Bar Titania, Soho, London - 16 May
Gibson teamed up with a colleague - Tricia Jones - to take on the venture and manage the business.
"We put some money into it," Gibson explained. "I looked after the decor and the vision and together we project-managed it. A lot of people think 'I will open a bar, isn't it easy' but it has got to look right, you have got to have the right offering and pricing structure and you have to have great service," she added.
Among other lessons, the trade accountant has managed to show the venue's original owners more about the hospitality industry, about working with gross profit and about how to create benefits from a loss leader.
Bar Titania is now positioned as a gay-friendly, sophisticated bar which is open for morning coffee, afternoon tea and evening options with a focus on a balance of fairly-priced house drinks alongside more premium spirits, cocktails and wines. The bar also boasts evening entertainment.
Bar Titania, Soho, London - 16 May.