The all-student episode of DRAGONS’ DEN airs Wednesday, November 13 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) onCBC-TV
It’s time for Canada’s youngest and brightest entrepreneurs to teach the Dragons a thing or two in a special all-student episode of DRAGONS’ DEN, airing Wednesday, November 13 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT). Students as young as eight years old brave the Den, and while not every aspiring Dragon leaves with an investor on board, each story is a testament to the entrepreneurial spirit of students across the country.
From pitches that focus on social responsibility, to products that aim to simplify day-to-day tasks, this season’s all-student episode of DRAGONS’ DEN demonstrates that young entrepreneurs are motivated to turn ideas into action. Bruce Croxon emphasizes this initiative, advising students on the show that “it doesn’t matter what age, if you have an idea, the earlier the better, get working at something, help others and the money will come.”
For the first time ever, more students will have the chance to turn their entrepreneurial dreams into reality, thanks to the exciting new Future Dragon Fund Contest, in which Kevin O’Leary will award Canadian teens with $50,000 cash over 10 weeks. The contest, funded by the sale of photographs from O’Leary’s first-ever photography exhibit Kevin O’Leary 40 Years of Photography, will award $5,000 to 10 ambitious grade 11 and 12 students who show promise as current or future entrepreneurs. The first winner of the Future Dragon Fund Contest will be revealed the same day as the all-student episode.
The contest portal openedOct. 23; details and regulations can be found online at cbc.ca/dragonsden/futuredragon. Current grade 11 and 12 students can apply by submitting videos pitching why they deserve to win one of the $5,000 prizes and what they would do with the money. The winners will be announced each week until mid-March, 2014.
DRAGONS’ DEN is the highest-rated Canadian unscripted program on during the regular television season, with an average audience of more than 1.2 million Canadians each week. In addition to its success on-air, DRAGONS’ DEN is also a hit online, boasting an active and engaged online community averaging more than 650,000 page views per month. Full episodes and exclusive behind-the-scenes content can be viewed at cbc.ca/dragonsden. DRAGONS’ DEN is filmed at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto and airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) and Sundays at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC Television. Tracie Tighe is executive producer and Molly Middleton is senior producer. Dianne Buckner hosts.
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