What a BLAND "Idea". Alan will regret this.
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An idea that's already out there.
So creative woo.
Bianca's idea needed tweaking but great. I hope someone else can invest in this. I don't trust Mark either.
So creative woo.
Bianca's idea needed tweaking but great. I hope someone else can invest in this. I don't trust Mark either.
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I agree I thought that was what the show was about Pretty boring final IMO
None of this year's business ideas have been that great tbh
How would we know ? We've only heard the plans of the top 6. This is the dilemma of the show. Too much emphasis of performance in tasks, only to find your final candidates have lame ideas. Business plans need to become a more integral part of the show.
Bianca's idea is important to a LOT of women. It really could help a lower problems we have.
Mark's doing nothing special. It's annoying. He's so smug too.
For me Bianca's business plan was a lot more innovative but both businesses are strong.
Yet another business that makes money for Google out of someone else's investment. Divide and rule.
Looks a bad business to me. What's to stop Asda or any other retailer doing this? They already have money, a label and manufacturers and many many shoppers going through their stores. They Could set up and start selling (cheaper) before Bianca has had a chance to design better packaging!
I don't think it does SMEs will regard that figure as high unless it could be proved to bring in guaranteed results, they'd be better off with a decent website and ploughing that money into convention advertising.
What a silly comment to make. Who cares if its bland, as long as it makes money?
The main aim is too make money, not to be an exciting idea.
Is it really? not sure it rates that high up on women's what's important scale in the grand scheme of things. Handy yes, useful yes, would be nice to have yes, important, nah.
If it's the main cause of so little women in business, someone would of done it already.
I think we need to take into account that there's an increasing number of non-white professionals across almost all industries.
In 2003, I was one of 12 non-white people (out of 207) in our division. In 2014, I'm now one of 67 non-white people (out of 318) in the same division. Not only that, there's an increasing number of women. In 2003, all 14 seniors in our division were male. In 2014, 11 of 23 seniors are female.
I think people are beginning to notice that growth in various industries, which might explain why there's been a flurry of retail companies and entrepreneurs like Ade Hussan (Nubian Skin) launching their ranges during last three years. I won't be surprised if there's more launches next few years. And by the way, yes, it's certainly important to quite a few women.
Dragon's Den frequently shows exciting/innovative ideas. I've never seen any backed business on DD given more than £100k to get it off the ground. Sugar is offering a massive amount of money in comparison, so why did he back Mark's copycat idea?
In fact, having seen how profitable it might be, and how simple it is to make it work, I reckon the field will be even fuller by the end of the week.
Huh? I don't understand where you're coming from on this.
Define a LOT? I work in an office which is about 80% female, we had a conversation last week about these tights and none of us would pay £20 for a pair. Even at £6/£7 we would only maybe consider it, but for most of us having tights exactly the same colour as our skin isn't high on our list of priorities.
Don't get me wrong, I think Bianca has something and i'm sure some women (not a LOT, but a minority) would buy the item (if she can sort out the price and various other problems) but in terms of making money I think Mark was the "wright" way to go.
Bear in mind I've just spent almost an hour with a senior manager, who couldn't decide whether to go with Helvetica Flair or Helvetica Neue for his new batch of business cards, I can easily believe that some things are really important to some people.
Couldn't you apply that argument to the vast majority of the things people spend money on including clothes, electronics, fancy cars, kids toys etc etc. Bianca was never arguing for tights as an essential like food or a roof over your head; she was just pointing out that if darker women are looking to buy flesh-coloured tights and the only flesh-coloured tights are for white women; that's a gap in the market for something people will want to buy. 'Essential' in the sense that it's something basic that you'd think would exist already but for whatever reason, doesn't.