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31 August 11:27:52 AM	Check out the 'Dragons' Den digest - Week 8' at Marketing Donut.   Marketing Donut
31 August 11:26:48 AM	DD8 week8 - inventor Chris Elsworthy almost lost all the Dragons with the complex corporate structure behind his Power8 (www.power8workshop.com) tool system but Duncan Bannatyne and Peter Jones invest in a 30% share for £150,000.   Power8
31 August 11:18:57 AM	DD8 week 8 - Patrick Smyth and Tim Hurst had Deborah Meaden wavering over an investment in Odourbuster (www.odourbuster.com), their toilet bowl odour extraction system, but eventually left the Den empty-handed.   Odourbuster
31 August 10:49:53 AM	DD8 week 8 - antiques expert Patrick van de Vorst persuaded Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis to put up £100,000 for a 40% share in Value My Stuff Now (www.valuemystuffnow.com), his online valuation service.   Patrick van de Vorst
31 August 10:35:11 AM	DD8 week 8 - the Dragons urged Stan Wallace not to continue with The Parcel Office (www.parceloffice.co.uk), his parcel delivery and collection business. More at Hellmail.   Hellmail
31 August 10:27:14 AM	DD8 week 8 - former soldier Mike Hamilton couldn't interest the Dragons in Commando Joes (www.commandojoes.co.uk), his miltary-style fitness operation for kids aged 5 to 15. More in the Manchester Evening News.   Manchester Evening News
31 August 10:19:39 AM	DD8 week 8 - Diane White, whose nom-de -plume is Jess Porter, and Tim Bhuller pitched YumYums (www.5adayworld.co.uk), a series of books for children. The Dragons were not impressed by the content and storylines. More at the Halifax Courier  Halifax Courier
26 August 10:44:51 AM	The Daily Express has an article about The Wand Company - "The deal was the biggest amount invested by a single Dragon since the show started in 2005" and "Online retailer Firebox.com said the wand sold out within hours of the broadcast on Monday."   Daily Express
25 August 12:01:20 PM	"The most successful Dragons' Den pitch ever?" - more on Chris Barnardo of The Wand Company (www.thewandcompany.com) in The Guardian.   The Guardian
24 August 11:10:45 AM	Check out the 'Dragons' Den digest - Week 7' at Marketing Donut.   Marketing Donut
24 August 11:09:55 AM	Clips from Dragons' Den can be found on the DDRepeat channel on YouTube.   DDRepeat
24 August 11:09:02 AM	DD8 week 7 - Chris Rai was unable to tempt the Dragons with Chapati Man, despite the food products being sold at Morrisons stores nationwide.   Chapati Man
24 August 11:07:52 AM	DD8 week 7 - Alastair Heelas couldn't persuade the Dragons in invest in the SnowGlobe.   SnowGlobe
24 August 10:18:51 AM	DD8 week 7 - a very professional presentation by Richard Blakesley and Chris Barnardo for The Wand Company (www.thewandcompany.com) had all five Dragons making offers but Duncan Bannatyne (www.bannatyne.co.uk/) won the day.   The Wand Company
24 August 10:10:46 AM	DD8 week 7 - the polished presentation by Allan Brown & Simon Jamieson for Gift Card Converter (www.giftcardconverter.co.uk) looked set for success until the Dragons raised the issues of legality and profitability.   Gift Card Converter
24 August 10:03:01 AM	The Dragons refused to believe the stats - "over 60% of UK adults walk for pleasure at least once a month" - quoted by Letitia Valentine & Alexander Lewis for Surviva Jak but the Ramblers website confirms this to be correct.   Ramblers
24 August 10:01:36 AM	More on the Deborah Meaden investment in Surviva Jak on her website.   Deborah Meaden
24 August 10:01:07 AM	DD8 week 7 - Letitia Valentine & Alexander Lewis stumbled over the use of 3rd party statistics in their pitch for Surviva Jak (www.survivawear.com) but Deborah Meaden was sufficiently impressed to invest £75,000 45% of the company.   Surviva Jak
24 August 9:39:38 AM	DD8 week 7 - Sandy Maxwell Forbes and Sarah McLean pitched for the funds to roll out CitiDogs Creche (www.citidogs.co.uk) from Edinburgh to other locations but fell down on miscalculations in their business plan.   CitiDogs Creche
17 August 11:46:17 AM	Duncan Bannatyne (www.duncanbannatyne.co.uk) is busy on Twitter - "Was it just me or did anyone else think the traffic cones on DD last night were pointless?" He's referring to Funky Moves.   Duncan Bannatyne - Twitter
17 August 11:39:14 AM	"They aren't called Dragons for nothing! James Caan's investment practice in the den exposed" - more on the issues raised by the Mail on Sunday story about Sharon Wright and her Dragons Den experiences at Business Matters.   Business Matters
17 August 11:14:12 AM	Click the link for the week 6 Dragons' Den digest from Marketing Donut.   Marketing Donut
17 August 11:13:27 AM	DD8 week 6 - click on the link and scroll down for some interesting input from a viewer about the potential product cost for Funky Moves.   Funky Moves
17 August 11:09:01 AM	DD8 week 6 - Ralf Klinnert pitched his Funky Moves (www.funky-moves.co.uk) exercise/game concept and looked to have no chance until Peter Jones saw potential and Theo Paphitis came in with a joint offer amounting to £120,000 for 50% which was accepted.   Funky Moves on DD
17 August 10:51:29 AM	DD8 week 6 - Graham Downey and Phil Morris could not convince the Dragons that there was sufficient demand for their Advanced Building Design (www.radclamp.com) portfolio of plumbing products.   Radclamp on DD
17 August 10:43:53 AM	DD8 week 6 - Jacqueline McKay failed to convince the Dragons with her pitch for Angelcot (www.angelcots.com), "the world's first infant cot & combined baby changing station."   Angelcot on DD
17 August 10:34:26 AM	DD8 week 6 - a confusing pitch by Gary HIllman and Faizal Khan for Peel Engineering (www.peelengineering.co.uk) - "the world's smallest car" - ended well as James Caan came in with an £80,000 for 30% offer which was accepted.   Peel Engineering on DD
16 August 4:02:10 PM	"How trustworthy is Kate Pritchard a journalist who writes for Real Business, who claims to be a champion of UK enterprise?" Duncan Bannatyne puts his side of the Mail on Sunday story on his blog and his Twitter page (http://twitter.com/duncanbannatyne).  Duncan Bannatyne blog
16 August 3:20:04 PM	Sharon Wright, creator of MagnaMole (www.magnamole.co.uk), who appeared on Dragons' Den in 2009, complained in the Mail on Sunday that the funds promised by James Caan and Duncan Bannatyne did not materialise. More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
12 August 10:23:10 AM	Click the link for the week 5 Dragons' Den digest from Marketing Donut.   Marketing Donut
10 August 10:46:35 AM	DD8 week 5 - Sarah and husband Mike Longthorn and Laura Booth pitched a fashion product. The WedgeWelly (www.wedgewelly.co.uk) is a wellington boot with a heel. Theo Paphitis has his offer accepted.   WedgeWelly
10 August 10:40:04 AM	DD8 week 5 - Steven Mitchell and Michael Ehrenreich pitched their bicycle / buggy ZIGO Leader (www.myzigo.com) confidently but were undone as the Dragons unravelled the backstory.   ZIGO
10 August 10:30:07 AM	DD8 week 5 - Alan Burton and Gavin Oattes pitched Tree of Knowledge (www.treeof.co.uk), their already-successful educational motivation concept. The duo impressed the Dragons but not enough to secure an offer.   Tree of Knowledge
10 August 10:24:52 AM	DD8 week 5 - a relatively quiet session in the Den started with Paul Morris trying to interest the Dragons in his idea for a manufactured pig feed that replaces the acorn, the Black Nut Iberian Pig's natural food source. The Dragons did not bite.   Paul Morris
3 August 11:05:12 AM	Lumacoustics - "...massive potential for the technology to be applied in other markets, such as gaming and the high street leisure sector, which is constantly searching for non-gambling methods of amusing their customers." More on the Peter Jones site.   Peter Jones
3 August 10:39:32 AM	Click the link for the week 4 Dragons' Den digest from Marketing Donut.   Dragons' Den Digest
3 August 10:37:48 AM	DD8 week 4 - Tim Williams and Tom Hogan gave a good pitch for Lumacoustics (www.lumacoustics.co.uk), whose main product is YrWall (www.yrwall.com), an electronic graffiti wall. Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones put up £50,000 for 40%.   Lumacoustics
3 August 10:28:07 AM	Duncan Bannatyne has advice for entrepreneurs on patents - "A patentable invention must have technical features which together with the application are new and innovative." More in The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
3 August 10:22:29 AM	DD8 week 4 - Lisa Marshall and Shelene Mitchell surprised the Dragons with their patent for Blooming High (www.bloominghigh.co.uk), their stackable outdoor plant container with internal watering system. However the proposition lacked scalability.   Blooming High