By Alignable | March 3, 2019
After two months of nominations and voting, we’re delighted to announce that there’s a winner for Allentown’s 2018 Small Businessperson of the Year! The winner is Maria Wirth of Business Owners Trade Alliance.
By Reading Eagle | January 31, 2017
Trade is considered the oldest universal currency in the world, according to Maria Wirth, managing director of the Allentown-based Business Owners Trade Alliance.
By Berks-Mont | December 16, 2016
The NINE O’clock Club in Kutztown helps local business owners find new ideas for building success. A group of about 10 business owners recently learned about business bartering at the club’s Dec. 15 session.
By Lehigh Valley Magazine | September/October 2011
The Business Owners Trade Alliance (BOTA) is the brainchild of former marketing executive turned real estate agent Maria Schlesinger and Scott Martz, a Chicago-based consultant with a background assisting small and mid-sized businesses in the U.S. and Canada.
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By Business Journal | May 13, 2011
When Christian Chappell’s computer monitor failed and he needed a new one, he didn’t go online or visit a big box retailer. Instead, he called the Business Owners Trade Alliance, a membership organization that facilitates cashless exchanges of goods and services — a modern-day form of bartering.
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