Defining Moments

I had always wanted to start my own business, and the fulfilment that could provide me. I was working at the Siemens Microelectronics plant in North Tyneside, responsible for the implementation and subsequent running of large integrated software… read more

Lifestyle Story

Being my own boss has introduced flexibility that larger organisations find difficult to provide their employees. But it has also produced more stressful elements that typically ‘other people manage’ in those larger organisations. I wouldn’t change it… read more

Mistake To Avoid

Driving new sales is a very time consuming process, particularly as the business grows. We learnt that simply hiring a sales person is not the way to achieve this. We hired someone in sales who was completely wrong for the company- I learnt a lot from… read more

Secret

I think the best thing to do when you’re first starting out is to establish good contacts with people- don’t be afraid to network, and certainly don’t be afraid of failure.… read more

Challenge

When looking for support to set up my business, there were so many organisations it was difficult to establish who to go to. Business Link, The North East Chamber of Commerce, UK Trade and Industry and North Tyneside Council all provided different levels… read more

Challenge

Growing a services business has been much more challenging than I expected. The way that manufacturing has moved from the UK to other areas has meant Ascari has had to adapt our service offerings and provide additional services to differentiate ourselves… read more

Success

We have been running the business successfully since 1999, helping global companies implement key systems to help them manage their businesses, drive cost savings and improve efficiencies.… read more

Aspiration

The very first idea for my business was simply to deliver a no- nonsense approach to the implementation of systems that improved manufacturing efficiency for other companies. In the past, I had worked with a number of management consulting and IT… read more