After an extensive career in a diverse number of businesses, James E “Buddy” Hooper founded Barter Plus Inc. in 1989 in SarasotaFlorida. Working diligently Buddy built Barter Plus into a very successful and profitable business. But even this did not satisfy Buddy. Because of the confusion in referring to the business as a Barter System it was impossible to mass-market. Using his business experience and after doing some extensive research he changed the name to OrangeBee Private Monetary System, Inc.(C)™