BarterBucks

Small business owners & sole proprietors build business by bartering goods & services through warm referrals. But what happens when you want to give & get work but can't find a one-to-one barter match? What happens when you've maxed out growing your network through friends-of-friends?

BarterBucks: the sharing economy meets online dating for time-strapped, cash-strapped small businesses.

Keep your business moving forward when cash flow is tight.

With BarterBucks, you set it & forget it: list as many goods & services as you'd like to barter and post requests any time for what you need. BarterBucks' matching algorithm instantly gives you in one screen your matches: those who want what you have to give, and those who will give you what you need. No sifting through endless search functions. No logging in regularly to see if you've got a taker: Push notifications meet you where you are and allow transaction to start instantly.

No need for one-to-one match: your network is now all community-minded, sharing small business owners- trusted & verified through social media and transaction reviews. Earn BarterBucks to save & spend, use BarterBucks credit to barter it forward.

Target user: Sole proprietors & small business owners who want to expand their networks (new referrals, new clients!); get what they need to move their business forward even when cash flow is tight; and monetize excess capacity (both goods & services).

Key features we love: This isn't a social network, this isn't intros from friends, this isn't Craigslist. Like Match.com, BarterBucks cuts through the clutter and shows you exactly who matches your parameters- and introduces you to people beyond who you'd meet in real life. Unlike Craigslist, this is a socially vetted community built by trusted transactions- and it's closed only to other small business. Keyword tags and matching algorithm keeps the UX clean. You don't live within this app: you set & it and forget it and get push notifications of matches; once you make new transaction partners, you can click out to their social media profiles to connect in the real world. We introduce, we store your BarterBucks, you move your business forward!

Monetization & scaling: -Ad supported: Users earn extra BarterBucks by watching ads; pages have banner ads targeting small business customers (Quickbooks, CapitalOne Spark, etc.). -Sell data: Users earn extra BarterBucks by taking surveys; transaction history & reviews exportable by users as supplemental evidence creditworthiness/growth. -Possibly Sell to LinkedIn, Etsy, Capital One Spark, etc. -Scale: Seed BarterBucks in the beginning by recruiting broad range of businesses across industries (like a massive Rotary Club) with free purse of initial BarterBucks -Scale: Users earn extra BarterBucks by referring new users

TL;DR:

BarterBucks strengthens small businesses and sole proprietors' ability to grow by enabling them to monetize excess capacity, access essential goods & services even cash flow leaves them short of cash or credit, and quickly & easily scale their network of other small business owners for client acquisition & referrals.

1) Monetize excess capacity: "barter it forward" by providing goods & services when you have them to other small businesses who need them, which earns you BarterBucks to access goods & services without cash or credit to move your business forward in times when cash flow's tight.

2) Expand small business network quickly through meaningful working transactions; continue the relationship in the real world through clickable links to social media. User profiles verify & build trust through social media & transaction reviews

3) Set it & forget it: no tedious searches, no need to constantly log-in. Matching algorithm cuts through the clutter; push notifications of give/get work matches in real time; offers/requests stay current auto-expire or auto-renew through 1-click push notifications.

4) Demand for BarterBucks: Makes easier & faster things the small business owners already do informally. Replaces glitchy, clunky existing barter mobile sites. Makes actionable introductions to other small business owners interested in barter much faster than you can get by asking friends.