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Barter Black App

Barter Black is developing an app that makes it easy for black-owned businesses to get the goods and services they need without using money.

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Project Description

What is Barter Black?

Barter Black is a web application that makes it easy for Black-owned businesses to get the goods and services they need for their business by exchanging with each other WITHOUT USING MONEY. 

The need to address the glaring but often ignored market gap led to the creation of Barter Black. 

Our goal is to support businesses like yours in need of professional skills and products working within a budget.

Our platform is for you if you:

  • Have professional skills and products
  • Are building a Black-owned business
  • Are working within a budget
  • Are open to other forms of transactions outside of money

Our vision is to establish Barter Black as a viable bartering marketplace. We are envisioned towards becoming the most used freelancing platform in the United States all while helping Black-owned businesses and black communities, at large, thrive.

The Problem:

Black Entrepreneurs:

  1. Go into debt trying to maintain their business with loans and or credit cards
  2. Operate their business without the goods and services they need
  3. Lack the community built around helping each other grow and prosper

The Solution:

Barter Black solves these problems by creating an application that:

  1. Provides access to a platform where money is not needed
  2. Provides access to the goods and services you need to help your business grow successfully
  3. Provides access to a community where other Black-owned businesses have the same goal in helping each other succeed at no cost

How Does it Work?

Barter Black is easy to use! Check out the video below to get a preview.


Who are our Competitors?

We recognize the presence of companies like Fiverr, Freelancer, Upwork, and others, however, Barter Black is stepping ahead of them and integrating freelancing with bartering with a subscription-based business model targeted specifically to black entrepreneurs. For these reasons, we suffer no direct competition and are the determiner of our own fate. When comparing those platforms to Barter Black in terms of savings, there is no comparison. While for only $99 per month an entrepreneur can barter unlimited transactions on our platform, on those other platforms, $99 may not even get you a business plan.

There are plenty of advantages to using Barter Black:

  • Users can get the goods and services they need from professionals
  • Users can cut cost
  • And users can dispose of any surplus goods they do not need
  • ALL OF THIS WITHOUT EXCHANGING MONEY!!!

Rewards

Backers of our campaign get to be involved in some of the most important steps of launching this application. Our rewards can be for those who do not have a business but see the value of Barter Black for our community or for the business owner who wants to barter and be the first on our platform. There is also an opportunity to sponsor a business of your choice, by gifting them access to our platform at no charge to them. 

Want Barter Black merchandise now? Shop at www.Barter-Black.com! All proceeds go to our startup cost for launching the application.

Why Crowdfunding?

Our focus is to build a community around Black-owned businesses that help us grow and prosper. Because of that, we thought it would be best to start within our community to help raise the funds necessary to launch this application. This is where you come in! 

We need people like yourself to invest in our campaign which will allow us to fund our marketing and branding strategy along with further technology development. So join us in this journey and Barter Black! 

Our funding goal for this campaign is $25,000 to help get us started. Any additional funds will go directly to funding other startup costs.

Meet the Team

 

Updates

The Campaign FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions:

  • Who can sign up to barter? Any black-owned business can signup. As long as you  have goods or services that another business or individual needs then you can offer your goods and services to barter.
  • What services will be offered on Barter Black? Any goods and services offered by black-owned businesses are offered. The platform offers a diverse set of services. There really isn’t a limited list. Some services offered by other businesses include:  Book-keeping & accounting Custom designs Virtual assistance (e.g., email & calendar management, call answering, etc.) IT support & customer helpdesk Website design & development.
  • What are the advantages of bartering? Bartering saves you time and money and gets you the professional services needed to grow your business all while helping another black-owned business.
  • Are there any tax implications when bartering? Glad you asked! Yes! You are required to report any barter income. Please reference https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc420 for more information.
  • How many different plans are there? There are four different plans, including 1 FREE plan!
  • What happens if no one applies for my project? Before we launch, we will work on a directory that includes black-owned businesses that are willing to help you at a discounted rate. Stay tuned!

 

 

Chavonne Johnson
07/04/2021
E-Book
$25
Deenice Galloway
07/02/2021
E-Book
$25
Vicki Smith
06/29/2021
E-Book
$25
06/28/2021
Beta User
$75
Shelley Graves
06/28/2021
Beta User
$75
06/28/2021
E-Book
$25
Chaz Hall
06/27/2021
Limited Edition T-Shirt
$125
Sharon Ponton
06/26/2021
Monetary Contribution
$100
Eric Henderson
06/25/2021
E-Book
$25
Meredith Magin
06/24/2021
E-Card
$10
Monetary Contribution

Not interested in a reward and just want to donate? Enter the monetary amount that you would like to contribute. 

 

 

6 Supporters
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10.00 USD
E-Card

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

1 Supporter
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25.00 USD
E-Book

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card
  • "Product Launch Success" eBook

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

7 Supporters
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75.00 USD
Beta User

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card
  • "Product Launch Success” eBook
  • Early Access as a Beta User for Barter Black

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

3 Supporters
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250.00 USD
Bronze Level Subscription

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card
  • “Product Launch Success” eBook
  • Early Access as a Beta User for Barter Black
  • 3-Month Subscription for Barter Black’s Standard plan

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

0 Supporters
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400.00 USD
Gold Level Subscription

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card
  • “Product Launch Success” eBook
  • Early Access as a Beta User for Barter Black
  • 6-Month Subscription for Barter Black’s Standard plan
  • Special shout out on our Crowdfunding Contributor list

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

0 Supporters
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650.00 USD
Platinum Level Subscription

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card
  • Access to our “Product Launch Success” eBook
  • Early Access as a Beta User for Barter Black
  • 12-Month Subscription for Barter Black’s Standard plan
  • Featured post on our Instagram and Facebook page
  • 10-minute Instagram or Facebook Live with Barter Black to promote your business (after launch)

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

0 Supporters
Select this reward
1,500.00 USD
Become A Sponsor

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" card
  • Sponsor a Black-owned business of your choice with 12-Month Subscription for Barter Black’s Pro plan
  • Named as sponsor for all Barter Black’s launch events
  • Featured post on our Instagram and Facebook page

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

0 Supporters
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About the Entrepreneur

Upper marlboro , MD
Created 1 Campaign
Tech

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Monetary Contribution

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6 Supporters
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10.00 USD
E-Card

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

1 Supporter
Select this reward
25.00 USD
E-Book

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card
  • "Product Launch Success" eBook

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

7 Supporters
Select this reward
75.00 USD
Beta User

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card
  • "Product Launch Success” eBook
  • Early Access as a Beta User for Barter Black

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

3 Supporters
Select this reward
250.00 USD
Bronze Level Subscription

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card
  • “Product Launch Success” eBook
  • Early Access as a Beta User for Barter Black
  • 3-Month Subscription for Barter Black’s Standard plan

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

0 Supporters
Select this reward
400.00 USD
Gold Level Subscription

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card
  • “Product Launch Success” eBook
  • Early Access as a Beta User for Barter Black
  • 6-Month Subscription for Barter Black’s Standard plan
  • Special shout out on our Crowdfunding Contributor list

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

0 Supporters
Select this reward
650.00 USD
Platinum Level Subscription

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" E-card
  • Access to our “Product Launch Success” eBook
  • Early Access as a Beta User for Barter Black
  • 12-Month Subscription for Barter Black’s Standard plan
  • Featured post on our Instagram and Facebook page
  • 10-minute Instagram or Facebook Live with Barter Black to promote your business (after launch)

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

0 Supporters
Select this reward
1,500.00 USD
Become A Sponsor

This reward includes:

  • A personal "Thank you" card
  • Sponsor a Black-owned business of your choice with 12-Month Subscription for Barter Black’s Pro plan
  • Named as sponsor for all Barter Black’s launch events
  • Featured post on our Instagram and Facebook page

There’s huge value in every contribution, and your gift to get us across the goal-line is certainly appreciated!

0 Supporters
Select this reward