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I like to make every hour count, so it makes sense to do business over a meal; it's a very effective use of time...
A few of my favourite things: Self-confessed control freak Deborah Meaden reveals what she can't live without...
Steve, Tim and Janey chat to Deborah about the latest series of Dragons Den's and much more - plus factoids, talkie bits, non-stop oldies and loads of great music...
Dragons' Den investor and successful entrepreneur Deborah Meaden, one of four business mentors helping public sector workers facing redundancy in Newsnight's Job Market Mentors, gives her top tips on making the transition... 
Dreaming of a promotion? Then make it happen. Deborah Meaden, star of BBC Two's Dragon's Den, tells us how to act, speak and dress your way to the top...
“I think we work extremely well together,” Deborah says, in Executive PA magazine’s exclusive interview, talking about Charlotte Clark, PA to one of the last decade’s most entertaining personalities in the business world...
When the MyDish founder entered the Dragons' Den, she walked away with a healthy investment from a top entrepreneur. Now her recipe-sharing network has signed a social media deal with Tesco...
Many businesses have tried and failed to tame the Dragons on BBC Two's Dragon's Den. But one 200-year-old Wellington firm says Deborah Meaden - who's from Somerset - is reviving their fortunes...
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just one extraordinary day London’s fabled Savile Row has been turfed
and two flocks of sheep have taken up residence. The sheepdogs are in
Huntsman coats and a farmer dressed in an Anderson & Sheppard suit,
made of Fox Brothers fabric, is looking after the herds...
Deborah Meaden bought a stake in Fox Bros, founded in 1772. 'I am concerned,' she says, 'about manufacturing in Britain'. She is convinced that Fox Bros’s future lies in keeping it Made in England...
The worlds of tailoring and reality television have surprisingly aligned this week with the news that Deborah Meaden has bought Fox Brothers, the pre-eminent West Country flannel mill...
At six or seven, I set up a little stall, with flowers picked from our garden, at the bottom of the drive. Cars couldn't see me until they had passed, so I moved the flowers to my neighbour's drive... 
"The rest of the Dragons seem to spend their whole lives defending me,” says Deborah Meaden when asked if she’s the victim of harsh editing. The holiday park millionairess and solitary female on BBC’s Dragons’ Den has no qualms about the way she’s represented on the show...
My life has changed dramatically since Dragons’ Den, and having three sisters who can tell me when to get back in my box is helpful. Everyone tells you how brilliant you are in TV, and you can get carried away... 
What justifies the book is the author's view that common sense is, in fact, 'one of the least common of commodities'. And what adds spice is her willingness to go against many instances of 'entrepreneur mythology'... 
She tells John how she worked from age of 12 in seaside amusement centres, caravan parks and camping sites, part of the Exeter-based Weststar operation run by her mother and stepfather... 
Deborah talks to Steve about her new book, Common Sense Rules. Available on iPlayer until June 4th. 1hr:36mins 
Deborah joins Jenni Murray to talk about her entrepreneurial mindset, how her mother encouraged her to love to work from the age of five, and how to make money from good ideas... 
The best looking, most entertaining Dragon talks to Belfield about surviving the credit crunch and life as one of the richest women in Britain! 
Meaden is a complete surprise — tough on the outside, so funny
underneath, able to flick from steeliness to chumminess in the time it would
take you to switch channels...
The TV Dragon leaves her stony-faced persona in the studio as she tells Khabi Mirza why she has invested in skate brand WeSC... 
Hospitality entrepeneur and Dragon's Den judge Deborah Meaden tells us about her favourite venues and events...
Have I ever got it wrong? I can't remember. I deal with
stuff then I move on. I've never got it catastrophically wrong and that's the
point. I'd probably remember that... 
Business mastermind Deborah Meaden, 49, appears in BBC series Dragons' Den. Now worth £40million, she started her career selling ceramics before taking over her parents' holiday park business. She sold it last year for £30million.
Stand in front of me and ask me for a quarter of a million pounds when
you can't be bothered to tell me what your turnover numbers are and I
am that person. People try to let me off the hook and say I'm much
nicer in real life - but if somebody is asking me for my money, my job
at that moment is to establish whether or not this is a good
investment, not to win friends and influence people.
Think you've got a decent idea to take into BBC2's Dragons' Den? Then watch our exclusive video where Dragons Theo Paphitis and Deborah Meaden give their top tips for budding entrepreneurs. As well as offering money-making advice, the two multi-millionaires chat about the best and worst ideas to enter the Den and reveal what it was like to work with Ricky Gervais. 
Deborah Meaden, a successful serial entrepreneur and multimillionairess, wasn’t a huge fan of the show before she appeared on it (she doesn’t watch much TV), but she did read about Elnaugh’s nightmare run. Now she has replaced Elnaugh as the Den’s fiery female and already has been forced to absorb some venomous media flack...
I have been described as driven, and I have to admit this is probably right. I
love a challenge, and I love the feeling of success and achievement, and this
means that I will always make sure that my life is full of things that can
satisfy this. These can range from making acquisitions, through to seeing my
investments flourish, or even taking on new adventures, such as Dragons’ Den. 
As a Dragon she is quick to decide. She shies away from any pitch where there is a whiff of nonsense or where there is no unique selling point, or USP.
