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Continue reading →: From Market Stall to 1,000 Stores with retailer Mark Smith
Being a member of the GA has many great benefits, one of my favourites is the GA Members' Day which is held every year in Birmingham and usually has several great speakers as well as one on one surgeries for your business. One of the speakers at last year's event…
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Continue reading →: What is legal tender in the UK?
Have you ever wondered what constitutes legal tender in the UK and how this affects you as a retailer? You may recall the funny episode of The Office below where David Brent suggests that postage stamps are legal tender and that a bus driver would have to accept them as…
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Continue reading →: Scientists prove that greeting cards are good for your Mother
In the lead up to Mother’s Day, Royal Mail has conducted a scientific experiment which shows mums respond more positively to greeting cards and letters than to social media messages. The tests held under laboratory conditions by Mindlab, an independent scientific research company, on behalf of Royal Mail, found that…
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Continue reading →: 7 Magnificent Business Tips that have stood us in good stead
Following the success of our businesses Blue Eyed Sun and Ivy Ellen, we recently had an article written on us in magazine and the journalist asked me for my top business tips at the end of the interview. I thought I’d share them with you today: 1. Focus on your…
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Continue reading →: Progressive Greetings magazine feature Blue Eyed Sun in February Issue
Progressive Greetings magazine just featured Blue Eyed Sun in their latest issue. Read a transcript of the article below: Every Autumn for the last seven years, Jeremy Corner, managing director of handmade card publisher, Blue Eyed Sun has sacrificed several days to impart his business nous to a room full…
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Continue reading →: Widdop Bingham launch Blue Eyed Sun giftware at Spring Fair
Widdop Bingham successfully launched 90 Blue Eyed Sun licensed giftware products at Spring Fair this week in the NEC. Shortlisted for Gift of the Year 2013, Widdop Bingham’s stand was buzzing with interest in the huge variety of gifts inspired by our best selling Jingles and Vintage ranges of greeting cards. A…
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Continue reading →: 50 Business Tips from Sage Businesses
Our friends over at Sage have produced a useful PDF called '50 Tried and Tested Business Tips' which has been compiled by their successful small business customers and some of their Sage Business Experts. It includes helpful advice on how to start your own business and growing your business. There…
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Continue reading →: 5 Great restaurants near the NEC in Birmingham
I have spent the last twelve years exhibiting at the various shows at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre and have tried all sorts of restaurants near the NEC during that time. The list that follows is not exhaustive and they are not necessarily the best for culinary dining. I am not…
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Continue reading →: Ivy Ellen win Best Wedding Stationery Award
Blue Eyed Sun’s wedding stationery business, Ivy Ellen, won the highly coveted Best Wedding Stationery Award at last week’s prestigious 2013 Wedding Ideas Awards. There are some fantastic wedding stationery designers in the UK, particularly those in the finals of these awards, so for Ivy Ellen to have won is…
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Continue reading →: Why you shouldn’t give anything up for your New Year Resolutions
If you want to make any serious change in your business or personal life this year (and feel good about succeeding with it) my advice to you is don’t give anything up for your New Year Resolutions. Why not? Because, most of the time, when we do this we are…
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I’m Jeremy
Blue Eyed Sun is an award winning card and gift company specialising in gorgeous greetings cards and eco-friendly gifts. Founded by business partners Jo Kirby and Jeremy Corner in 2000, the firm now sells to the best gift and card shops around the world. Customers include leading multiples and a host of top independent retailers.
