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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
Our Australian sporting friends at The Aussie X (pitchers from Episode 8) will be travelling to Kenya in June 2012 to deliver Aussie X footy programs to schools in the region of Kibera, Nairobi. Their aim is to improve... Read More »
Posted on Dec 16, 2011 10:19:18 AM
Shortly after that pitch was filmed, Arlene, Robert, and Jim contacted their editors at Harper Collins and Kevin called his at Random House. Both publishing houses asked for copies, and a few days later, both made offers. "I was... Read More »
Posted on Dec 7, 2011 7:00:00 PM
Season Five pitcher Doug Burgoyne of Frogbox was recently on the cover of Profit magazine. He was ranked No. 14 on their "Hot 50 Canada's Top New Growth Companies" in their September issue of the magazine. You can read... Read More »
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 2:22:14 PM
Reporter Ian Hanomansing profiled Season Five pitchers Frogbox and speaks to them about their move into the United States on The National. Watch the video below :... Read More »
Posted on Sep 20, 2011 2:43:14 PM
Last week, Evergreen Memories' Margot Woodworth and her partners from Dryden, Ontario braved The Den looking for funding to help her grow her eco-friendly gift business. Her little trees caused a BIG reaction in the Den - and in... Read More »
Posted on Mar 31, 2011 1:10:00 PM
In the spirit of the Holidays - we too are taking a break for a couple weeks, but we're giving you more, great new episodes starting January 12th! The second half of our season starts with another feature episode,... Read More »
Posted on Dec 9, 2010 10:02:18 AM
Season Three pitchers Hillberg & Berk have just launched a special jewellery line to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders. The company collaborated with the Riders to create a special Sterling Silver and gemstone... Read More »
Posted on Aug 26, 2010 9:38:10 AM
Season Four pitcher, Modrobes has reestablished themselves on Toronto’s trendy Queen West strip. Entrepreneur Steven Sal Debus was able to strike a deal in The Den with Brett Wilson, for $200k for a 35% piece of his company. Modrobes,... Read More »
Posted on Aug 6, 2010 10:27:47 AM
Remember Hillberg & Berk, the designer jewellery line Brett Wilson invested in two years ago in the Den? This summer, you will see this jewellery being sold across North America at all 35 Lilith Tour dates! Since appearing in... Read More »
Posted on May 20, 2010 1:28:03 PM
Season Five pitcher Erin Bolger of The Happy Baker was on CBC daytime program Steven & Chris last week. In the Den, Bolger struck a deal with Dragon Arlene Dickinson for $50k worth of marketing services and travel reimbursements.... Read More »
Posted on Feb 16, 2010 3:43:09 PM
Season Three pitchers EcoTraction will supply the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games with their environmentally friendly alternative to road salt. As outlined in a recent article in the Ottawa Citizen, company founder Mark Watson is hoping that their presence at... Read More »
Posted on Jan 15, 2010 2:06:00 PM
Season Three pitcher Dave Regnier has just released his debut comedy album entitled Dirty Talkin'. In the Den Dave asked the Dragons for financial support to produce his independent film My Date With Hugh, a comedic documentary about a... Read More »
Posted on Jan 7, 2010 1:45:46 PM
Season Three pitcher Rachel Mielke and her company Hillberg & Berk Jewelry were recently profiled in this article in arriva magazine. Rachel's pitch caught the eye of Dragon Brett Wilson and Mielke told arriva that Wilson’s venture capital has... Read More »
Posted on Dec 21, 2009 12:40:34 PM
Toronto Life magazine recently selected Season Three pitch Uno, as one of their 25 ideas that are changing the world. The Uno is an invention of Milton Ontario's Ben Gulak and is an electric motorcycle that balances itself on... Read More »
Posted on Dec 8, 2009 1:41:15 PM
Tune in this Wednesday November 11th at 8 pm for a special edition of Dragons’ Den where we get a blast from the past. See what some of our most memorable entrepreneurs have been up to since their experience... Read More »
Posted on Nov 8, 2009 11:19:46 PM
Jack & Ev Julicher and their Easy Hitch (Dragons' Den Season 3, Episode 7) will have a booth at the Toronto RV show.The Easy Hitch pitch was one of the most talked about last season. Jack & Ev had... Read More »
Posted on Oct 11, 2009 10:54:41 PM
This just in... congrats to a success story from the Den! Rachel Mielke of Hillberg & Berk has been named a winner of the Silver Lining Award for North America's top 10 entrepreneurs who demonstrate true entrepreneurial spirit. The awards... Read More »
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 9:39:45 AM
Cheryl McEwen, the entrepreneur who brought Back Buddie to the Den last season will be helping out a good cause at The National Women's Show. For one hour during the show, $5 from the purchase of every pink Back... Read More »
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 9:31:37 AM
Remember Wrinkles from Dragons' Den Season 3, Episode 1? We caught up with Wrinkles this past weekend helping at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of a Chapters store in Milton. Mayor Gord Krantz read Wrinkles' latest... Read More »
Posted on Sep 15, 2009 3:00:00 PM
Dave Regnier, the entrepreneur behind the movie My Date with Hugh featured in last night's encore presentation of Episode Five of Dragons' Den Season Three is starring in a new comedy tour in Toronto, Cornwall and Ottawa. Dave's idea for... Read More »
Posted on Jul 16, 2009 12:55:07 PM
Remember Moxie Trades from Season Three? Moxie owner Marissa McTasney turned down a deal in the Den after Dragon Jim Treliving told her, "Don't do the deal" in one of the most surprising moments on the show. Then, after the... Read More »
Posted on Jul 14, 2009 2:05:11 PM
This is a guest post by Molly Duignan. SPOTTED: Brett, Blues Brothers and Bikes Producer Molly went State-side this weekend to Boston, where she got to check in on the biggest deal in Dragons' Den history -- the UNO electric... Read More »
Posted on Feb 24, 2009 5:42:31 PM
Last season, Greg Bay pitched his special shorts that help heal groin and other core injuries to the Dragons. They were interested, but he left the Den without a deal. Well now Greg's business has been named "New Business... Read More »
Posted on Dec 10, 2008 11:16:58 AM
If you watched Dragons' Den episode 11 last night, we brought you back to season two where Sue Eckenswiller pitched her Omega Tree Stand to the Dragons. She didn't get a deal, but she sure did get a response.... Read More »
Posted on Dec 9, 2008 4:00:00 PM
Dragon W. Brett Wilson is making good on his promise to the Quicksnap trio from Halifax, NS. David Reynolds, Drew McKenna and Riad Byne landed a deal with Arlene Dickinson and Robert Herjavec for their innovative shoe clip that... Read More »
Posted on Nov 26, 2008 5:58:39 PM
When Raul Rupsingh and Steven Beath brought a prototype for their user interface for seniors into the Den, Kevin O’Leary was out before they could even say “softshell”. But their secret weapon, beta user Hazel Brunt, helped seal a... Read More »
Posted on Nov 24, 2008 3:05:13 PM
Super-fit couple Peter Pereira and Edna Melculj kicked off Dragons Dens third season with their fitness DVDs. The Dragons loved the concept of their no-equipment partner workouts. Peter and Edna heated things up in the Den with their demo,... Read More »
Posted on Nov 16, 2008 9:00:00 AM
When Sepp Amsler pitched his chip business earlier this season, he had the Dragons drooling over the tasty snack. His healthy kettle-cooked chips come in a wide variety of unique flavours, and his business plan made the dragons hungry for... Read More »
Posted on Nov 15, 2008 11:00:00 AM
Last season, this Calgary-based brother and sister scored Dragon dollars for their specialty tea shop. The duo entered the den boldly determined to do for tea what Starbucks has done for coffee and they left with a sweet deal... Read More »
Posted on Nov 10, 2008 9:27:01 AM
Regina’s Rachel Mielke was able to snag herself a deal this season from fellow Saskatchewan-native W. Brett Wilson, who was charmed by her product and her pitch. She made a deal for $200,000 for 30% of her business. Hillberg... Read More »
Posted on Nov 5, 2008 3:48:25 PM
When Carol Clay pitched her extra support strap for women's large breasts, the Dragons didn’t exactly jump for joy. Although the men of the Den enjoyed the demo, Arlene said it looked uncomfortable and hot. But her Den appearance... Read More »
Posted on Nov 5, 2008 2:45:30 PM
Paul Kind may have failed to win dragon dollars with his handy Rim Roller, but he certainly paid close attention to the advice they dished out. Since his appearance in the Den, the media have rolled in for a... Read More »
Posted on Nov 4, 2008 3:00:38 PM
Getting denied in the den doesn’t mean the end of your business! Trent Kitch of Kelowna BC proved exactly that in Season II when he won the Concrete Equities Armchair Dragon contest. Votes from viewers won him the $50,000... Read More »
Posted on Oct 31, 2008 4:17:08 PM
This is a guest post by Rob Livingstone from Tidy Trailers We can’t thank the Dragons' Den enough for the exposure we have received. Since the show aired we have been overwhelmed by the emails and phone calls supporting our... Read More »
Posted on Oct 31, 2008 9:00:00 AM
Entrepreneurs don’t often swallow fire, hang from the rafters AND shed tears – all in one pitch! Allison Williams from Ottaw, ON and Zay Weaver from Kalamazoo, Michigan, are street performers who pitched a business that would take a... Read More »
Posted on Oct 30, 2008 4:17:04 PM
