Created by "Project Runway" alum Kelly Dempsey, the new platform transforms unwanted items and untapped skills into valuable ...

Reporting from Oakland — When Oakland restaurateur Henry Vortriede needs more bread for his eatery, he doesn’t have to spend cash to buy it. Instead, he turns to barter, an ancient form of commerce ...

In his landmark 1776 book Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith called money one of the three great inventions, along with the written word and mathematics. Money has helped businesses grow more efficiently, ...

With many businesses struggling under the economic ravages of the pandemic, some are finding relief in bartering – a trade practice that’s been around for millennia but could prove to be a very old ...

If Rodney Dangerfield were alive, he might complain that even bartering is in a recession. Yet the Internal Revenue Service thinks otherwise and seems to be paying more attention to taxing barter ...

From redesigning office space to paying for printing services, the costs to operate a business can add up, wreaking havoc on a small business owner's checkbook. Barter businesses offer an alternative ...

You may have lost your shirt in the market, but chances are you have a few dozen more in your closet, half of which you haven't worn since the Clinton administration. If your home has never been ...

Commentator Marion Winik describes how barter has become a small but important part of her family's economy. Marion Winik is the author of the book Above Us Only Sky. Last spring, one of the dads at ...