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Bartercard Central Victoria Celebrates 10 Years in Regional Victoria

Bendigo, VIC, 25 September 2012 - Business success is often about perseverance, dedication and passion. Ian Furze from Bartercard is one such business owner and is celebrating 10 years of business success. Ian Furze opened a Bartercard franchise in Bendigo in 2002 and since this time has built a membership base of over 450 members. This month he is celebrating with his members and the community the positive impact Bartercard has had on regional Victoria. Helping business to grow and realise their true potential has been Ians vision and in his 10 years of operation has traded T$36 million between members. This has helped business to grow as well as offer lifestyle opportunities which may not have been achieved otherwise. Congratulations Ian. About Bartercard Bartercard is a simple system which converts excess stock, downtime, spare capacity or vacant seats into extra sales and helps reduce business expenses. Through the latest technology Bartercard has created a flexible, secure and fully accountable way for businesses to barter-trade their goods and services indirectly with businesses all around the country and the world. Bartercard has become one of the largest B2B networks with over 35,000 like-minded business members (approximately 20,000 in Australia) who are now effectively using Barter to improve their business. www.bartercard.com.au For further media information contact : Ian Furze Bartercard Central Victoria 03 5441 2388 Janette Comish Marketing/PR Manager Bartercard Australia 07 5561 9118