Nottinghamshire schools are benefiting from first aid courses after a family business secured funds from a Dragon after an appearance on the popular BBC One show, Dragon's Den. Parents of six, Kate and Matt Ball, started Mini First Aid in 2014 from their Leeds home, which offers baby and child first aid classes to parents, but also classes for children as young as three.
The business has grown over the years as Kate and Matt franchised it, and within that, franchisee Maria Matthews runs Mini First Aid Nottingham & Derby Ltd. Maria teaches a range of first aid courses in Nottingham, Derby, and Chesterfield.
The Ball family appeared on the 18th season of Dragon's Den, and made their pitch for a £50,000 investment in return for 10% of the business. Sara Davies made an offer the pair couldn't refuse, and brings with her years of experience as her multinational company Crafter's Companion has a turnover of more than £34 million per year.
