History is full of those what might have been moments… It was the year 2000 and Blockbuster was a $6 billion dollar giant that dominated the home entertainment business with 9,000 global rental stores. Netflix however was a 2-year-old mail order DVD website rental business with loses of $57 million, one hundred employees and 300,000

Why do Jamaica produce the highest number of world class sprinters per population? This small island country located in the Caribbean Sea with less than 3 million residents, have won 83 Olympic sprinting medals since first competing in the games in 1948. According to some researchers, the hypo-steroids present in yams (a vegetable found widely in

No Rules Rules. Sounds like a teenagers dream scenario… But it’s not. It’s how Netflix built the culture of their organisation, which has helped them gain 209 million global subscribers, and revenues of $25 billion. ‘No Rules Rules’ is written by CEO Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer of INSEAD Business School. The book contains Netflix’s

Meet eco-warriors Joshua, Sid, Nicolle, Sham, Jonny, Abbie and latafal… Normally they’re beavering away at BT towers in Accrington, helping to keep Lancashire’s phone and broadband network in tip top shape. But BT have allowed these great people to take time out on a corporate sponsorship day, to assist Anand and his team at Meadows

The 33-page per minute colour Konica Minolta bizhub C3320i is packed with the latest technology… It comes pre-loaded with up to 1,000 monthly colour prints (excluding paper) and lifetime agreement warranty. Everything is included with no strings attached for your peace of mind. Available from £50 plus Vat a month, with free delivery and installation

A Reebok is a speedy South African gazelle… But did you know? Reebok (the global sports shoe brand) named itself this from a children’s dictionary, after they hit trade-mark issues with Mercury (their first name of choice). It’s true… In 1960 Reebok founder Joe Foster was told he could not register Mercury as others had

Local Economy – Local spend boosts the local economy, creates local jobs, and generates local wealth. Local Environment – Quite simply, less packaging, less travelling, less fuel = Less carbon omissions and a healthier environment. Local Community – Local businesses support local events, charities, sports clubs, school events, libraries, amenities…If our local businesses thrive, so do our communities.

Throughout these unprecedented times of economic challenges, there is a positive if you look close enough… Local communities and businesses have developed a new appreciation to support each other and prioritise buying local. In Lancashire, MY Total Office Solutions have been at the heart of a national campaign to ‘Keep It Local’. Darren commented: “We are part

Leonard Lauder (Estee Lauder’s son) was engaged in the business since it started in 1946. Although he didn’t officially join the payroll until 1958, soon becoming CEO. Leonard (along-side his mum and dad) is responsible for growing Estee Launder from a handful of products barely breaking even, to a multi-brand global colossus with revenues exceeding

The James Dyson story is an amazing one… Most of us know Dyson through his cyclonic bagless hoover invention, hand dryers, purifying room heaters and hair dryers & stylers. But did you know he also invented the ball barrow and an electric SUV with a range of six hundred miles (even with the heaters or

So, at COP26 one hundred world leaders have promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030… The pledge includes almost £14 billion of public and private funds. Experts welcomed the move but warned a previous deal in 2014 had “failed to slow deforestation at all” and commitments needed to be delivered on. UK Prime Minister

I’m always harping on about the need to change and reinvent the products you provide… And the fact that you don’t have to invent completely new products and solve a completely new problem, it can be a simple change to an existing product which improves the experience. Sir James Dyson invented a new vacuum cleaner

Sometimes we simply can’t see what is right in front of us… And other times we find solutions to problems that we didn’t initially set out to solve. Insight is everything, and it can come to us in ways that we least expect. In his book ‘Seeing What Others Don’t’ renowned cognitive psychologist Gary Klein

What’s a blue ocean strategy? Put simply, it’s creating something that no-one else is providing, which allows you to swim alone in your part of the marketplace, whilst also differentiating yourself from your competition. It doesn’t have to be a brand-new product either, it can be repackaging an existing product, so it’s delivered or purchased

To make things easier for organisations implementing hybrid work policies…   We’re combining our unlimited multi-function printers & refurbished PCs / Laptops with Office 365 into one affordable monthly subscription, complete with lifetime warranty for peace of mind.   While hybrid work comes with some benefits due to its flexibility, there are also challenges that