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During the Dragons' Den Season finale, April 4th, we will be holding our first-ever auction. This season Arlene Dickinson wore a red cardigan designed by Montreal's Marie Saint Pierre. Many of you have asked about it and now it's... Read More »
Posted on Mar 30, 2012 3:51:58 PM
Shortly after this pitch aired, Arlene met with Peak Products and the first thing she took care of was product improvement and filing a new patent. "I knew that once it hit TV, the design of the bracket was... Read More »
Posted on Mar 21, 2012 7:00:00 PM
Kevin O'Leary is whipping up competition on Twitter between his book, The Cold Hard Truth About Money, and Persuasion by Arlene Dickinson - good taglines describing their different investment styles. Not to be outdone, Robert Herjavec's book, Driven, was released... Read More »
Posted on Sep 22, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Dragon Arlene Dickinson will be releasing her debut book Persuasion next week and will be hitting the road for book signings and appearances throughout the next month. At 30, Arlene Dickinson was divorced, had a high school diploma, no savings... Read More »
Posted on Sep 8, 2011 1:23:09 PM
Residents of Toronto can meet Dragon Arlene Dickinson and other CBC stars this Saturday January 15th at the Fairview Mall (1800 Sheppard Avenue East) at CBC Live! The event runs from 10 AM - 4 PM. Be sure to... Read More »
Posted on Jan 13, 2011 10:11:09 AM
This week we launch a new weekly video segment on our website, Ask The Dragons. Each Monday before a new episode of Dragons' Den, The Dragons will answer viewers' questions on a variety of topics. We kick off this week... Read More »
Posted on Sep 27, 2010 12:49:36 PM
In a series entitled My Lair, The National Post's Home section has been profiling the Dragons' homes. The series started off by exploring the picturesque Muskoka home of Kevin O'Leary. The 9000 square foot cottage, with sweeping views of Lake... Read More »
Posted on Sep 13, 2010 9:47:30 AM
This Spring, our very own Arlene Dickinson was given the privilege of visiting Canadian Forces troops in Afghanistan. After 20 hours of nearly non-stop flying she was strapped into a Hercules Aircraft and flown into Kandahar along with other... Read More »
Posted on Apr 15, 2010 4:03:03 PM
In this week's Behind the Scenes video, Dragon Arlene Dickinson provides background on the fashion items she wears on the show. She also explains why she wears the same outfit every show and reveals the answer to the question... Read More »
Posted on Jan 14, 2010 10:04:26 AM
They're all rich, they're all powerful, but most importantly, they're all self-made success stories. Over the past few months, we've been traveling with the Dragons--to find out where they came from and how they live their lives now. Our... Read More »
Posted on Jan 8, 2010 1:33:13 PM
This week CBC's Smart Shift spoke with Dragon Arlene Dickinson in their weekly smart leaders profile. Smart Shift explores how Arlene's Venture Communications has become more environmentally efficient, embraces new technology trends and works to evolve financially in the... Read More »
Posted on Nov 13, 2009 9:02:52 AM
Dragon Arlene Dickinson is featured on the cover of the June edition of Alberta Venture magazine. This month's issue contains a series of articles on, "Women & Power: what it takes to get to the top." You can read... Read More »
Posted on Jun 3, 2009 10:20:08 AM
Recently, Dragon Arlene Dickinson was a guest speaker at NAIT's Women in Technology event and after her presentation, she gave a brief interview about the recession. Arlene talks about:what advice she has for consumers during the recessionwhy right now is... Read More »
Posted on Apr 23, 2009 10:49:53 AM
Congratulations to Dragon Arlene who is once again featured in Profit's Top 100 Woman Entrepreneurs. She may be number 13 on the list, but she's number one in our hearts!!!!! Click here to see the complete list.... Read More »
Posted on Oct 30, 2008 4:01:40 PM
Business Edge has posted an excellent article about the trend of women becoming entrepreneurs and who better to talk about that subject but our Dragon Arlene Dickinson. Arlene talks about hear early days struggling as a woman in business:... Read More »
Posted on Oct 22, 2008 4:00:00 PM
Arlene's company Venture Communications has just won two awards from the Canadian Marketing Association for excellence in Canadian Marketing. Both awards are for campaigns we created for a Travel Alberta (see example at the right) campaign that was created... Read More »
Posted on Sep 30, 2008 1:00:00 PM
