Serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist James Caan, has joined the Dragons Den panel for the new series.
The multi-millionaire joins Peter Jones, Duncan Bannatyne, Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis as potential investors.
James Caan set up the Alexander Mann Group in 1985 which grew into one of the leading HR outsourcing companies in the UK. After building […]
Deborah Meaden is set to cash in to the tune of £20 million when Weststar Holidays is sold to Parkdean Holidays.
Deborah Meaden, another ‘celebrity entrepreneur’ thanks to the BBC business show Dragon’s Den, could be cashing in on the 23 percent of shares she owns in the firm, Weststar Holidays, founded by her parents.
Weststar was […]
Rachel Elnaugh clearly has no love lost for Peter Jones, but ‘damn it’ she’s right!
High profile female entrepreneur Rachel Elnaugh, gives a great synopsis on the Peter Jones TV show Tycoon TV show.
An excerpt on her blog, Rachel Enlaugh entrepreneur, comments on Peter Jones in the Tycoon….
“While Jones’ teeth got whiter, his cufflinks got bigger […]
Peter Jones is disappointed that his TV show Tycoon has lost its prime time TV slot.
Peter Jones’s much hyped, solo step into business reality TV Tycoon, has been cut and rescheduled because of poor ratings and feedback from the public.
The second episode on ITV1 drew just 1.9 million viewers - 100,000 less than the opening […]
Simon Woodroffe launches a hotel capsule concept.
Simon Woodroffe who founded the chain Yo! Sushi in 1997, and appeared as a ‘Dragon’ on the first series of Dragons’ Den, is to open the doors of Yotel at Gatwick Airport.
The hotel offers 46 premium or standard ‘cabins’. Both classes of accommodation have enough room for two […]
James Caan, the serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and multi-millionaire joins the new series of Dragon’s Den.
James replaces the popular Australian Richard Farleigh, who was removed from the line-up of the hit BBC Two business ideas show last month.
The 46-year-old is founder and chief executive of a private equity firm which invests in retail, leisure, financial […]