June 2026

The crotch rivet problem
by Dave Chong|17 June 2026|Advice
Part one of a series on denim and what it teaches about business. In 1873, Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss received a patent for what was, for everyone who heard it, a Good Idea. The idea was rivets. Specifically: small copper rivets placed at the stress points of denim work...
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JKC at the Cornwall Business Fair 2026
by admin|10 June 2026|Events, News, Standard
We’re going to be at the Cornwall Business Fair in Truro on July 8th. Come along and see us if you’re there. If you make your way towards Stand 15 and look out for some very bright orange, that'll probably be us. In the meantime, why not take a quick...
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Why your competitor’s marketing looks better than yours
by Cat Allen|03 June 2026|Advice
TL;DR version: That nagging sense that everyone else in your industry has their marketing together? It's an illusion — and a remarkably well-maintained one. What you're seeing is the polished surface of someone else's strategy, with all the context, arguments, failed experiments, and lucky timing carefully removed. Copying it doesn't...
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