Three entrepreneurs who appeared on Dragons’ Den have scooped a deal worth tens of thousands of pounds with Argos after the show’s experts backed their business. Simeone Salik, Janice Dalton and Dominic Lawrence reluctantly appeared on the BBC2 programme to attract investment in their design for temporary blinds. Their pitch proved so successful that two of …
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Three entrepreneurs who won investment for their business after appearing on the TV show Dragons Den have defied the recession to land a major deal with high street giant Argos. Simone Salik, 67, Janice Dalton, 52 and Dominic Lawrence, 38, secured £40,000 from two of the multi-millionaires after pitching their instant window blind business on …
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Temporary window covering company BlindsinaBox Ltd has announced that from 9 March its product will be sold by catalogue retailer Argos. BlindsinaBox Ltd appeared on the hit BBC two show Dragons’ Den in September 2008, and secured investment from multi-millionaires Duncan Bannatyne and James Cann. Bannatyne said: “This is one of my favourite investments, and I saw the …
IF you’ve just moved home or are having your blinds replaced and need temporary window covers Blinds In A Box are cheap simple to and easy-to-install solution. Starting from £45, the recyclable paper blinds, which come six to a box in either black or white, just need to be trimmed to size and stuck to …
Very occasionally, a new product comes along that makes you wonder why, and how, no one ever thought of it before. Blindsinabox has done just that. Its cheap, temporary blinds require no tools to install – simply peel off the adhesive strip and hang. Perfect as a temporary cover for windows if you are moving or redecorating, …
My very good friend, Janice, appeared in this week’s Dragon’s Den with her business venture ‘Blindsinabox’ and put her pitch to the ‘Dragons’. She text me an hour before it was due to be shown on television on Monday night just to remind me that she was on – how could I forget! Having interviewed …
Three entrepreneurs from Barnet have won thousands of pounds of investment after braving the hit TV show Dragons’ Den. Simeone Salik, 67, Janice Dalton, 52 and Dominic Lawrence 38, scooped £40,000 from two of the multi-millionaire dragons for their “instant” window blind business. During tense negotiations the trio finally agreed to part with 50 per cent …
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An unflappable grandmother won over two fierce investors and took home £40,000 on the TV programme Dragon’s Den last night. Simeone Salik, 67, who grew up in Oakwood Drive, St Albans, appeared on the seventh series of the programme with her idea of ‘Blindsinabox’. James Caan and Duncan Bannatyne were both blown away by the …
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If you hate having bare windows while your decorating, moving or waiting for your curtains to be cleaned, Blindsinabox offers an innovative solution. The blinds are made from paper and have an adhesive strip on the back, which simply adheres to your window. They cost just £45 for six blinds and come in a standard size …
Having your home decorated and worrying about paint splattered-splattered curtains? Or are you actually waiting for your curtains to arrive? Maybe you need a quick-fix window treatment for your rental property? Blindsinabox was dreamed up by Simeone Salik when she was looking for a temporary solution for a new house – and found there was …
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