New Team Member: Megan McAninch


The latest addition to the GBS team is Clerical Assistant: Megan McAninch.  She will be assisting with clerical duties related to the web & the training side of our business.  Megan is a Venango Technology Center (Vo-Tech) and  Franklin High School graduate.  Megan is a Microsoft Office Specialist (Expert) in Word, Excel and PowerPoint and is a Certified PC Pro & Certified Desktop Pro Technician.  We […]

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Share Your Photos on Flickr


Flickr was around before ‘social media’ was even a buzz word. Flickr is a photo sharing platform and social network where users upload photos for others to see. It’s more focused on the art of photography than any other social media platform. Flickr is a great place to store all of your images online. The free version allows you to store up to 1,000 images, […]

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Volunteer: Do it for you. Do it for your community.


The greatest gift you can give yourself is to help someone else. In lifting others, we lift ourselves and become part of a better, stronger, healthier community. When you volunteer, you connect with others who have a giving spirit. Collectively, you are helping to build something better. Anyone who has volunteered for a cause will tell you it changed them. It heightens your awareness of the struggles of […]

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GBS Hires Another Team Member


The latest addition to the Gibbons Business Solutions, LLC team is Social Media Marketing Specialist Tara Fleming.  She will be assisting with creating and posting social media content and graphics for businesses whom GBS manages social media content.  Tara is also a talented photographer and will be utilizing those skills at GBS as well, capturing images for social media posts, websites and print publications. Tara […]

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Capturing an Audience On-the-Move


Your audience is on-the-move – literally. Nearly half of all Facebook users are accessing the site with a mobile device; it’s right in their pocket, so they are also viewing more often. With this number growing, it’s increasingly important that your entire online presence is mobile friendly. If not, you may be missing half your potential audience! Here are some tips: Use graphics, photos and […]

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Main Street Resurgence


With the rise of rent at the malls, the exit of large chain stores and competition from online shopping, we continue to see stores move out of malls to lower cost locations. What does this mean to the retail business market? Many rural areas and small towns are experiencing an increase in “mom and pop” businesses. As main streets fill with a variety of places […]

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Join the Team!


Gibbons Business Solutions, LLC  is looking for a part-time office assistant to work 10 to 20 per week at our GBS office in Franklin at 191 Howard Street. This is an in-house position. The Office Assistant will support Gibbons Business Solutions, LLC by understanding customer needs and providing support for day-to-day operations. The Office Assistant will provide administrative support for the office by performing general […]

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Pay It Forward This Holiday Season


Tomorrow is not promised to any of us; we don’t know what the future may bring.  But we can act today to ensure that we are part of tomorrow in a positive way.  “Pay it forward.” Our acts of kindness – our giving – creates investment in tomorrow.  We will never know the full extent of the results, but we can have faith that they […]

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The Social Media “End Goal”


Your objective with social media marketing is to motivate your audience to do something more. Keep in mind that social media is simply a quick commercial and needs to include a “call to action.” That action may be to visit your website, call for information, visit your location, download a coupon, or email to learn more. Marketing doesn’t begin and end with a social media […]

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Shop Local – Let’s ALL Live it!


There are two sides to the “shop local” discussion: the business side and the customer side. In a thriving community, the two align. We all want our communities to grow. Customers are driven to the big-box stores and to online options for convenience, price, and because they cannot find what they need locally. They are driven to local businesses for service, problem-solving, and convenience in […]

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