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The USA has plans for 20 regions each with 15 franchises in the next five years and here in the UK we have plans for 30 franchises and 50,000 cardholders in the same period.
Bartercard started in the UK in 2001 and is therefore a well-established brand but still with huge growth potential. There are around 4,000 cardholders currently in the UK and with over 5 million SME’s there exists a target market that would be the envy of many.
Bartercard’s highly successful, award-winning franchise system is run by a world-class global management team and this could be your opportunity to join one of the most dynamic, multi-national businesses today operating in a major growth industry.
Bartercard is the world’s largest business to business trade exchange, a member of IRTA (the International Reciprocal Trade Association), and recognised around the world as the leading player, constantly driving change and innovation.
Bartercard was floated on the Australian securities exchange in October 2014 with an oversubscribed listing that created the BPS Technology group. This group comprises Bartercard the trading business, a specialist software platform and a loyalty app, creating a base to facilitate major international expansion. Specifically, this includes investment to create significant growth in the USA and the UK.
Born in 1991 on Australia’s Gold Coast, Bartercard has grown into a global organisation with over 55,000 cardholders on four continents and with monthly trading revenues of more than $60 million.
Background toBartercard...
Think of Barter and what image that conjures up for you...
Exchanging products or services – the only form of commerce before currency existed. Now imagine this brought into the 21st century with modern technology and you have one of the most innovative tools available to business today.
Ask yourself a question – If you owned a business and had a bill to pay, would you rather pay in cash or pay the bill with your own product or service? The latter is what Bartercard is all about so as a member you preserve cash and purchase things you need at a discount equivalent to your gross margin – all without changing any of your accounting systems and all compliant with current tax legislation.
With Bartercard you become part of a vast network of businesses all looking to trade the same way and all benefitting from having a huge range of suppliers and customers waiting to trade. A real edge over your competitors.
Bartercard is a key tool in the growth of its member companies by:
• Guaranteeing to bring new customers and increased sales• Saving cash and improving cash flow• Providing the opportunity to fill spare capacity or sell excess stock without
discounting• Improving profitability• Providing an interest free line of credit to preserve cash
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So in a nutshell...
What isBartercard?
The Bartercard brand...
Our brand has been established for 24 years and is synonymous with innovation, quality and ethical business practice.
Our vision statement says that:
“Bartercard aims to continue its growth and development as the world’s largest trade exchange, operating in all appropriate countries, enabling UK businesses to trade nationally and internationally.” And we match this with our core values that say:
“As a company we will always act professionally with honesty and integrity and encourage an honourable attitude to customer service in all our actions both with our staff, colleagues and with our members. We will involve our staff, members and community in moving forward together, delivering the best.”
We work closely with the communities we work in and our brand is promoted extensively through our association with a variety of sports clubs and charities. We continue to look for opportunities in these areas to give the right kind of visibility both nationally and in support of our regional franchises.
Some of our partners...
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If you are considering a franchise you obviously already have the desire to “do your own thing” and “be your own boss”, that’s what having your own business is all about. But with an established and successful franchisor you get the protection and support that a proven product and brand can deliver.
Bartercard is the pre-eminent business to business franchise and provides the opportunity for you to build a real business that generates a significant income and provides you with an opportunity for substantial returns. Working with a world class brand and an unparalleled training and support structure, Bartercard provides you with all the tools necessary to build a thriving and successful business.
As a Bartercard franchisee you will present the opportunity to business owners and these can be in retail, manufacturing or service related sectors and can be large or small. Our members’ directory starts with accommodation and ends with wine, beer and spirit merchants and in between has most businesses that you will be able to think of.
Your job is to build a local presence and a local trading community, although members trade nationally and internationally as well. There are two distinct sides to a Bartercard franchise – sales (finding and enrolling new members) and trading (working with members to help them buy and sell in the system).
As part of our support programme we will provide you with:
• Business Planning Templates• Assistance in office location• Office set-up support• Recruitment and HR support• Regional Marketing support• Initial and on-going training - Technology - Relationship selling - Trading - General business management• Intranet based specialist knowledge
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Why aBartercard Franchise?
To give you the best opportunity for fast and consistent growth Bartercard offers world class training in all aspects of running your business. Using a combination of bespoke residential training courses, comprehensive manuals and our intranet learning tool KnowledgeNet we will equip you with all you need to know to grow your franchise.
Starting with planning – probably the most important aspect to ensure success – we will provide you with a template business plan covering every aspect of your business and then deliver structured training concentrating on sales, sales management, trading and trading management. You will learn how to develop your business yourself and then to manage your staff as you grow.
With a central marketing facility managing strategic marketing, we offer local marketing support to promote your business and the local presence you are building.
Our central administration facility processes all transactions, manages member accounts and processes payments and commissions so you can concentrate on growing your membership and increasing member trading.
Franchise meetings give you the opportunity to put forward your ideas, share experiences with fellow franchisees and learn about developments in the business.
Training &Support
First and foremost you need to be committed, have the desire to build a significant business and have the drive and enthusiasm to make things happen.
You need to be articulate and comfortable presenting to business owners or managing directors – we’ll provide you with the skills to show just what a superb business tool Bartercard is so previous sales experience is not a pre-requisite.
You must understand how businesses work and be able to understand a profit and loss account. Your role is to work with your members to help them grow and improve their business so your ability to relate to the issues they face and to offer solutions in a way that the owner can understand is paramount. As is your ability to build trust and command the respect of the business owner.
So in short, you will need:
• Self-Motivation
• Customer service skills
• People management skills
• A Reliable vehicle
• Access to appropriate funds
If we’ve captured your interest we want to hear from you now.
You can call Philip Ciniglio – Bartercard UK CEO – on 0800 840 6333 for a discussion, or e-mail him at [email protected].
So... what’s next?
The future starts here...
What do wewant of you?
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