This Wednesday, tune into the popular CBC television show, Dragons’ Den, to see veteran West Coast kayak manufacturer Seaward Kayaks face off with the dragons.
If you haven’t seen the show, the premise is simple: Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts and products to a panel of Canadian business moguls who have the cash and the know-how to make their ventures a reality. American audiences will be more familiar with Dragons’ Den’s sister show stateside, Shark Tank.
Seaward Kayaks’ Douglas Godkin pitched a proposal requesting $300K in exchange for 15% ownership of the family-owned company.
So did Seaward get the dragons’ dough? The episode was filmed in Toronto in April of last year, but Seaward’s director of communications, Nick Horscroft, and the rest of the Seaward team have kept a tight lid on what went down in the Den. “At this time we cannot reveal any details about the show itself but it was a fantastic experience for the owners of Seaward Kayaks,” Horscroft said in a statement after filming.
Tune in along with CBC’s roughly 1.2 million weekly Dragons’ Den faithfuls this Wednesday, January 29, at 8 p.m. (8:30 in NFLD), when all will be revealed!
