BARTERCARD DORSET :: Member Testimonials

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Chris Sheppard - Managing Director — Multivolt Limited

"Joining Bartercard has been brilliant for our business for a lot of reasons:-
* A great way to manage cash flow.
* It runs a very efficient network base with consultants constantly keeping businesses up to date with new members and offers.
* Bartercard has introduced us to new customers in the Bournemouth and Poole area 30 miles away, which would have been almost impossible without a hefty advertising budget.
* Bartercard can be used as a positive marketing tool. Any new offers can be emailed through Bartercard to the entire member base in an instant.
* I would highly recommend any business to use Bartercard."
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Lee Gallagher There was a Fault!

"Anyway as promised I have gotten in touch with Bartercard Dorset, and I have asked Geoff Shilton to speak to you. Now Geoff I have known for quite a number of years, in fact it was him that set up my sponsorship deal with Bartercard. As explained before I can't praise Bartercard enough, infact I have just secured a corporate day during Cowes Week for Ł11,000 +VAT that I would never have gotten without Bartercard. I'm even considering getting a virtual office and PA through them in the centre of London because I'm often at sea and unable to answer the phone and I loose business because of that. "
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Gavin Fisher - The Dorset Children's Hospice — Julias House

"My apologies, I have written to thank everyone else for donating their Trade Pounds, but not to Bartercard Dorset, so thank you so much, not just for your donation but for organising everyone else's too.

Thanks to the generosity of members of Bartercard Dorset we have raised enough trade pounds to purchase various items for our garden appeal as well as various items for fundraising events, such as prizes. As you know, we have recently opened our children's hospice at Corfe Mullen, which is the only one in Dorset and we are keen to complete the work on the back garden in time for the children to enjoy the lovely sumemr weather outside.

As well as the hospice, we have around 50 nurses and carers travelling the country, caring for life-limited and life-threatened children in their own homes. Clearly this work costs a great deal and without government funding we are wholly reliant on the local community. Consequently, the goods and services that we are able to buy through Bartercard make a big difference to our ability to care for these children, so thank you very much for your significant part in this.

With thanks again and best wishes"
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Chairman — AFC Bournemouth

"AFC Bournemouth has been a member of Bartercard, the world's largest trade exchange since early 2003. Bartercard Dorset are also one of the club's sponsors. We are finding the system to be extremely useful to us, and I thought you might find it of interest too.

Bartercard enables us to purchase a very wide range of products and services without having to pay cash, and at the same time provides our suppliers with a guarantee that they will be paid promptly. Where we are looking for new suppliers, we have now adopted Bartercard as our preferred method of purchase.

In a nutshell the way the sytem works is that we pay Bartercard suppliers in Trade Pounds whcih they can use in turn to buy goods and services from any other Bartercard member. The Bartercard team also provide a purchasing and marketing service for members.

The approach is particularly useful for a football club like ourselves as we frequently have cash flow problems, and we have spare capacity in the form of empty seats on match days and the stadium facility on non-match days.

For more information regarding Bartercard please contact Geoff Shilton on 0845 263 6789, to more fully understand the business benefits of being a member."
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Karen Hall - Director — Ultra Clean Blinds

"Dear Geoff, I just wanted to write to say thank you and let you know what a positive experience I've had with Bartercard so far.

Like many people I was sceptical - why would I want anything other than cash for my business? As a new business especially, I was concerned that we would spend time on Bartercard work to the detriment of everything else.

I have to say, my concerns were entirely unfounded. We have made some excellent contacts via our trade work, and it has only complimented our business. I have been able to save cash in my business and have purchased branded items, accomodation for an event and I have also enlisted a PR company. Bartercard has enabled me to grow my cash business, by spending Trade Pounds.

By far the biggest benefit is on a personal level. As many new business owners will appreciate - we work very long hours for very littel salary! With Barter I have been able to book a very well deserved and well needed holiday! I can't always pay myself in cash, but I can use Barter to treat mtyself evey now and again.

I find it very easy to recommend Bartercard, and you in particular Geoff, so I have also benefited from the very generous recommend a friend scheme. I will remain an advocate of Bartercard and look forward to many years of positive trading."
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