In our last blog post we discussed our city’s appreciation for supporting small local businesses by holding events like Little Boxes, a three-day event where participants earn raffles for prizes from participating small business in the city, and other neighborhood sales and events. Since we are passionate about our philosophy as a city who values community over competition, we decided to host …
Shopping small in Portland can mean saving big. And winning big too! As we discussed in our last blog, one of the reasons that Portland is considered a “small business town” is the amount of collaboration that happens in this city. Here in our town, the idea of placing community over competition is more than a hashtag. It’s a …
It’s no secret that Portland loves to go local. It’s a part of the Portland “brand,” yet the convenience of buying from big box and online corporations from one’s own home keeps many from staying loyal to the stores just around the block. In 2008 alone, there were 62,633 businesses with fewer than 100 employees according to the Portland Business …
Portland is filled to the brim with artists, and that means that this summer is filled to the brim with festivals! Art printing is one of our favorite services we provide. We know your creations are a labor of love, so in an effort to give back to our local artists, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite art …
Read this before your company decides to go paperless – the answers might surprise you. We are always thinking about all of our points of contact with our customers, and how to stay sustainable throughout the process. We know people often ask, ‘why might a company choose to print certain information, rather than communicate it digitally?’ Two Sides North America …
In honor of the ‘month of love,’ Paperjam is celebrating our love of small business all February long! We’re offering Biz Bundle discounts (the more you need, the more you save), our president and co-founder Deborah just returned from another trip to Capitol Hill fighting for small business, and she even wrote the blog below. If you’ve ever wondered, “will …
ABOUT THE AUTHOR For some, teaching is a passion. Some special souls wake up with joy every morning knowing that they are responsible for shaping the minds of our societies youth. One local teacher is shaping minds of elementary school children even in her retirement. This woman is Ruth Anne McCullough, and she is a writer who has been printing projects with …
This month we made stencils for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign using our laser cutter! New cards printed by local artist Ashley Mersereau! Prints for The Peoples Yoga about a new class! Colorful posters for local musician Caleb Klauder for an upcoming event!
For the last several months, we’ve been focusing on acts of kindness and charitable giving. Since we’ve had giving on the mind, we decided to seek out a local nonprofit business, doing their part! We interviewed Rachel Bloom, founder of UpLife and Happy Cup, about her unique nonprofit businesses! Read more to find out what they’re about! What is Happy Cup? …
Keeping with our DIY wedding theme, we sought out one of our favorite customers, whom is also a designer and illustrator located in Portland! Austin Sellers dabbles in a lot of graphic design themes, mainly band posters and music flyers, but he also makes wedding suites! We love his detailed, whimsical, unapologetically eccentric designs. How did you start designing?I’ve been professionally designing for 11 …
We’ve been designing and printing for Justin of Oregon Deli Co. for the past few months, to get his restaurant marketing-ready! Now that his business has been in full swing since December, 2014, we thought we’d feature his business story, in theme with our Refresh, Renew, Revamp Newsletter! How did you start Oregon Deli Co.? The story begins in 2012 with …
Holiday card sets available in the shop! Perfect use of rounded corners on business cards! Art prints by Consu Tolosa Lovely wedding thank you post cards Natural white 120# cover stock perfectly suits this business! Gravelly Art holiday cards available in the shop! Amazing color reproduction on these artist cards Fun winter cards by Lenall Siebenaler …