The use of this site does not exclude the report of any trading activity to the extent required by your tax or other laws in your territory, and the payment of any and all taxes that may arise as the result of a trade.

BIOECON is a peer to peer, growth sensitive, decentralized and self regulated economic agreement in which the means of exchange is produced by the people.

USER ROLES IN BIOECON

Today, only INDIVIDUAL and STORE roles are launched, but depending on your requests received we will enable registration for rest of roles. Bioecon is just starting and your feedback is important to our growth!

Individual

As an individual prosumer you will have access to all the goods and services offered at Bioecon using barter and/or your points as a tool for these exchanges.

Store

Bioecon allows you to keep track of your account, follow all of your transactions and get real-time information on your store´s perfomance within the Bioecon system.

Industry

Bioecon enables industries to exchange goods and services with other industries through a moneyless trading system, at local, regional and global scales.

Social Action

Organizations involved in social action can request goods and/or services from other prosumers who will be awarded points in return for their contribution.

By accepting your invitation to join you will be part of a community who exchanges goods and services without using money. The following paragraphs provide the information you need to get started and begin trading using the Bioecon market.

Bioecon is a moneyless economy dependent upon members building relationships with each other.The online platform is designed to facilitate the efficient exchange of goods and services by allowing members to post their needs and offerings, and by exchanging with other individuals at the local as well as the non-local. You can explore the online site and connect. with members who offer goods and services you may be looking for, and with those whose needs match your offerings. The online database may also help you connect with stores and industries in your neighborhoodalso exchanging on Bioecon.

While the online platform promotes trading, it cannot replace the relationships, alliances, and solidarity built by face-to-face exchange. It is merely a tool to support them and to facilitate non-local solidarity. Connect with members in your region by initiating a meet-up or trading event, or by attending a conference, workshop, screening, market, or fair.

The Bioecon economy is furthermore dependent on members exploring their creativity. In the dominant economy our labor is often controlled and restricted; Bioecon allows us to explore our interests and talents, and to trade with others also engaging in creative activities. Help grow the Bioecon market by exploring your creative talents!

Bioecon is an economy built on trust and transparency. When you join you must create a member profile in order to start exchanging. We recommend you use your real name and upload pictures of yourself to help depersonalize the interface and allow others to be able to identify you. Like any economy, Bioecon is dependent upon trust. Your reliability as a prosumer�both producer and consumer�is imperative. Trust is built through experience. Being a responsible prosumer by responding to messages and requests in a timely manner is important to community and solidarity building. Upholding community values by treating members with dignity and respect can help transform social relations characteristic of the dominant economy, those driven by self-interest, greed, exploitation and fear.

To maintain the stability of the system and to minimize potential flaws, it is important that the values of your offerings are consistent with comparable goods and services offered by other members within the network. To set values for your offerings use the indicative values as a reference.

Offer help to other members, particularly those you invite to join the network. Provide ideas of the types of goods and services members can offer, and help them to utilize the Help Center.

Bioecon is a peer-to-peer, decentralized, and self-regulated moneyless economy, driven by membership contributions of goods and services. Moreover, its decentralized and self-regulated nature is dependent upon expansion of its membership base. Help grow the moneyless movement by inviting your friends and family to join, and by sharing with us you ideas and recommendations. If you know people facing economic hardship, invite them to join! Expanding and developing the Bioecon economy depends on bringing together our creativity in collective and joyous ways that promote community and solidarity.

Finally, provide feedback! Regular feedback is critical to sustaining the participatory nature of Bioecon. Your comments and recommendations are important to our growth!