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I thought it was time to do another Lovefilm.com update.
Master and Commander: The far side of the world
Master and Commander was the first of my rentals, this was a good action packed film, the story of one ship going to the edge of the world to fight another. I felt I missed out a bit of the story by not having read the books. While it was a good film I couldn’t see the bigger picture of why they were doing it.
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Poseidon (2006)
The 2006 film Poseidon …
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In Episode Two the Dragons were visiting both successful and unsuccessful pitches in and around London.
Sean was first in the episode with his tangle teaser hairbrush. He had failed to get investment in the den but two years on the tangle teaser is in fairly wide use and available to buy online at Amazon. Duncan Bannatyne had a go and admitted it was better than a normal comb, and seemed surprised that Sean had solved over 250,000 units. Duncan was impressed how far Sean had come and thought he may …
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The Online Dragons Den has become so successful that it is going offline… to BBC2.
The Online Dragons Den is the same concept to the Dragons Den we know and love but is much more accessible to pitchers. Anyone can submit a video to the Online Dragons Den asking for an investment of up to £50,000 and the best pitches are selected by the BBC and the entrepreneurs are invited to pitch to the online dragons Shaf Rasul and Julie Meyer.
Shaf Rasul
http://www.shafrasul.com
Edinburgh based Shaf has made his millions in property and …
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Well the Den is closed for another season, but don’t worry for all is not lost as now perhaps the best bits are on TV. It’s all very well seeing entrepreneurs go into the den, but often what I want to know is what happened next. This season the BBC doesn’t disappoint with 5 episodes of “Dragons Den: on Tour” following the Dragons as they tour the country visiting entrepreneurs both who they invested in and turned down to see where they are now.
Today in Episode one the tour heads …
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It’s the final week in the Den and the series has flown by. Its been a strong series with a lot of deals done in the den. Hopefully a good final episode tonight.
Michael Lea – Earle’s
http://www.earles-direct.co.uk
http://www.earles-sandwiches.co.uk
Michael was seeking £100,000 for 15% in his mobile hot and cold food van company. Earles was formed 12 years ago and delivers pies, sandwiches, drinks etc to businesses. Michael gave a overview of the company history but was light on what the money was for.
He wanted to franchise his sandwich company, specifically with his …
