Dragon’s Den is one of the BBC’s flagship programmes and has highlighted the entrepreneurial spirit the country has to offer, albeit with some being significantly better than others.

Each Dragon is a well established entrepreneur with a ruthless edge allied with a cute a business mind and boundless ambition. These are just some of the characteristics needed to have a successful career in business, which of course, can bring unimaginable wealth and opportunity.

So do you have what it takes to be the next Peter Jones or Duncan Bannatyne? Well, first we have to establish the characteristics needed to succeed at such a level. According to testimonies from some of the best entrepreneurs of the last 100 years, the key abilities are perseverance, quality and being able to surround yourself with people cleverer than yourself.  

The first and third one, you can learn; perseverance involves a bit of discipline and mental strength and surrounding yourself with more talented people really only involves swallowing your pride, as well as a bit of perception. It’s the second that is hard to learn. Most people want to get rich quick and by and large, scam people out of their money. As Milton Hershey said, “Quality is the best form of advertising”. The biggest companies invariably deliver the best products, certainly the best that can be created on a production line. 

Do you see yourself as a future Dragon? Can you fulfil these criteria? If so, get a head start and have a look at some of our business courses.