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

Who’s the alter ego, Superman or Clark Kent? Most people automatically assume it’s Superman, as he’s strong powerful and confident. But you’d be wrong. Why? Because Superman had to find a way to fit in on earth, so he chose the less confident and meek Clark Kent as his alter ego, the person he becomes

Have you ever felt like a fake and not qualified for the job? Before starting our office technology business, I worked for a global IT and business process outsourcing company, called Electronic Data Systems (EDS). My role was to meet with company directors of medium and large organisations to explain how outsourcing their IT department