# Increased range of goods & services See also [Sharing/rental of assets](/FQIboHFBQzK_S2XHLWL-UA) May offers things that otherwise wouldn't, e.g. van hire. Often happened in LETS schemes - wouldn't necessarily advertise, but might happen as a result of increased trust within the network. Businesses often refer each other based on trust. May or may not want to include these in directory - potential for devaluation of endorsements (e.g. LinkedIn). Directories can take a lot of effort to maintain and most businesses already have websites. Formal channels not necessarily required, informal e.g. Telegram are also useful especially if club is small enough to act as a kind of social unit. In a paper about Sardex this phenomenon was described as something like "mutual credit boosts potential productivity otherwise unexpressed." [Teodoro](/t1zmEHbvSZCq2Le5BA3_LA)