# Community-Building Barter Apps Bright Neighbor is the First Sharing Economy Mobile Platform By Rebecca Byers | Published 2013-05-07 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bright-neighbor References: [pdx.edu](http://www.pdx.edu/impactentrepreneurs/incubator-members-and-graduates) & [brightneighbor](http://www.brightneighbor.com/) Bright Neighbor is the first sharing economy enabling mobile app that enables renting, commerce, lending, and bartering in Portland, Oregon. The first [peer-to-peer bartering app](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peertopeer-rental), Bright Neighbor is a graduate of the Portland State University Social Innovation Incubator Circuit Program, and operates on an innovate sharing economy model that sees each member earn 2% of the stuff rented out by members they recruit. The unique app allows members to rent or lend out items while protecting them with a deposit from the borrower, while also enabling members to sell items and services, for which one receives electronic payments. The bartering of items and services through the app is free of charge. **Contact Information** Bright Neighbor [website](http://www.brightneighbor.com/) Bright Neighbor on [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/brightneighbor/info) Bright Neighbor on [Twitter](http://twitter.com/brightneighbor) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 26% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Peer-to-peer Bartering Apps:** There is an opportunity to create more bartering apps in other cities and offer members incentives to recruit other members. - **Sharing Economy Mobile Platforms:** There is an opportunity to expand on the sharing economy model by creating additional mobile platforms that enable renting, commerce, lending, and bartering. - **Electronic Payment Services:** There is an opportunity to create electronic payment services that cater specifically to lending, bartering, and selling items and services through mobile apps. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Mobile App Development:** There is an opportunity for mobile app developers to create similar apps for other cities, as well as offer improvements and expanded functionality to existing apps like Bright Neighbor. - **Fintech:** There is an opportunity for fintech companies to create electronic payment services specifically tailored towards lending, bartering, and selling items and services. - **Sharing Economy:** There is an opportunity for businesses to invest more in the sharing economy and explore the potential of peer-to-peer bartering and community-building through mobile apps. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Peer-to-Peer Sharing Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shapp.md) - [Neighborly Contracting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pigybak-ride.md) - [Hyper-Local Gifting Communities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buy-nothing-project.md) - [Neighborhood Connection Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neigbordrop.md) - [Neighborhood Storage Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacemate.md) - [Community Social Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beezle-social.md) - [Peer-to-Peer Rental Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rax.md) - [Parent-to-Parent Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blossoms.md) - [Peer-To-Peer Rental Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peertopeer-rental.md)