Deborah Meaden encouraged the other Dragons to storm off the show after Peter Jones refused to leave without beating the winning darts score. The business mogul, 62, ordered the others to ‘leave him to it’, as a gobsmacked Peter attempted to land a decent score on the board during the latest episode. Brothers Scott and … Read more
Dragon’s Den viewers were left ‘blubbing’ last night after an inspirational ‘mumpreneur’ who launched a range of afro-textured hair products while working a part-time job and raising two children won backing from Sara Davies. Kameese Davis, from Birmingham, was seeking a £50,000 investment in exchange for a 20 per cent share in her brand Nylah. After an … Read more
Jessops, the camera retailer owned by Dragons’ Den’s Peter Jones, has filed a notice to appoint administrators after it was badly hit by lockdown restrictions. The company, which was bought by Mr Jones’s PJ Investment Group in 2013, currently employs 120 staff and runs 17 stores. It has hired insolvency specialists FRP and said it … Read more
Britain’s lockdown lockups! Yoga studio, tiki bar and nurse’s craft den are among 2021 Shed of the Year entries after serving as ideal sanctuaries to sit out the pandemic The 2021 Cuprinol Shed of the Year is celebrating the unusual garden creations made during lockdown Among the entries are a garden yoga studio, a bar, … Read more
Dragons’ Den investors turned down best deal in show’s history when they refused to put £100,000 into Brewdog that would now be worth £360million, beer firm boss says James Watt revealed proposed Dragons’ Den investment now worth £360million He and co-founder Martin Dickie had asked for £100,000 for 20% of business Applied in 2008, only … Read more
‘It’s been a true pleasure’: Dragon’s Den star Tej Lalvani confirms he will leave the show after its 14th series to focus on expanding his empire By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 15:35 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 15:35 GMT, 28 January 2021 Tej Lalvani has revealed he will leave Dragons’ Den after the upcoming … Read more
Confident: Sarah Willingham is banking on a big return for hospitality Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Sarah Willingham has four children dotted around the house doing lessons on their iPads and laptops during our interview, but she’s surprisingly relaxed about home-schooling. When her youngest child, Marly, was five, she took her whole family out of school for … Read more
A mother has revealed how she created a DIY sensory den so her visually impaired daughter has somewhere to relax away from the ‘madness’ of the family home. Kirstie Dallas, 27, lives in Belfast with her son Carter, five, and four-year-old Esmé, who has severe Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI), which is a form of visual impairment caused … Read more
George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Rating: Scandalous! The Tabloid that Changed America Rating: The enduring appeal of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (C4) is that he talks about buildings in a no-nonsense, blokey way. So when, last night, the architect mentioned that a project wouldn’t just transform a space but ‘lives as well’, alarm bells sounded. Uh … Read more
Dragons’ Den turned down a potential £360million fortune after rejecting craft beer company BrewDog at a screen test – and it’s now worth a staggering £1.6billion Co-owners James Watt and Martin Dickie set up the craft beer company in 2007 Duo, from Aberdeenshire, applied to Dragons’ Den in 2008 offering £100k stake James revealed how … Read more