GETS Plus Information

A Custodian of a New Culture..Started in the U.K. The GETS concept and GETS technology have been developed since 2004 in the United Kingdom by seasoned industry veterans. Over years of operating an established B2B exchange system and providing credit-clearing technology and advice to entrepreneurs and existing membership networks around the world, it became apparent that fundamental knowledge of how to properly and responsibly operate a credit-clearing system was needed. And more than that, needed also was a common set of operating standards and practices that support sustainability and that also align with the credit-clearing technology. With all of this in mind, GETS in the U.K. set out to be a catalyst to deliver these resources and the GETS Plus concept was born. Stewardship of a Decentralized System in the U.S. "Stewardship means choosing service over self-interest." - Peter Block GETS Plus, LLC in the U.S. functions as the channel through which the standards, training, and education is distributed and maintained in the United States. That channel is connected to the GETS hub in the United Kingdom, but it is a temporary role... a stewardship role that will serve a future organization that is mutually owned. Consistent with the Vision and Philosophy of GETS, the ultimate goal is to form a cooperative of GETS users who see the value and embrace the opportunity to participate in a cooperative that will own the very resources and tools that GETS in the U.K. has created a decentralized system that is operated with common practices and shared values. Connected through Collaboration and Ultimately Mutual Ownership GETS Plus provides the opportunity for individuals and their communities to utilize the GETS method to support their credit-clearing project. As well, GETS Plus will respond to and approach communities that have a desire to establish and nurture local commerce utilizing a locally-owned, home-grown complementary currency.