Bartercard’s Incredible Sales Staff
The world’s largest trade exchange, with 65,000 members, is Bartercard. Launched 18 years ago by Australia’s entrepreneurial Wayne Sharpe, the company focused on setting up a superior barter training and operational system. The diligence has paid off.
In an industry that sees a turnover of sales people, Bartercard can boast of their top seven sales people. They have sold 8,000 new members between them, all paid. The record for a single month of personal sales is 43 members. And eleven other sales people have signed up 35 in a month.
Bartercard’s best are: Rod Bryan 1,259 sign-ups; Kevin Dienoff 1,165; Steve Mills 1,248; Paul Marcello 1,023; Michael Tynne 1,157; Mac Mackie 1,129; Rose Lawlar 1,022.
Value of World’s Millionaires Assets Slid 20%
The ranks of the world’s millionaires shrank at the fastest rate in 2008, with North America suffering the biggest wealth loss worldwide, according to a survey by Capgemini and Merrill Lynch & Co.
The global slump in property and equity markets last year cut the number of millionaires by 15% to 8.6 million, wiping out two years of increases, the firms said in their 13th annual World Wealth Report. (The value of the world’s millionaires’ assets slid 20% to $32.8 trillion, after a 9.4% increase the previous year, the survey said.)
Surprisingly, the U.S. wealthy fared better than many of their overseas counterparts. While the nation’s millionaire population fell 19%, the U.K. had a 26% drop, Russia fell 29%, India dropped 32%, and Australia and Canada both topped 23%. (Those least affected included Brazil with a 9% drop, and China with a 12% drop.)
Vancouver’s Commercial Real Estate Booming
Having had the good fortune to spend time in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, it’s good to see Vancouver (BC) is doing so well with its commercial real estate (office buildings, shopping centers and other properties). Because of the low vacancy rates (4.2%), prices are holding up in Vancouver, versus most cities in the U.S. where average prices are down 25% to 35% in most locations.
Companies Plan To Operate With Less Employees
Consulting firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide conducted a new survey of 179 companies and reports that 52% of those surveyed expect to employ fewer people three to five years from now than they did before the recession began. And 73% expect employees to shoulder more of the cost of health care than prior to the recession.
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