The Green America Exchange is a unique online marketplace where GBN members can make trades using a complementary currency instead of cash. By turning unsold goods, un-booked appointments and under-utilized space into transferable, digital "Trade Dollars," GAEx combines the benefits of direct barter with the flexibility of money. We’re proud to provide a tool for GBN members to financially benefit their own company while helping the green business community as a whole survive and thrive during tough economic times.
One of the biggest benefits of trading through a B2B exchange is the resulting increase in business. Since everybody in the system is paying at the wholesale costs of their own goods, they can afford to buy new things, more things, or better quality things. Operating within the Exchange you will see an uptick in businesses that feel that they can afford to pay for your products or services in Trade Dollars when they couldn't in cash.
Your cash expenses probably include some mix of debt, wages, rent and taxes. After doling out all of this moolah, how much do you have left over for things like advertising, printing, employee perks, or redesigning your slightly creaky web site? Barter is a successful strategy for getting what you need to grow your business, while saving cash for the expenses that require it.
When you trade on GAEx you not only reap direct economic benefit, but also support likeminded businesses. You can feel good about trading through GAEx because: