Dragons Den - Actinic Version

[TraceyHand]

And why am I not surprised...

Oh, you're just jealous because I got in there first

I was gonna make some comment about hijacking the thread again..but then realised you were the OP anyway...so I won't worry about it

[george]

I know a guy who makes made to measure corsets for a living. He's always complaining about having to measure up models and pornstars. Whats that all about then?

[Dave Fisher]

I know a guy who makes made to measure corsets for a living. He's always complaining about having to measure up models and pornstars. Whats that all about then?

Now thats what I call job satisfaction!

Wonder if Duncan takes all the pictures on his website

[leehack]

When i worked in Manchester, i lived up there during the week. I rented a room in a porn photographers house, he used to supply a lot of the mags with the pictures. His basement office with more than 50,000 pictures was something else.

[Dave Fisher]

When i worked in Manchester, i lived up there during the week. I rented a room in a porn photographers house, he used to supply a lot of the mags with the pictures. His basement office with more than 50,000 pictures was something else.

Is this why you can't sleep then Lee? 50,000 pictures going around in your head all night

Before I went self employed (and became poor overnight) I worked for a software house in the printing and packaging industry. There was one customer we always looked forward to visiting down in Diss, Norfolk.

They printed adult magazines and it was always a pleasure having a tour of the factory watching the presses and saddle stitchers working away.

The guy with the magnify glass checking the print quality had the best job

Always came away from this customer with a large brown envelope full of the latest issues.

[Miranda Stamp]

Are there any ex Ice Cream Salesmen on the forum?

Me, but I know I haven't got a million washable nappies otherwise there's something seriously wrong with my stock control!

[TraceyHand]

otherwise there's something seriously wrong with my stock control!

haha
it's possible!!

[pinbrook]

Are there any ex Ice Cream Salesmen on the forum?

i used to sell Baskin Robbins Ice cream....

[Miranda Stamp]

haha
it's possible!!

I'm definitely in the thousands though

i used to sell Baskin Robbins Ice cream....

I had a Bedford CF (L reg!) with the ledgend 'Scoopy Doo' and the dog on the side, and sold 17 different flavours. Sold Italian ice cream, Verossi - I learnt to count and swear in Italian, the driver would count off the stock, and his method of counting varied depending on how his journey up from Portsmouth had gone.

Back on topic-ish, I have a friend who is on the shortlist for DD with www.nappymat.co.uk - great product. I'd love to pitch and turn them down (but then I come from a sales background), she doesn't and I think she's a tad aprehensive...so ... any tips anyone? I think get figures straight and learn them off by heart must be No 1 priority because they're always so scathing about people who don't know their figures.

[TraceyHand]

I had a Bedford CF (L reg!) with the ledgend 'Scoopy Doo' and the dog on the side, and sold 17 different flavours. Sold Italian ice cream, Verossi -

Miranda...of all the things, I just can NOT see you selling from an ice cream van!

LOL

[Miranda Stamp]

Miranda...of all the things, I just can NOT see you selling from an ice cream van!

LOL

For a limited time:http://www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk/icecream.html
I'm driving, and it was rather a lot of years ago

[TraceyHand]

For a limited time:http://www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk/icecream.html
I'm driving, and it was rather a lot of years ago

Miranda...that's classy!!

How come all our Ice Cream vendors are in their 70s?

[pinbrook]

How come all our Ice Cream vendors are in their 70s?

What? ... ...

[TraceyHand]

seriously...the 2 ice cream vans that come through our village are driven by OAPs...I kid you not lol

I want some young good-looking Italian guy to drive our local ice cream van.. kids would wonder why Mummy started saying "yes" when they ask for ice cream then
LOL

[chris ashdown]

Back on topic-ish, I have a friend who is on the shortlist for DD with www.nappymat.co.uk - great product. I'd love to pitch and turn them down (but then I come from a sales background), she doesn't and I think she's a tad aprehensive...so ... any tips anyone? I think get figures straight and learn them off by heart must be No 1 priority because they're always so scathing about people who don't know their figures.

Dont know the rules but I would produce a minimum 3 years past profit and loss plus future plans including cashflow, print them off and give to each dragon at the start of the interview

Be sensible with the % portion, no one is going to be interested unless they get 40-50%, the risk just dosn't add up. if you were to buy 25% of a compediters company you would have no control over how they spend the money so why should the dragons

Have more products in the pipeline and not just a one product company

Their experience is what you really need and the fact they dont like failure so they will really pull out all the strings to turn around a poor performing company before they close it down