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	<description>Where barter is a way of life.</description>
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		<title>WOW &#8211; You got nothin&#8217; good so you make stuff up&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently my Google alerts informed me that another barter exchange management software did their entire blog on comparing our software to theirs. Which is fair enough, I&#8217;ve done that blog too&#8230;except he wasn&#8217;t comparing software. He wasn&#8217;t showing feature for feature or saying &#8220;look, our design and layout is easy to use and easy to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dev.bclsoft.com/blog/2011/05/08/wow-you-got-nothin-good-so-you-make-stuff-up/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wow-you-got-nothin-good-so-you-make-stuff-up</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s so hard to be right all the time&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In two weeks a majority of your members will be paying their taxes to Uncle Sam if they haven&#8217;t already. One of the things included in their tax package should be a 1099B form from you, their wonderful barter exchange. The question is, dear barter exchange owner; did you send out the 1099B form correctly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dev.bclsoft.com/blog/2011/03/31/its-so-hard-to-be-right-all-the-time/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=its-so-hard-to-be-right-all-the-time</link>
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		<title>Established Exchanges &amp; Barter Industry Professionals Move to Barter21 Software</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since December 2010, 18 Barter exchanges have started using or switched to Barter21 software. These exchanges are using varying levels of Barter 21, from a simple trading floor account to our complete management system with a professional account. Barter21 is truly the fastest growing choice in barter exchange software management.]]></description>
		<link>http://dev.bclsoft.com/blog/2011/03/16/established-exchanges-barter-industry-professionals-move-to-barter21-software/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=established-exchanges-barter-industry-professionals-move-to-barter21-software</link>
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		<title>BCL Soft Releases Industry’s First Mobile App</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Swipe Cards? You Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Swipe Cards

2D Bar Codes are the next generation of bar coding and Barter21 software has taken advantage of this technology along with the technology of Android and iPhones.]]></description>
		<link>http://dev.bclsoft.com/blog/2010/11/05/bcl-soft-releases-industry%e2%80%99s-first-mobile-app/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bcl-soft-releases-industry%25e2%2580%2599s-first-mobile-app</link>
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		<title>Service is Key to Success. Accusations are Key to Failure.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In his book "The Science of Getting Rich," Wallace D. Wattles instructs us to "pass from the competitive mind to the creative mind." But what does that mean?]]></description>
		<link>http://dev.bclsoft.com/blog/2010/09/30/service-is-key-to-success-accusations-are-key-to-failure/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=service-is-key-to-success-accusations-are-key-to-failure</link>
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		<title>A Business That Thrives in Tough Times? Look to Barter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One industry remains a force to be reckoned with, even in the worst economic climate: barter exchanges.]]></description>
		<link>http://dev.bclsoft.com/blog/2010/08/26/a-business-that-thrivesin-tough-times-look-to-barter/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-business-that-thrivesin-tough-times-look-to-barter</link>
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		<title>BCL Soft Announces Barter21 Enhancements</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Industry-first upgrade designed to substantially increase trade volume PHOENIX, AZ — April 26, 2010 — BCL Soft (http://www.bclsoft.com) has released a major update their popular Barter21 barter exchange management software. A complete change from the barter industry standard software, these enhancements are designed to help increase trade volume. &#8220;We are making it easier for members [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dev.bclsoft.com/blog/2010/04/27/barter21-enhancements/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=barter21-enhancements</link>
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		<title>Whose Brand Do You Want To Promote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brand identity is crucial in the barter industry or in any industry. The software you use to manage your exchange should never take center stage in front of your brand.]]></description>
		<link>http://dev.bclsoft.com/blog/2010/02/23/whose-brand-do-you-want-to-promote/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=whose-brand-do-you-want-to-promote</link>
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		<title>Barter, The IRS, and You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the owners of Premier Barter, a local barter exchange in Phoenix, AZ, it is not unusual for us to hear from potential new members that they would love to barter so they don&#8217;t have to pay taxes on their transactions.  Their smile typically fades away when we explain to them that the IRS treats [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dev.bclsoft.com/blog/2010/02/05/barter-the-irs-and-you/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=barter-the-irs-and-you</link>
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		<title>End-Of-Year Bandwagon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that we&#8217;re approaching the end of 2009, I thought it would be a good time to go over the accomplishments of BCL Soft and it&#8217;s flagship product Barter21. Since its release in March of this year, Barter21 has 33 barter exchanges using the software to fully manage their operation. Another half-dozen or so are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dev.bclsoft.com/blog/2009/12/15/end-of-year-bandwagon/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=end-of-year-bandwagon</link>
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