If you need more structure there are even formal barter groups you can join. Another form of creative financing can be found all around you, in the assets of your business not to sell them but to lease your assets to others for profit. Your building, staff or business equipment can all be rented for a fee. If you have ever used a copier or fax machine at an insurance office, you know about this idea. Money can be generated by taking advantage of a common place idea in other forms of business.
Retailing provides our example.
Some form of concessioning or rack jobbing might work for you. Think about the assets others might loan or give you in order to reach your customers. You do not have to pay for them, until they are sold. In a service businesses such as accounting and consulting, you can bundle your services with capital goods that are leased such as computers and industrial equipment. You and the dealer get paid immediately, your customer gets to pay over time.