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Dragons Den inventions that actually ended up being very successful so sit back relax
and without further ado let's get right into this content guys
i teddy for an impressive 2007 episode we meet a 29 year old entrepreneur named imran hakeem from
bolton in greater manchester with an interesting product his invention was a new and unique
edutainment toy that aimed to both entertain and provide developing children with valuable lessons
it basically took the basic design of a traditional 21st century teddy bear and added
a detachable personal media player inside of it this allowed for kids to not only one watch their
cartoon of choice but allowed for parents to add educational stories and songs to help them learn
while today this is very overdone and unimpressive back in 2006 when this was initially invented it
was a mind-blowing idea the whole inspiration as to why he invented it is because his little
brother wanted to give a gift to his young niece that was unique and ahead of its time
which resulted in the i teddy both peter jones and theo pathetis were intrigued by
imran's concept and story agreeing to finally get in on a deal together for a hundred forty
thousand pounds for twenty percent as time passed though some changes were made to the product but
it was overwhelmingly well received all around the world reaching many parts of the world iteri was
found in approximately 45 different countries in every major uk retailer today imran is
worth over 90 million dollars so that could help you understand how successful this was
magic whiteboard
in 2014 a man named neil westwood came confidently into the den with his simple yet very effective
product essentially he invented a whiteboard that was naturally adhesive made out of something
similar to plastic wrap having the important foundation of his business down what he was truly
seeking was money to market his product to the public often though it's like walking on eggshells
when you ask the panelists to spill some dough for marketing because it can cost a lot depending on
the nature of the product though deborah meadon and theo paffetus surprisingly pulled through
investing a hundred thousand pounds into the business they promised to help market and sell the
idea and even went as far as to guarantee that it would be more successful than pathetis stationary
chain called ryman's in the end it became one of pefita's best investments and westwood was
able to pay back the investment in under two years with the two million plus pounds that his company
made he was able to buy back his shares from the dragons and has an immensely successful business
how awesome razzamattas theatre schools what many might not consider is that often the money that
entrepreneurs get from investors on the show isn't the most valuable thing they'll receive
but the watching eyes of millions of potential buyers who watch the show
fascinated to learn about the businesses that come on this is especially true for ones like denise
hutton's razzmatazz theater schools which started off very strongly hatin got a group of her pupils
to kick off the pitch with a really wholesome song and dance that captivated the panelists
completely however when it came time to answering questions about the businesses important numbers
it only went downhill it seemed like it was all over for the sweet little theatre school
when all the dragons said they were out but what happened in the end was very shocking
duncan banitine took a huge leap of faith and swept in under the business for 50 000 pounds
at 25 of the business there was absolutely no haggling or argument hutton took the
deal in a heartbeat and boy was that a good decision since her school has turned into a
franchise business that is partnered with huge names like disney and her majesty's theater
which means big bucks for hutton all because of the episode reggae reggae sauce next on
the list we're going to get into a contestant who has to be one of the most infamous to date
appearing in an episode of the earlier days of the show in 2007 levy roots aka keith came in
with his new sauce called reggie reggae sauce roots was another example of an entrepreneur
who had a strong first impression serenading the sharks with a nice little song about his product
similarly to hutton once the questions started coming in it didn't go very well with roots even
being exposed to have miscalculated some numbers however he secured a split deal with peter jones
and richard farley for the 50 000 pounds he asked for just with double his equity at 40 percent
later down the line his bottle that said our family in jamaica have been blending homemade
jerk sauce since way back and for years it's been the taste of london's notting hill carnival
came out to actually be fake roots made millions off of this sauce but ended up being sued by his
ex-business partner for six hundred thousand pounds during the proceedings there were a
lot of things that were exposed facts that were shocking to everyone the whole sentence
on the back of the bottle i just read was a complete marketing ploy and his ex-partner
actually is the one who made the sauce he was also exposed for gang history which is crazy
magic wand wouldn't it just be fantastic to be able to use magic like harry potter
and control things with a wand at will while chris bernardo's magic wand makes that dream
somewhat of a reality by allowing you to control your tv and other devices with simple gestures
this fantastically creative idea was picked up by duncan banitine
who started with a 200k pound offer which became a record nine hundred thousand pounds
outbidding the other dragons who wanted a piece of the pie by a long shot with a twenty percent
stake in the business both banatin and bernardo went on to make millions with this product
though the success was very short-lived with the product making a whopping 2 million the first year
and then being just forgotten about the next the magic wand company was going to make a doctor who
version of the wand but the lack of sales forced him to not go through with the idea well that will
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