Dragons Den

James Caan And Jamie Laing On Helping Young People Kick-Start Their Business Dreams

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK Entertainment

Many will know businessman James Caan from his role on 'Dragons' Den', but after quitting the show in 2010, he has been pouring his efforts into a new...

The Problem with Business Reality TV Shows

Bev James | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK
Bev James

With a new series of Dragons' Den and The Apprentice lined up, the concept of the business reality show is still going strong but are these shows having a positive effect on business management and leadership within the workplace?

Why You Don't Need a 40-Page Business Plan to Launch a Successful Company

Andy Fox | Posted 05.04.2013 | UK
Andy Fox

Have you ever seen Theo Paphitis or Duncan Ballantyne invest on Dragon's Den after perusing a detailed 40-page business plan? No.

The Intern: What Hope Does It Give for Students?

Richard Oki | Posted 05.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Richard Oki

As the new Channel 4 series, The Intern, kicked off a young woman stated "I haven't got a job, it's just no experience... no experience" which is very much heard of from young people nowadays. This highlights the very trivial dilemma in which a young person needs a job to gain experience, whilst on the other end employers refuse to hire inexperienced people.

Can Women Have It All?

Kelly Hoppen | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Kelly Hoppen

Having 'it all' or even defining what that means can be difficult. For women, success is often painted in a different light than for men. Success for a woman is more than having a successful career, its about relationships with others, family, friends, community, creative fulfillment.

Who Has Replaced These Dragons?

PA | Posted 11.03.2013 | UK Entertainment

Entrepreneur Piers Linney is to join the team on TV's Dragons' Den, the BBC has said. The cloud computing pioneer will join Duncan Bannatyne, Peter...

The New Dragon

PA | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK Entertainment

Interior designer and businesswoman Kelly Hoppen is to join the fearsome panel on TV's Dragons' Den. Show bosses have signed up the 53-year-old for...

Dragon Quits: 'I Am Out'

PA | Posted 09.04.2013 | UK Entertainment

Theo Paphitis has left the hit entrepreneur show 'Dragons' Den' to concentrate on running his string of businesses - declaring "I am out". The Drag...

Dragon's Den Star Snaps Up Jessops

PA | Posted 01.02.2013 | UK

Failed high street camera retailer Jessops has been snapped up by a group of buyers that includes Dragon's Den star Peter Jones. PricewaterhouseCoo...

Dragons Den Star Lets Staff Go To Pay For Divorce

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.01.2013 | UK

Dragons Den star Duncan Bannatyne has admitted he is having to lay off staff to pay for his acrimonious divorce from second wife, Joanne. The North...

Cameron Wants Students To Create The Next Google

PA | Posted 04.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education

David Cameron has told young entrepreneurs he wants to encourage new businesses in the hope Britain can create the next Amazon or Google. The Prime...

Cash Boost For Young Entrepreneurs

PA | Posted 03.01.2013 | UK

Thousands more young people could get Dragons Den-style government loans to help them turn business ideas into reality, David Cameron has announced. ...

Should Apprenticeships Be Equal To Degrees?

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 27.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Apprenticeships should be equal to degrees, a report commissioned by the government has urged, although public opinion remains divided. Entrepreneu...

Charlie Thomas

How A Dragons' Den Winner Became Theo's Mini Dragon (INTERVIEW)

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

You may recognise Neil Westwood from an early episode of Dragons' Den – inspired by his work as a hospital trainer, he developed a reuseable, restic...

What Is The Number One Mistake Entrepreneurs Make?

Charlie Thomas | Posted 04.10.2012 | UK

The key mistake start-up businesses make is underestimating how long it takes for customers to pay them, according to serial entrepreneur Deborah Mead...

Dragon's Den Star Rushed To Hospital After Heart Attack Scare

PA | Posted 01.10.2012 | UK Entertainment

TV entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne is recovering after being rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack. The 63-year-old Dragons' Den star was ...

Documentary Filmmakers Enter Dragon's Den for Good Pitch

Jess Search | Posted 22.08.2012 | UK Entertainment
Jess Search

It was a hot summer afternoon when the representative of the British Beekeepers Association (a man with a beard so bushy and comfortable I thought there might be a family of robins nesting in it) declared he represented 20,000 beekeepers and millions of bees. Then he pledged their full support behind a film called The Vanishing of the Bees as the room cheered.

It Takes More Than a Dragons Den Personality for a Successful Fund These Days

Christian Faes | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK
Christian Faes

nsynergy was launched in 2009 with the backing of the popular UK TV personality and former Dragons Den 'judge' James Caan.

TV Dragon Gets Apprentices Hired

Raconteur Media | Posted 20.07.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Raconteur Media

Multi-millionaire entrepreneur Peter Jones tells Liz Lightfoot how he wants to boost business with new-style apprenticeships.

Dragons' Den Star: I Was Raped At 12

PA | Posted 13.05.2012 | UK Entertainment

Dragons' Den star Hilary Devey has revealed she was raped at the age of 12 but kept the attack secret for 43 years. The multi-millionaire said she ...

The Apprentice: What's Gone Wrong?

George Potts | Posted 13.06.2012 | UK Entertainment
George Potts

n last week's episode of The Apprentice, candidates were tasked with creating a new brand of condiment. Each team's product was predictably lacklustre: a table sauce with a misspelt brand name and a chutney which was initially so spicy that the initial sample wasn't considered good enough to take to a tasting session.

'I'm Out'

WENN | Posted 29.04.2012 | Home

Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne has declared himself 'out' of his second marriage after five years. The gym tycoon finalised his divorce from Jo...

Britain's Businesses: Your Country Needs You!

Doug Richard | Posted 01.04.2012 | UK
Doug Richard

To kick-start the economy and get on the road to recovery, we shouldn't look to large corporations, but to the large number of small businesses that form the backbone of this country's workforce and output.

Television 2012: My Wish List

Fran Singh | Posted 03.03.2012 | UK Entertainment
Fran Singh

So long 2011 television, it's been emotional. Alfred Hitchcock once said that television "has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it". Now, he may well have said this during the previous century, but if you told me he said it having just watched an episode of Desperate Scousewives I'd totally believe you.

Small Firms Hit By Lending Squeeze

PA | Posted 28.12.2011 | UK

Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling to raise money from banks despite an agreement between lenders and the government,...