John’s Business Thoughts
Fascinating Facts about the new Fiver
May 10th, 2013 | 0 comments
How is the Fiver in your wallet produced? Five facts you never knew about the Fiver: 1. The paper used is a mix of Cotton Fibre and Linen Rag. Using copious amounts of water, the cotton is broken down into individual fibres and reformed into reels of paper of the quality required 2. The watermark. Read more...
What is A4 Paper?
May 9th, 2013 | 0 comments
What is A4 paper?, I get asked all the time, so I’m going to distill the experience of the years here for your benefit. 297mm x 210mm (Simples) The first thing to understand is that all European office paper sizes are based on an ‘aspect ratio of √2’ so, starting with the largest paper size. Read more...
Is the paperless office finally on it's way?
August 9th, 2012 | 1 comment
In a research note released today, Chris Whitmore of Deutsche Bank securities claims that the ‘Dead tree format is dying’. Claiming that the use of ‘low cost connected devices’ like smartphones and tablets is enabling the sharing of information electronically rather than in a printed format. Supporting this claim he asserts that looking at the. Read more...
Mr Stinkyink at IRX 2012
April 13th, 2012 | 0 comments
Our benevolent dictator John Sollars was recently asked to speak at the Internet Retail Expo in Birmingham and came up with a cracking presentation entitled “Every Recession has a Silver Lining” in which John talks about his adventures in business and the lessons he has learnt from running his own business. The nice people at IRX have. Read more...
Doggie Doo the 'must have' toy for 2012 Christmas
November 2nd, 2011 | 3 comments
The Toy Retailers Association (TRA) have released their top twenty ‘must have’ toys for this Christmas. Topping the list is a dog that defecates and doll that lives in a hydration tank to stay constantly moisturised, but it also includes favourites such as Fireman Sam, Elmo and a Nerf gun – the Vortex Nitron Blaster. The TRA. Read more...
Startup Britain - Bus Tour week 2
September 19th, 2011 | 0 comments
Startup Britain – What’s it all about?When the call came through, “Do you want to join the Startup Britain bus tour?”, my immediate reaction was, “What’s that all about?”. Having not heard anything about it I decided that as I was now going to be on the bus, I’d better find out more. Startup Britain. Read more...
IPad is amazing, delicious, musical…a printer?
February 9th, 2011 | 1 comment
The iPad is a ‘magical and revolutionary’ (apple.com/ipad) product for the 21st century. It is thin, it is light, has a multitouch function and more applications than there will ever be time to talk about. I have now been using an iPad for six months and have only begun to scratch the surface of what. Read more...
Find out how you can squeeze an extra couple of DAYS a week work out of your employees
January 7th, 2011 | 0 comments
A recent study by Brigham Young University revealed that by adopting a mix of flexi time and home telecommuting employees were likely to work up to two days per week more than in a traditional office environment. The researchers analysed data from 24,436 IBM employees in 75 countries, identifying the point at which 25 per. Read more...
SEO and Social Networking
February 27th, 2008 | 0 comments
Social Networking – A conundrum for E-Commerce? PLEASE DO NOT DIGG THIS ARTICLE! We are all aware of Social Networking sites – the likes of Bebo, Facebook et al, and if like me you run an e-commerce website you have probably been trying to think of ways that you can benefit from the Phenomenon that. Read more...
Stinkyink Receive Investors in People recognition
August 29th, 2007 | 0 comments
Stinkyink recognised by Investors in People. Today 29th of August 2007, Stinkyink.Com was awarded the prestigious Investors in People(IIP) award. A Delighted Managing Director John Sollars said ‘Investors in people is a challenge for any small business, it is an acknowledgment that the company and its people are working together to a common goal, and. Read more...
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