Added: 19th February 2010

Dragons Den success story Magic Whiteboard has just announced a host of high profile and household name retailers for their products.

Magic Whiteboard will be on sale in all 137 Staples stores and at www.staples.co.uk from April - look out for the blue Magic Whiteboard stand in the whiteboard section! Magic Blackout Blind will also be available at Jo Jo Maman Bebe, The Great Little Trading Company, Bumpto3 (the gro company), NCT shop, Blooming Marvellous, Amazon and Boots.

Since appearing in the Den Neil and Laura have overseen the rapid expansion of their business. The original product, Magic Whiteboard allows you to create a whiteboard from a roll - anywhere, in seconds! It combines the best bits of both a flipchart and a whiteboard. The sheets stick to any hard flat surface using static so there's no need for tack, tape or glue and no marks are left on walls, glass or doors.

Magic Blackout Blind is a temporary window blackout covering... that's quicker, easier and cheaper than blackout blinds – use with or without blinds or curtains to darken any room. Simply tear off a sheet and it will cling to glass, leaving no marks. It's quick and easy to put up and to take down. Perfect if you want to stop bright sunshine coming in to rooms and particularly popular with parents who want to stop children waking up at dawn!

For more information visit the Magic Whiteboard online shop .

Added: 22nd January 2010

Deborah has announced the acquisition of historic West Country textile mill, Fox Brothers Ltd. Established in 1772 in Wellington Somerset, Fox Brothers manufacture and supply the world’s finest wool cloth to Savile Row tailors, designers and clients around the world.

Knowing of Fox for a number of years, she lives close to the Somerset Mill and her husband went to school with two members of the Fox family, Deborah initially invested in the company in June 2009, acquiring the business in its entirety in November 2009 with fellow shareholder Douglas Cordeaux. Design director and textiles expert Cordeaux will work alongside the existing team at the mill, while helping Deborah devise company strategy and the growth path for the business.

Describing Fox Brothers as ‘an absolute gem’, Deborah said: “It’s an honour to be involved with an English company whose heritage dates back nearly two hundred and fifty years. Fox flannel, entirely ‘Made in England’, has survived the demise of the weaving industry in the South West of England simply because it’s cloth is the best. We want to protect that treasured heritage while securing the future of the Mill and its team of skilled employees. We want to ensure Fox continues to produce the world’s finest woollen cloth for discerning clients here in the UK and further a field in key markets like Japan and the USA.”

About Fox Brothers Ltd:

Fox Brothers Ltd is the original creator of flannel suiting cloth and to this day continues to produce the world’s finest wool fabrics at its mill in Wellington, Somerset. Fabric weights range from 1200grm, suitable for wearing in extremely cold weather conditions, down to 180grm for the very finest and lightest cloth made from natural wool available anywhere in the world. Fox Brothers has been supplying cloth to London’s historic Savile Row tailors, designers and individual clients for nearly 250 years.

For more information visit www.foxflannel.com  

Added: 7th October 2009

On Sunday 18th October Deborah joined Charlotte and Carolyn from Buggyboot® at the Baby Show.

As well as supporting her Dragons' Den investment , at 2.30pm Deborah appeared on The Comfort Pure with Prima Baby Stage to give advice to other up-and-coming mumpreneurs. Charlotte and Carolyn were also be there, talking about the trials of juggling children and a new business, and offering other budding mumpreneurs an insight into their business success.

Billed as the essential event for pregnancy, baby and toddler, the Baby Show is the perfect showplace for Buggyboot; the stylish and unique yet highly practical must have shopping accessory for busy mothers and fathers who need to keep their hands and arms free of bags and baskets. The sturdy, shower-proof, wheeled bag gives much needed additional storage on lightweight buggies. Attaching to the back of a push chair, it also acts as a secure platform on which to rest a store basket, thereby enabling hands-free, stress-free shopping. The ‘Buggyboot Plus’ also includes a child’s stand-on step, for when the bag is not in use.

Buggyboot appeared on Series 6 of Dragons' Den securing Deborahs' backing. Following months of production and development, sales of the product are going from strength to strength in Spain and the UK, with negotiations already well underway in the US, Germany, Benelux, Italy, Sweden and Singapore.

For more information click here to visit the Buggyboot page on this website or click here to visit the Mothercare website and buy Buggyboot products.

Added: 12th August 2009

Carol Savage and MyDish.co.uk, the social networking site for people who love food and drink, secure Deborah's backing in episode 4 of the latest series of Dragons' Den.

MyDish.co.uk is a social networking site which allows people to:
- SHARE their recipes with family and friends
- FIND great tried and tested homemade recipes
- ORGANISE their recipes into one place
- CREATE their own family cookbook – like i-tunes for recipe books!

MyDish launched at the beginning of 2008 and currently has 100,000 visitors per month growing at a rate of 25% month on month, with thousands of recipes. They have successfully secured partnerships with SAGA and with a number of charities who want to create recipe books to raise funds  – including Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Deborah offered £100,000 for a 15% share of the business. Theo Paphitis made the same offer but Carol opted to go with Deborah in the end and says,  "I chose Deborah for her marketing expertise as I felt she would be able to help us drive MyDish forward and build a strong brand" .

Deborah said about the investment, "this was an interesting one for me, bearing in mind I haven't cooked a meal in 25 years! Whilst this might not be home ground for me, Carol clearly explained the opportunity and I got the sense that she was a real achiever, someone I could work with to maximise the opportunity."

For more information on MyDish click here to visit their page on this website or visit the MyDish website.

Added: 14th May 2009

‘buggyboot® plus’ will be on sale in 102 of Mothercare’s UK stores from 1st June and via the Mothercare catalogue and website at www.mothercare.com. Pre-orders for the product are being taken online now, as demand is already high with customers clamouring to own one of the first buggyboot® products available anywhere in the world.

‘buggyboot® plus’ is a practical, convenient storage solution for shopping with lightweight buggies and pushchairs. It attaches easily to the back of a pushchair providing additional storage in a sturdy, shower-proof bag, as well as offering a secure platform on which to rest a store basket to allow hands-free, stress-free shopping. It also includes a child’s stand-on step for added convenience, mobility and fun.

Carolyn Jarvis, co-inventor said: “As mothers, Charlotte and I were all too aware of the problems faced by people struggling with shopping baskets and pushchairs. Even travelling through an airport can be a stressful experience, but with ‘buggyboot® plus’, that’s all a thing of the past. There’s nothing like it on the market so mums, dads, grandparents, aunties, uncles and child carers who saw ‘Dragons’ Den’ have been inundating us with enquiries ever since. It’s an exciting time for all of us.”

Retailing at £69.99, further information is available at the buggyboot® website or the Mothercare website where you can preorder your buggyboot® plus today!