explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. In 2006 I graduated with a first-class honours degree – the business was already generating sales of over £500,000 thanks to our success on the craft shows on the shopping channel Ideal World. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. She’s a married mother of two boys and is the proud owner of 25 awards and an MBE, giving for services to the economy in 2016. here. The firm exports its crafting goodies to more than 40 countries across Europe, Asia, South Africa, Australia and North and South America. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. North East entrepreneur Sara Davies has joined the famous BBC2 TV show. I had to give the sale of the century because I had no way of paying for all of these Envelopers. Dragons Sara Davies, Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones, Touker Suleyman and Tej Lalvani. The company is headquartered in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, but also has an operation in California, and she spends a lot of time flying between Europe, the UK and the US. She looks familiar. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. On average Sara Davies may have moved 3 times, has or had 1 phone number and 2 different email addresses. Sara Davies will be joining the 17th series of Dragons' Den. Dragons' Den starts on Sunday, August 11 at 8pm on BBC2. Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies, Deborah Meaden, Tej Lalvani, Peter Jones. If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. “I’m absolutely delighted to join the other Dragons for the new series of the show,” she said. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. That first product was the Enveloper,created in 2005 – a machine that allows hobbyists to make envelopes to match the size of the cards they made, something that hadn’t been done prior to that. “Dad’s the engineer, he did the prototype and a local joiner in Coundon made it in MDF.” She went on TV to promote it and needed the cash because she’d asked for 8,000 to be made. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? County Durham entrepreneur Sara Davies was unveiled as the latest Dragon to enter the famous BBC Dragons’ Den earlier this year – and is now set to make her first appearance on the show. The Dragons’ Den star and her husband tied the knot in 2007. She said: “I’ve been a fan of the show since it started, I was even invited to pitch on the show 13 years ago so it feels like I’ve come a full circle.”. Cloudflare Ray ID: 5e751bfe39f827b4 The company sells arts and crafts products and has offices in the North East of England and California. Sara and Simon live with their sons in Teesside in North East England. (BBC ) (BBC ) Speaking to the BBC , Sara shared her excitement about joining the show. We sold 1,500 in the first 10 minutes, 8,000 on the first day and 30,000 by Christmas.”. Sara Davies, founder of Crafter's Companion, outside the new HQ and crafting supplies store, What does Mike Ashley own? The 45-year-old radio DJ has been left "heartbroken" after her sibling died at … Sara spent a year on a placement with a local crafting business as part of her degree. Are you sure you want to submit this vote? BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the country - and you can stay in touch with all the latest news through our email alerts. You can find our Community Guidelines in full I understand the highs and lows of building a global business from the ground and taking that initial product idea all the way to the market. From here, I turned my university bedroom into Crafter’s Companion’s first office. “I’m looking forward to getting started and hopefully being introduced to some businesses that I can really get excited about.”. Having traditionally sold its products online, through independent retailers and on TV shopping channels across the world, Crafter’s Companion opened its first three UK stores between 2016 and 2017, opening its first hobbyists’ haven in Newton Aycliffe where the HQ is also based. READ MORE Anne Hegerty shuts down Bradley Walsh after scathing The Chase dig.