By Kate Bassett
On Monday’s episode of Dragons’ Den, entrepreneur Richard Mire was told his Screen Machine product was a “ridiculously stupid, crazy idea”. But despite the Dragons’ venomous attack, Mire hasn’t been put off.
By Kate Bassett
When Ros Adams and John Foster-Smith appeared on the last episode of Dragons’ Den, their idea for a novelty sheet was dismissed as “ridiculous”. But little did the Dragons know that the business pitch was, in fact, a red herring – designed to propel the two entrepreneurs into the limelight.
Jock Rumgay has been appointed finance director of Independent Media Support Group.
When Tim Perutz joined the family business, Nimlok was in poor shape. Within two years he’d taken the firm into profit, and cracked 55 countries worldwide.
By Kate Bassett
Lincolnshire farmer Alex Albone set up Pipers Crisps in 2004. Today, he produces 75,000 bags a week – but downright refuses to supply major supermarkets. “As long as I live, I won’t sell to Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda or Waitrose.”
By Kate Bassett
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn and Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden today launched the new “Carbon Trust Standard”, a kitemark for green businesses. “You don’t usually see me getting involved in campaigns like these,” says Meaden. “But this is one topic that really winds me up!”
Graham Hetherington has been appointed chief financial officer of biopharmaceutical company Shire.
By Steve Leach
I don’t know if it’s like this for everyone, but for me turning 40 turned out to be a time for reflection; mulling nostalgically over the journey so far and the people and places that whizzed by on the way. I even remembered my hair, and stopped for a moment to wonder what it’s doing now…
Husband and wife team Andrew and Debbie Keeble launched Debbie & Andrew’s sausages in 2001. Now their Yorkshire-based outfit is pumping out sausages like, well, a sausage factory, and making a meaty profit to boot.
News today of the largest ever funding round for an open-source ERP business.
