A North Tyneside businessman is toasting an £80,000 investment after sealing a deal on Dragons’ Den with crafting entrepreneur Sara Davies.
Viewers who tuned into the hit BBC One show watched as Dan Robson braved the den to pitch exciting ideas for his company, Grow Sow Simple. Mr Robson launched the company in 2014 to ‘get people growing’ with boxes of seeds that can be planted direct into the soil or plant pots. The pod protects the seeds as they begin to germinate, before breaking down naturally in the soil, leaving no waste.
The company – based in Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate in North Tyneside – had already scored a level of success before Mr Robson went before the panel of millionaire investors, having landed a contract with supermarket chain Asda last May to see its product sold in almost 150 stores throughout the UK.
