A Dragons’ Den investor called her packaging idea “pathetic”; Rachel Watkyn secured £60,000 for a 40% stake and built a sustainable packaging business with £10 million in annual turnover
- PC: rachelwatkyn.comRachel Watkyn secured £60,000 from Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis on Dragons’ Den in exchange for a 40% stake in Tiny Box Company, after entering the programme with no previous experience of running a business.
- Founded in 2007, the company grew from her difficulty finding ethically produced packaging for her jewellery business into what she describes as the UK’s largest online gift packaging e-commerce company, with an annual turnover of £10 million.
- Watkyn’s journey included tough questioning in the Den, rapid growth following the television appearance and years of work to
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- PC: rachelwatkyn.comRachel Watkyn secured £60,000 from Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis on Dragons’ Den in exchange for a 40% stake in Tiny Box Company, after entering the programme with no previous experience of running a business.
- Founded in 2007, the company grew from her difficulty finding ethically produced packaging for her jewellery business into what she describes as the UK’s largest online gift packaging e-commerce company, with an annual turnover of £10 million.
- Watkyn’s journey included tough questioning in the Den, rapid growth following the television appearance and years of work to
Sources: Times of India