Businesses have value beyond cash.
Bread or Barter was developed around a simple belief: the products, skills, services, inventory and available capacity inside a business are real value, and that value can be put to work.
What we believe
Trade what you have. Get what you need.
Restaurants, contractors, hotels, retailers, professional service providers and many other businesses hold value that never shows up on a bank statement: a meal, a room night, a skilled afternoon of work, a shelf of quality merchandise.
Bread or Barter exists to explore ways that value can be put to work through direct business exchanges, so more of a business's cash stays available for the things only cash can buy.
Built on practical, local business relationships
The idea reflects the way Main Street has always worked: business owners who know each other, local entrepreneurship, and economic activity that stays close to home.
Practical
Real products and services, valued fairly and agreed in plain terms.
Direct
Every arrangement is between your business and Bread or Barter, discussed one-on-one.
Voluntary
Every arrangement is individually reviewed, and participation is always your choice.
Local
Keeping more spending, trade and economic value circulating locally.
Recognition
Creating more ways for participating businesses to be noticed in their communities.
For every stage
Established, growing, seasonal and new businesses all have value to put to work.
At home on Main Street
Bread or Barter feels especially natural for rural, Appalachian, small-town and regional businesses, but it isn't limited to them. Any business with value beyond cash is welcome to apply.
- Florida
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Ready to Put Your Business Value to Work?
Tell us about your business. We'll review your application and explore whether there's an arrangement that makes sense for both of us.