Barter is smarter

  • By Alex Mahadevan
  • | 5:00 p.m. August 6, 2009
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A lack of cash is pushing some business owners to look elsewhere for services. One Gulf Coast entrepreneur is hoping to cash in.


A sagging economy is forcing many firms to cut back on employment and shorten the workday. Ron Unger, however, is pitching what he thinks is a better alternative to layoffs and a shortened workday: old-fashion bartering.

 

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