Personalised Gift Products - A Novel Niche Business Concept Often the simpler ideas are the best; and producing novelty certificates from a database linked to details gleaned from names, places, and dates has certainly been a winner. Datalite UK Limited briefly looks back over the success of its 'Day You Were Born', 'Our Wedding Day', and other personalised gift products.Keywords:
John Henry, datalite, dayborn, gift, gifts, personalised, personalized, birthday, birthday gift, wedding, wedding gift, baby, baby gift, day you were born, celebration, uk, worldwide Dreams - Can They Be Understood and Controlled? The average person spends roughly a third of their life asleep, yet often have very little knowledge or control over their dream state. Datalite Software in research for their latest eBook package explores the world of dreams. This includes the basic understanding of the dream state, meanings attributed to particular dreams, and the phenomenon of controlling the experience via entering the world Keywords:
John Henry, datalite, software, datalite software, dreams, dream, dream meanings, meaning of dreams, surreal, lucid dreams, induce, ebook, ebooks, dream ebook, instant, download, instant download The Grinding Square Wheels of Bureacracy Bureaucracy in the opinion of many is the absolute scourge of modern day living. The word certainly does not conjure up efficient and essential administration. On the contrary this term is associated with meaningless procedures that achieve little if anything, with the apparent sole aim of pure frustration, often contrary to any concept of meaningful logic or 'common sense'. This article sponsoKeywords:
John Henry, datalite, datalite uk ltd, datalite uk limited, article, grinding wheels, bureacracy, political correctness, bureacratic, hmrc, political correct, inefficient, officialdom, tax, tax office, council, grinding wheels Should Our Countryside Be Regarded As An Economic Resource Or As Natural History? In 1985 John Henry wrote this essay for a 1985 Royal Navy Essay Competition called 'The Lieutenant Commander Hooper Prize'. This essay won first prize in the competition for the year. Over twenty years later this essay is published on the internet for the first time. It is interesting to compare eco concerns now to issues of around twenty years ago, The essay highlighted that the bureacracy ofKeywords:
John Henry, countryside, pollution, ecological, eco, green, natural history, economic, resources, preservation, politics, EU, european union, farmers, farms, farmland, Why Does UK Tax Have To Be So Taxing? DATALITE UK Ltd in some of its dealings with the UK's tax collection HMRC department, has been staggerred by some of the bullying, intimidating, and harrassment tactics experienced by this bureacracy. After several such incidents following faithfully HMRCs own written procedures, DATALITE asked no less than 59 questions of this department. This article summarises the questions of general interesKeywords:
John Henry, hmrc, hm revenue customs, tax, taxing, uk, united kingdom, bureacracy, bullying, intimidation, harrassment Despatch Tips Fragile Projects No successful business likes to take the flak, expense, and possible loss of a customer, due to the failings of another business. Such a scenario can present itself for any business delivering products via mail. Ultimately success and reputation is very much dependant on the efficiency of the transit company employed. Frames Online UK despatches picture frame products containing inherently fragKeywords:
John Henry, despatch, mail, post, postal, courier, fragile, packaging, fragile, customer, service What Happened On The Day You Were Born? People may come across as only being concerned about others with little regard for self, but in the final analysis with precious few exceptions the vast majority have a natural interest in their own origin.Keywords:
John Henry, day, born, personalised, personalized, news, events, gift, idea, birthday, wedding, birth Whom Is The Biggest Enemy Of UK Businesses? The United Kingdom over the past decade has been an extremely hostile environment for businesses, especially the smaller concerns. Numerous government initiatives have added ever increasing layers of bureaucracy, additional costs, and inefficient time wasting requirements. All this is underpinned by ridiculous levels of legislated Political Correct ideology that adversely affect a UK business toKeywords:
John Henry, datalite, article, business, uk, government, bureaucracy, inefficiency, united kingdom, solution, businesses, pc, politically correct How To Cope With The UK Business VAT 'Nightmare Before Christmas'. The recently announced VAT rate reduction could not have come at a worst time for UK VAT registered businesses, the benefits in the short term are negligible, but set during the peak pre-Christmas business activity a bureaucratic administrative burden is virtually guaranteed. The last main VAT rate change was way back in 1991, and many systems, routines, and computer programs have been set at 17.Keywords:
John Henry, datalite, article, business, uk, government, tips, tax, vat, value added tax, coping, reduction, rate, bureaucracy, inefficiency, united kingdom, solution, businesses Is Global Warming Climate Change The Ultimate Con? Climate change has existed during the Earth's history without any influence of man whatsoever, and was around long before even the existence of life itself. Indeed mankind owes its very existence directly to the Earth's episodes of climate change. The science supporting the postulation that manmade CO2 emissions will lead to global warming and hence disastrous climate change is not indisputable. It is quite possible that mankind is being conned into a philosophy that may well be a waste of time, money, resources, and the possibility of doing more harm than good. Is this the ultimate con?Keywords:
John Henry, datalite, global, warming, climate, change, co, con, al gore, ecology, earth, pollution, planet, save, our, government, company 5 Business Tips to Survive Royal Mail's Latest Postal Strike Here we go again! The Royal Mail embarks on yet another post strike in Autumn 2009, and again on a lead up to Christmas. Datalite UK Ltd in a previous article on the UK Post Strike of Autumn 2007 passed on some of its coping experiences. This article provides further lessons learnt and an update on business tips to survive a mail strike.Keywords:
John Henry, Datalite, uk, united kingdom, royal mail, business, strike, strikes, post, post office, mail, mailing, industrial action, coping, strategy, strategies, survival, cope, tips, courier, alternative, mail order, , autumn, Christmas, opportunity, opportunities, industrial, action The Sheer Hell of Telephone Call Centre Voicemail Just about everyone has experienced the sheer hell of telephoning a call centre. The endless voicemail mantra of 'your custom is important to us', the torturous piped music, the waste of time, and to rub salt in the wound invariably having to pay money for this nightmare. For many companies and organisations their voicemail is nothing short of a public relations disaster. This article examines the current call centre vogue and questions why it is used in the first place.Keywords:
John Henry BA BSc, ebay, auction, auctionhouse, online, auctioneer, sell, buy, seller, buyer, hostile, environment, bureaucractic HEALTH and SAFETY - Is Perspex Plastic Really a Safer Choice For Picture Frames than Glass? The United Kingdom currently appears risk averse and obsessed with Health and Safety issues. Indeed this can be taken to extremes, and has led to over zealous interpretation with the banning of such innocuous items and activities such as hanging baskets, pantomime shows throwing sweets to children, conker competitions. When it comes to purchasing picture frames, many organisations particularly those linked with government demand the more expensive and plastic safety but is this really safer?Keywords:
John Henry BA BSc, health, safety, plastic, glass, picture frame, frame, photo, styrene, perspex, acrylic, traditional, shatterproof, unbreakable When Did People Start Giving Christmas Gifts and Why? The giving or sending of a gift at Christmas time has its origins going back even before the famous biblical birth! The Victorian era appeared to have epitomised the true spirit of Christmas and instigated many of the current seasonal traditions. In modern times Christmas is a huge commercial enterprise, with the business promotion run up starting virtually as soon as Summer Holidays are finished. This essay looks at the history of Christmas gift giving, tracing its origins and the ultimate reasons for the Yule time celebrations.Keywords:
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