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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Make an Appointment With Yourself


Achieving newly laid business or marketing goals in the new year often either gets “put on the back burner” or gets pushed to the top of your list despite a desk piled high with things to be done.  How do you make sure you take care of business while making time to move forward with your plans?  Make an appointment with yourself. We are all […]

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The Employee Life Cycle…It’s not a Straight Line


In developing career pathways to meet organizational needs, Human Resource Professionals often talk about the “employee life cycle.” In simple terms, that can be described by the following illustration:       While the employee life cycle is often viewed as a straight line, I ask employers to consider how they manage the part of the employee journey that is not in a straight line. […]

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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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Have yourself a Stress-Free Little Holiday: Tips to stay calm and be Happy this Year.


While for some of us the stress of the holidays is winding down, for many of us it’s still in full force. This can be a very trying time for many of us, whether you’re a business owner or just trying to shop and decide what to cook for your big family meal. Seasonal depression, sadness over the absence of a loved one, or the […]

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Shifting Gears: Time Management Tips


Time management is often one of the trickiest balls to juggle as a graphic designer. Most days, you find yourself with multiple projects that need to be brought to completion, often at the same time. That’s where it becomes beneficial to work on your own time management skills. Creatively, shifting gears from one project to another and back again to satisfy the needs of multiple clients […]

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Celebrating Small Business


As a marketing company, it’s rewarding to watch our customers’ businesses grow. Every day we work with small and medium-size businesses; primarily several employees to 100. These are our community’s entrepreneurs, providing products and services that grow our local economy. Ten, twenty, fifty, or a hundred of these small and medium-size businesses can have much more economic impact than one company that employs 1000 people. Here […]

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Designers Block – Filling a Creative Blank Slate


Graphic Designers are no different than any other kind of creative person. Like musicians, painters, writers and everyone else, sometimes we find ourselves with a deliverable and a deadline and a blank digital canvas. And just like writer’s block, there are few things as terrifying as staring at that blank screen and having NO ideas. So, here are a few tips and tricks that I’ve […]

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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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