Defining Moments

I’ve always been surrounded by creativity as I come from a highly creative family. Both my parents were involved in regional arts activities and my father was an illustrator and ceramic designer. I studied life drawing at the Chelsea College of Art in… read more

Lifestyle Story

There is an abundance of positives that come with running your own business. I love meeting such a diverse range of people all of which have such different creative needs and goals, taking my creative ideas into new directions.… read more

Mistake To Avoid

I have made only one major mistake to date and that was not targeting my marketing activity closely enough. I think it’s important when making a mistake that you take something away from it - it’s all part of the learning curve.… read more

Secret

If I was to give advice to anyone looking or thinking about going it alone and starting their own business I’d say ‘make sure your idea is viable’. It’s important that you have an idea of where you want to take the business and if there is a demand for… read more

Pearl Of Wisdom

I put my hard work down to perseverance and self belief, two things that are vital for any budding entrepreneur. If you believe in your idea and are willing to work hard there is nothing stopping you from making a success out of a business.… read more

Challenge

I’ve had my fair share of challenges that I’ve had to face. The biggest one is maintaining a steady cash flow in order to maintain and drive the business forward. There’s never enough time in the day to accomplish all I want to do.… read more

Success

The main success the business has achieved to date is being able to deliver a fantastic service to help new businesses compete on a level playing field with the big brands.… read more

Aspiration

I have high aspirations for Arrtia with the ultimate goal of having a world leading design studio based in the North East.… read more

Support Story

I have received some fantastic support from all my family and friends, who have been a constant source of encouragement and emotional support. I have also received tremendous backing from the design community both locally and nationally.… read more