their unrealized potential. Still, some people misconstrue how the whole Bartercard system works. Is it a scheme? Is it a way to avoid taxes? These are valid questions and today, our blog will clear up some misconceptions surrounding incorrect Bartercard reviews, and hopefully give an insight into how Bartercard works. Let’s take a look!
Read MoreTopics: build business networks, Bartercard myths, mythbusted, unrealised potential, increase sales, barter, business needs