Here’s a collection of the barter and business articles that caught our attention this week.

How to Share a Waffle: A Eugene, Oregon waffle restaurant uses a “barter wall” to entice customers who want to trade instead of pay cash for the waffles. Apparently the owner’s interest in barter began as a child when he wanted to trade his toys on the playground.

Teen swaps stuff, works way up to a Porshe:  A lot like the one red paper clip project, this 17-year-old traded up from a used cell phone to a 2000 Porshe.

Venture Tuesday: The Tuckshop – reintroducing barter system: Store owner, Raina Sahu, allows customers to barter for merchandise in her store. She doesn’t want people to be discouraged by the price, so she takes trades.

The Abusive Math of Cold Calling from Duct Tape Marketing: Unless you love cold-calling, you’ll love the advice in this article. “Make fewer calls, get better results,” is a sales department’s dream come true.

Tips for Dealing with Cash Crunches from online.wsj.com: Some basic, but important tips to remember if your company’s cash is tight.

Understanding the Small Business Cloud: You’ve probably heard of the cloud, but do you know what it is or more importantly how it applies to your business?