Businesses show fiery ambition Dragon’s Den style pitches

A Dragon’s Den style pitch event saw six businesses vie for the top spot in front of five local dragons.

Sisters Jasmine and Alicia of Wild Chai won the final of the Hounslow Business First programme.

They plan to expand their Chai line and launch in more retail stores. As the winners, they won £2,500 plus six-month free mentorship with CPG to the value of £2,500, one year of free membership to the West London Chambers of Commerce and one year’s free membership to the Digital Dock.

Aris from Birria Brothers, which offers halal Mexican food to local university students, is planning to expand to a food truck. As runner up, they won three months’ free business support with CPG to the value of £1,250, one year of free membership at West London Chambers, plus a dinner for two kindly provided by Sam’s Waterside in Brentford.

The other finalists were Natalie Coleshill, CoFounder of Healthroam, which strives to offer healthcare professionals real-time access to data; Charles Sayer, Founder of Play Your Tunes, a membership platform designed to help songwriters gain recognition for their original music and earn income from their

Cosmin Lungu, of Dream Studio 97, which provides premium rental spaces and mentorship for hair and beauty specialists; and Rocio Chpoun, of Laser Clinic Hounslow, an experienced aesthetician whose mission is to provide affordable, professional aesthetic treatments. They each won a year’s free membership of West London Chambers of Commerce.

The Dragons judging the pitches were: Cllr Dan Bowring, Syon & Brentford Lock, Hounslow Council; Alan Rides, CEO West London Chambers of Commerce; Tracy Aust, CEO & Principal, West Thames College; Kurt Edwards, Business Specialist, Sky TV; and Robert Clasper, Development & Partnerships Director, JCDecaux.