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Marneta Viegas Relax Kids

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On Tuesday 20th Dec 2005 Marneta Viegas - creator of Relax Kids went on the BAFTA nominated hit BBC show DRAGONS' DEN.

 

Read her personal experience

 

I watched the compulsive first series and vowed I would never put my nerves through such an ordeal. But three months later an email arrived asking for participants and I replied just for a laugh - never believing I would actually make it through the 4,000 other applications.
Nothing could have prepared me for the ordeal I was to go through. No one told me my feet would sweat so much that they would make a squeak as I walked into the room. 'Breathe out' chimed the voice my head – the perfect antidote for getting up those stairs and not being puffed when you arrive. But no one warned me about the camera pointing at my puffed out cheeks as I reached the top. Instructions of where to walk and where to stand where to stand were meticulously given by both the assistant producer and floor manager, but somehow once I entered, the instructions disappeared and I had to walk up the steps of doom again.

So there I stood, having waited 9 ½ hours in an airless room for this precious moment. I had minutes to prove myself or be mercilessly slain by five dragons, who, at 6.30pm were tired and teasy and hungry for their dinner.
My mouth went dry …'I can’t be nervous – I am the queen of relaxation – I have to live my brand or no one will believe in me' boomed a little voice. All I had left was my smile, so I just carried on smiling. The pitch that had been practised hundreds of times to every friend and acquaintance who would listen seem to abandon ship just at the moment of need. I was met by a line of yawns, rolling eyes, shaking heads and knowing looks. Knowing instantly that they didn’t like my humble offering, I still couldn't help noticing that behind their rough and tough exterior, the dragons had a softness that they seemed to be making intense efforts to hide.

As I stumbled through the remains of the pitch, managing to miss out all the crucial information such as what Relax Kids is about, I had to pause temporarily to allow the sound man to joyfully rescue a lost microphone from my cleavage. This was received with the kind of jeers and comments you would find on a building site – but all cleverly disguised as gentlemanly comments you understand!
After a moment light relief – the slaying began. 'Are you mad?' remarked one, 'How can you value your business at a million pounds' retorted another, 'Is it a cult?', 'Are you hypnotising us?', 'How many CDs are WH Smith about to order…How many? How many? How many?' squealed the Scottish dragon in an ever increasing crescendo.

The answer to most of the above was well 'erm' 'er' and 'umm' – three words I was always told never to use! I had run through my figures over and over again with at least three business coaches and consultants, but to no avail. Figures tend to make my eyes glaze over – for me the reason for Relax Kids is not a string of cleverly devised figures, but making a profound difference to thousands of children’s lives.
'We’re not interested in turnover squawked the dragon – it’s profit that matters – turnover is vanity' Well, in retrospect it appears that my small first year trading profit was in deed more than the female dragon who now seems to be surrounded by angry Red Letters.
One of the dragons did ask for a Relax Kids CDs and promised to pay, but I am still waiting for the cheque – well I suppose that's how he has got 300 million and I have just 3 thousand!

Well, I don't want to tell you the end of the story and ruin the surprise, so I won't say whether they handed over their fistfuls of cash and they offered me heaps of advice. All I can say is that I walked off in my squelchy shoes – hopefully head held high – praying I wouldn’t trip up the stairs on the way down.
Speaking to fellow Dragons Den entrepreneurs it seems that I got off lightly – with only a few minor scratches. Nothing could have prepared me for what I had to go through in there, but I wouldn’t have missed in for the world. I learnt valuable lessons so I just think I might try my luck at Pop Idol, Simon Cowell is a puppy dog in comparison and doesn’t ask you to remember any figures!

About John Murray Inventor of Bin Tidy New Invention
I am forty something but have been in my teens ever since I can remember, that is to say, far too serious as a child and far too childish in adulthood. Fortunately, the combination of an inquisitive nature, some insight and the ability to enjoy hard work have led me to the point at which I find myself – Inventor and entrepreneur.

Unlike many inventors, I left school with few qualifications. I got work, joined the armed forces, left and started a general building company latterly specialising in drainage eventually owning a drainage surveying company turning over in excess of £1m. (Not in the Alan Sugar league but not bad for a kid written off by teachers as a complete loss)

What I do seem to have in common with most inventors is that whatever my stage in life, whichever profession, I was always making things. Whether to avoid buying, making a product better, solving a problem or simply for fun, the simplest scraps could be brought together in the most rudimentary way to achieve an effect pleasing to the self and sometimes, if lucky, others.

Bin Tidy was the result of getting fed up with seeing bags hanging over the edge of bins. Kitchen, Bathroom, Living room, leather bins, stainless steel or plastic, they all suffered the same fate. A simple strap, self holding not to enclose like a cable tie on the outside, but hugging the inside of the bin hiding the bag completely from the side elevation.
The idea is not particularly innovative, nor complex but it works. The pressure applied to the inside face of the bin is enough to hold the bag firmly in place. The addition of fragrance came when my co-director and I went to a rubbers and plastics exhibition expecting ‘all-sorts of fun’ to find the perfect additive for the product.
The Bin Tidy has been Patented because it has potential in other applications, has been featured in home-style magazines, nominated for an innovation award and is currently available in some catalogue based companies as well as this site.

The trouble we have found is explaining in a picture and the first few words that capture a sale, just how much everyone needs a Bin Tidy. Future products will have to work for themselves.

We now have a string of ideas, prototypes, Registered Community Designs and are forging ahead with development as quickly as our purse will allow. It has been and continues to be an incredibly fulfilling and energising profession.

 

Own a Piece of History Burnt Timber From Southend Pier
Own a piece of history

Southend-on-Sea pier is known as the longest pleasure pier in the world, and is a great historic landmark. It is has been chiefly responsible for Southend’s fame and popularity as a great British tourist resort for many years.


Often referred to on popular TV shows such as Eastenders the Southend Pier which is over a mile in length easily outshone the famous piers at Brighton and Blackpool, as a landmark of British heritage.


Over the years the pier has suffered a lifetime plagued with accidents and disasters including shipping collision and previous fires. This latest fire on Sunday 9th October happened over a mile out at sea, which completely destroyed the world famous
"End of the Pier" and now seems to threaten its entire future.



I have grown up in this seaside town and remember the fire of 1976, which also devastated the end of the pier. As I only live a few miles away from the seafront, I wondered along the beach to see what the pier looks like now. It really is a sad site once again.


Lying there on the beach was pieces of burnt timber from the pier that had washed up upon he shore. I thought how sad it was that they were just laying there, but also that these pieces of wood really are pieces of history.


Then I thought someone might be interested in owning this piece of history, and I could sell it on eBay for charity.


This rather large piece measures 44 inches long and even has some sand,
on it from the beach. The main picture was taken on the sea wall with the pier in the background just up from where I found it.


Don’t miss this opportunity to own a very large genuine piece of this historic landmark known as the longest pleasure pier in the world.


This large piece salvaged from the wreckage could easily take pride of place among a collection of other famous collector’s items such as pieces of the Berlin wall.

It would also look great as a feature in the garden.


Also I will include a copy of the local Southend newspaper.
Dated Monday 10th October which has the full story
and again will be a collectors item.




The chosen charity is the RNLI who do sterling work, and are having to make special arrangements to manage their work load, during this sad situation.






Bid now before its too late to win your very own Piece of History in our ebay shop





Please put this in your watched items to see what happens
and maybe we can get Southend on eBay Pulse!!!!



PLEASE READ:
I am a serious eBayer and a Southender, who has seized this opportunity to raise awareness as well as raise money for the RNLI. I also understand from local media that many people have lost their business because of this disaster and I hope that they will be given help, and the opportunity to rebuild their business back up at the "End of the Pier"


The highest bidder will win this large piece of wood, the Local Newspaper, and a copy of the receipt for the donation.


The donation will be the winning amount minus eBay’s final Valuation fee.


Once payment has been received, I will send the donation and obtain an official receipt from the RNLI

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With the use of the E-lite, which has 6 very bright amber LED’s in triangular
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Pete Noble adds his product to mustget1

About inventing the Drill-Mate

Hi, my name is Peter Noble and I am a time served (apprenticeship) engineer. Educated to degree standard in computing, electronics and telecommunications I have always had an interest in inventing.

For about 10 years I have had a business installing computers for travel agencies. Most companies I visited had just had a shop refit. I was asked to work clean. Not easy when expected to drill walls.

Plaster dust and debris from breeze block can be difficult to remove once spilled onto a new carpet to say nothing of the effect red brick dust has on a beige carpet. I tried envelopes and sticky tape.

There must be a better way. The first Drill-Mate was constructed from a Childs anti-spill paint pot with a piece of pipe for a handle with a polythene bag over it to catch the dust. it worked really well.

I contacted the Innovations Catalogue Company who in those days had inventors days to show ideas. They liked it and put me in touch with a mouldings agent in the plastic garden products industry.

An injection moulding tool was manufactured. Drill-mates could now be mass produced to a new design which allowed a vacuum to be used connected to the handle. They're made in Yorkshire.

They are sold through trade outlets for electronics engineers. They have been adopted as a health and safety product by the asbestos removal industry. They are available in a few retailers.

"PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICIAN product of the year (drilling) winner. "

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Lawn Master Producing a fine mist spray for your lawn plus an Ideal way to keep You & the Children cool in the Sun.



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Hi I thought we might be of some use to you inventers out there as we have set up a web site www.mustget1.com to promote new inventions and products
I originally started it to get my own product of the ground but getting people to look at one item is mammoth task so we started adding other items then linked the site with eBay to get paying customers now we are getting over 10000 visitor a month we keep the site busy with small saleable items which leads people to the new inventions on our web site where the products can be purchased through eBay
we do not charge any payments for adverts we do the listings and we sell all the products at the recommended retail price we just expect to pay a wholesale price as for distribution some of our customers act as a drop shipper and some send us small orders then we post out the product
we have several new items up there at the moment but the more items we get up on the web site can only benefit every one in getting there product seen and sold
We have been selling spider catcher for over a month now and they are quite pleased with sales and service

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Updated: Saturday, 23 April 2005 12:51 PM BST

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