Deborah Meaden - Common Sense Rules
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Deborah Meaden - Dragon With Common Sense!
Deborah Meaden is well known as one of the "Dragons" on the popular BBC TV series "Dragons Den".
Renowned for her straight talking approach to would-be entrepreneurs, Deborah Meaden is an extremely successful businesswoman herself.
Described as a "multi-millionaire", Deborah Meaden has both run and invested in numerous successful businesses since leaving school.
In addition to her high profile television appearances, Deborah Meaden offers advice and support to small business owners and entrepreneurs and has written a book; Common Sense Rules: What You Really Need to Know About Business.
Renowned for her straight talking approach to would-be entrepreneurs, Deborah Meaden is an extremely successful businesswoman herself.
Described as a "multi-millionaire", Deborah Meaden has both run and invested in numerous successful businesses since leaving school.
In addition to her high profile television appearances, Deborah Meaden offers advice and support to small business owners and entrepreneurs and has written a book; Common Sense Rules: What You Really Need to Know About Business.
Deborah Meaden - Businesswoman, Entrepreneur & TV Personality
Information about Deborah Meaden
- Deborah Meaden Biography
- Deborah Meaden Quotes!
- Deborah Meaden - Tips For Business Success
- Do You Like Deborah Meaden?
- Harry & Paul Do "Dragons' Den"!
- Is Deborah Meaden REALLY "The Grumpy Woman"?
- Deborah Meaden On Business
- Deborah Meaden News
- The Real Deborah Meaden!
- Deborah Meaden - Business Mentor & Investor
- Deborah Meaden's Book - "Common Sense Rules: What You Really Need to Know About Business"
- Talkback About Deborah Meaden!
Deborah Meaden Quotes!
"Don't expect anything from anybody, work hard, put your head down, be good at what you do and good stuff will happen..."
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Deborah Meaden Biography
Who is Deborah Meaden?
Deborah Meaden was born on 11 February 1959 in Somerset, England.
After leaving boarding school, Deborah went to college to study business. She then worked for a few months as a sales-room model in a fashion house. At the age of nineteen she moved to Italy and set up a glass and ceramics export agency. Her flair for business enabled her to persuade prestigious retailers such as Harvey Nichols to stock her goods.
Deborah's next business venture was to take out a franchise with the Italian fashion company, Stefanel, followed by several other enterprises including running a bingo concession at Butlins.
Eventually she joined her mother and stepfather's holiday park business, Weststar. Starting out on the shop floor, Deborah worked her way up through the ranks to became Managing Director of Weststar Holidays. In 1999, she became the major shareholder in the company as a result of a management buyout.
Deborah sold the company in a deal worth £33m, but kept a 23% stake and maintained an active role within the company whilst exploring new investment opportunities.
In 2006 she joined the TV programme Dragons' Den in it's third series, following the departure of Rachel Elnaugh. As a result of the programme she has invested in several featured businesses, often in collaboration with other dragons.
In 2007, Deborah sold her stake in Weststar Holidays to Parkdean Holidays for £83m.
Deborah Meaden supports several charities and lives in Somerset in a house once owned by William Pitt the Elder.
She met her husband Paul when he worked at Weststar during a break from his university studies and they own a smallholding with a variety of animals including dogs, sheep, pigs, horses, chickens and a cat!
Deborah says she's "never cooked a meal in her life" - Paul does all the cooking and if he wasn't around to cook for her she'd "eat gherkins out of a jar"!
After leaving boarding school, Deborah went to college to study business. She then worked for a few months as a sales-room model in a fashion house. At the age of nineteen she moved to Italy and set up a glass and ceramics export agency. Her flair for business enabled her to persuade prestigious retailers such as Harvey Nichols to stock her goods.
Deborah's next business venture was to take out a franchise with the Italian fashion company, Stefanel, followed by several other enterprises including running a bingo concession at Butlins.
Eventually she joined her mother and stepfather's holiday park business, Weststar. Starting out on the shop floor, Deborah worked her way up through the ranks to became Managing Director of Weststar Holidays. In 1999, she became the major shareholder in the company as a result of a management buyout.
Deborah sold the company in a deal worth £33m, but kept a 23% stake and maintained an active role within the company whilst exploring new investment opportunities.
In 2006 she joined the TV programme Dragons' Den in it's third series, following the departure of Rachel Elnaugh. As a result of the programme she has invested in several featured businesses, often in collaboration with other dragons.
In 2007, Deborah sold her stake in Weststar Holidays to Parkdean Holidays for £83m.
Deborah Meaden supports several charities and lives in Somerset in a house once owned by William Pitt the Elder.
She met her husband Paul when he worked at Weststar during a break from his university studies and they own a smallholding with a variety of animals including dogs, sheep, pigs, horses, chickens and a cat!
Deborah says she's "never cooked a meal in her life" - Paul does all the cooking and if he wasn't around to cook for her she'd "eat gherkins out of a jar"!
Deborah Meaden Quotes!
"I come from a family of entrepreneurs. I don't remember a time when we didn't talk business; I absorbed it ..."
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Deborah Meaden - Tips For Business Success
Deborah Meaden talks about how to set up and run a successful business
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Deborah Meaden Quotes!
"People can call me what they like - fat, ugly, sour - but tell me I'm not fair, tell me I'm not ethical, those are the things that bother me..."
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Harry & Paul Do "Dragons' Den"!
Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse's hilarious spoof of Dragons' Den
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Is Deborah Meaden REALLY "The Grumpy Woman"?
Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse parody Deborah Meaden as "The Grumpy Woman" on their TV spoof of Dragons' Den - is she really that bad?
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Deborah Meaden Quotes!
"I can't stand bull$#%*!..."
Deborah Meaden News
The latest news about Deborah Meaden
- Scots inventor who won cash backing on Dragons' Den is forced to change advert ...
- Helen, from Wishaw, Lanarkshire, won the chance of cash backing from Dragons' Den stars Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden. They were amazed at the nifty chainmail mesh, which is being sold as an alternative to tinfoil. Helen said the £29.95 Roastcosy ...
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- Deborah Meaden examines the pitfalls which Pavers has avoided in order to become such a successful brand and retailer. ''This company should be an inspiration to others. There's this crazy situation where she goes to the bank and says: 'I'd like to ...
- Deborah Meaden on Surgical Innovations
- Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden celebrates Surgical Innovations's UK-based manufacturing and investment in intellectual property. This is a lovely story because this is someone thinking: 'Surely there must be a better way?' Dragons' Den star Deborah ...
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- Arrival of new dragon Hilary Devey helps new series of wannabe entrepreneur show to 18.6% audience share. By John Plunkett Deborah Meaden by Nicola Jennings.
The Real Deborah Meaden!
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Deborah Meaden - Business Mentor & Investor
Deborah Meaden talks about mentoring for The Prince's Trust & offers useful advice for setting up a business
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Deborah Meaden's Book - "Common Sense Rules: What You Really Need to Know About Business"
"Common Sense Rules: What You Really Need to Know About Business" by Deborah Meaden
Common Sense Rules: What You Really Need to Know About Business (Hardcover)
Her guidance is drawn from her own experiences running numerous successful (and some not so successful!) business ventures and her observations of the way that other people she has encountered over the years approach success and failure in business.
Deborah Meaden is known for her candour and she tells it like it is and from the heart in a straightforward manner.
Review:
"A refreshingly sensible look at an area plagued by hype and mythology"
- Management Today
Amazon reader review;
"I've read all the books that the Dragons have produced to date. They all have something to offer but this is by far the best of them all. Very readable style with lots of good practical advice. Recommended!"
Books By Deborah Meaden
Deborah Meaden books available from Amazon USA
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Deborah Meaden On Twitter
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Dragons' Den Books
Dragons' Den books available from Amazon UK
Anyone Can Do It: My Story (Paperback)
"At 30, Duncan Bannatyne had no money and was enjoying life on the beaches of Jersey. He saw a story of someone who had made himself a millionaire, and decided to do the same. Five years later he had done it, and now he is worth 168 million. In this remarkable book, Bannatyne relives his colourful path to riches, from ice cream salesman to multi-millionaire, explaining how anyone could take the same route as he did - if they really want to. Hugely articulate, and with numerous fascinating and revealing stories to tell, this is an autobiography and a business book unlike any other - but then Bannatyne isn't like any other businessman, either."
Enter the Dragon (Hardcover)
Theo Paphitis is the outspoken and charismatic star of Dragons' Den who has turned round a string of household names, from Ryman to La Senza, in a high-profile business career that has brought him millions. Now, in his revealing and controverisal memoir, he not only takes the reader behind the scenes on Dragons' Den, he explains how he made his fortune. He also provides a masterclass in business methods that will enable anyone who reads this book to learn so much about how they too can improve their business. In the book, Theo recalls how his family moved to England from Cyprus and how as a poor immigrant, he took whatever jobs he could, starting as a tea boy for Lloyd's. There, despite the handicap of his dyslexia, he began to take the first steps on a career that would net him a fortune. He reveals the methods that took him to the top, and also provides some fascinating insight into the national game from his spell as chairman of Millwall FC. But, above all, this is a book that will provide all readers with the opportunity to learn from one of the nation's most successful businessmen and put his ideas into practice."
The Real Deal: My Story from Brick Lane to "Dragons' Den" (Paperback)
"After dropping out of school at just sixteen, James Caan started his business life in a broom cupboard with no qualifications and two pieces of fatherly wisdom: 'observe the masses and do the opposite' and 'always look for opportunities where both parties benefit'. Armed with this advice, natural charm and the Yellow Pages, he built a market-leading business with a turnover of GBP130 million and swiftly became one of Britain's most successful entrepreneurs.From Caan's childhood as a Pakistani immigrant to the phenomenal success of his first company and beyond, "The Real Deal" traces both his financial and personal achievements. It offers a frank account of what success at thirty really signifies and brings us right up to the present, including his impact on Dragons' Den and what his charity work, from saving a hospital in London to building a school in Lahore, means to him. Ultimately, it is a story of learning what money is really worth, told by one the country's most insightful businessmen."
"Dragons' Den": Success, from Pitch to Profit (Paperback)
Evan Davis - 'Read about business winners and losers, entrepreneurial dreams and delusions, deals made and deals not done, and, above all, Dragons investing their cash.'
Richard Farleigh - 'Business lessons are brought to life through the insights and strategies of myself, the Dragons and the entrepreneurs.'
Your Idea Can Make You Rich (Paperback)
Charlie Brooker, Guardian - "an entrepreneurial take on Pop Idol... merciless viewing"
OS Magazine - "perfect for anyone who has been nursing the dream of going it alone but has been too scared to try."
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theraggededge
Aug 29, 2009 @ 2:08 pm | delete
- Thanks for lensrolling "Levi Roots' Reggae Reggae Sauce! Have returned the compliment - this is a great lens and I learned lots of things about Deborah Meaden that I didn't know.
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Stazjia
Jul 10, 2009 @ 7:36 am | delete
- I agree with everything you say about Deborah Meaden. She's a good businesswoman and when I see the follow-ups to show how companies that got an investment from the Dragons, I've thought she came over as a nice person who wanted to do everything to help a business to succeed.
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flighty02
Jul 10, 2009 @ 2:14 am | delete
- You have to admire Deborah, she is one shrewd business woman!
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ArtSiren
Jul 9, 2009 @ 4:27 am | delete
- Nice lens. I love that Harry and Paul sketch - brilliant! On a serious note though, Deborah is a smart cookie and I enjoyed the clip with her top tips where she talks about business plans. It's so easy to just jump into things hoping to make money, without doing the market research first! I'll be featuring this on 'Reggae Reggae Sauce'.
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BigGirlBlue
Jul 9, 2009 @ 1:23 am | delete
- I was passing through via our summer school -- interesting lens. I've never heard of Deborah. I thought it was funny how she joked about not cooking... with that much money she could employ someone to make her meals! LOL
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- Is Deborah Meaden REALLY "The Grumpy Woman"?
- Deborah Meaden Quotes!
- Deborah Meaden On Business
- Deborah Meaden News
- The Real Deborah Meaden!
- Deborah Meaden - Business Mentor & Investor
- Deborah Meaden's Book - "Common Sense Rules: What You Really Need to Know About Business"
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