What a great event…

Thanks again to all the bands who played, to Localvore Catering for doing the food, and to everyone for coming out!

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Yes Exactly Open House / Arts Block Musical Extravaganza

Join us for the grand re-opening of the Arts Block, see the new digs of Yes Exactly Web Design and stay for a rockin’ night of music with: Daniel Hales and the Frost Heaves, The Walking Ghosts, Egg, Eggs (with our sys admin David Russell on vocals), Rebel Base, and Katie Sachs, playing both upstairs at the Arts Block main stage and downstairs in The Wheelhouse.

Reception 6:30 PM. Light refreshments by Localvore Catering. FREE.
Music begins at 7:30 PM. Suggested donation of $10.

Stay posted. More details soon to follow.

http://www.yesexactly.com/
http://www.theartsblock.com/
http://thefrostheaves.com/
http://eggeggs.suchfun.net/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rebel-Base/205257219499228
http://walkingghosts.wordpress.com/

Yesterday we started our advertising campaign on WRSI, The River. It’s a great station — really tuned into its community and the needs of local independent businesses. Click to listen:

The “Fresh” Ad: Yes Exactly Web Design
“Yes, Exactly!” Ad: Yes Exactly Web Design

Recording was a ton of fun. The guys at the studio were perfectionists when it came to finding just the right sound effect for a can opener slicing… or a wine glass clinking. I am told that our backing tracking contains both a Hammond organ and a triangle. Pretty funky.

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Today was officially Moving Day. Or really, it was Moving Day Part 3 or 4. Thanks to our friends at the Ten Miles Collaborative for their patience as we waited for renovations to finish at The Arts Block. The new space is wonderful — beautiful, historic, distinctive… with ample private meeting space for client consultations and training sessions. We’re still in the heart of Greenfield’s bustling downtown, at the corner of Main Street and Bank Row. Rosemarie, our Customer Service Trainee, started on Thursday, so the timing could not be better.

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This week, in less than 24 hours, I came across two articles trumpeting much the same idea — that independently owned small businesses provide a way to jump-start the economy and salvage capitalism where the federal government and multinational corporations have failed.

Writing for Fast Company, Bruce Nussbaum names this trend “indie capitalism” and ascribes to it everything short of radioactive superpowers.

“It may prove to be the economic and social antidote to the failed financial capitalism and crony capitalism that no longer delivers economic value in terms of jobs, income, and taxes to the people of this country.”

Sarah van Gelder and Doug Pibel are similarly optimistic in the pages of YES! magazine:

“By buying goods and services locally and regionally, we keep money circulating in the Main Street economy, where new jobs are most likely to be created. Shop at a big box store, and the money goes to corporate headquarters almost immediately. Buy local food and your money stays home. We can also generate energy locally.”

Who’s Building the Do-It-Ourselves Economy? by Sarah van Gelder, Doug Pibel

Here in Greenfield, Massachusetts, we are lucky to be located in a community with a vibrant Main Street and a proud tradition of supporting independent businesses. Yes Exactly has been part of this trend from its earliest existence; our first customer was a local farm. Our creative process is adapted to fit the needs of small businesses and individuals —a decision that for me resonates from both a personal and business perspective.

Can independent, locally owned businesses single-handedly save the nation’s economy? That’s a tall order, especially given that small businesses typically receive the fewest government perks and face the highest costs for healthcare and other benefits.

One thing is for certain. Choose to patronize local businesses—restaurants, artisans, merchants, and service providers—on a daily basis and you will see immediate and tangible results in your community. Convince your friends and coworkers to do the same and the impact grows.

We are part of the solution. The more we support each other, the stronger we become.

Tess Gadwa
Founder, Yes Exactly Web Design

This year’s holiday party will be held on Monday evening, Dec. 5, 2011, from 6pm – 10pm. This is a joint event, hosted by Gopher Logistics, Localvore Catering, and Yes Exactly Web Design. To request an invitation, visit http://www.tenmilescollaborative.com or email gopherlogistics@gmail.com. Cocktail attire suggested!

Yes Exactly is proud to sponsor Go Greenfield, a news, events, and community website for Greenfield, MA and the surrounding community. Check us out at www.gogreenfield.net!