In the dragon’s den

On 15 October, PDBY attended the young corporate leaders (YCL) dragon den pitch hosted at Brooklyn lodge. Chairperson of YCL, Asanda Mataba, highlighted that they are a UP student society that caters to student entrepreneurs within the university. This event was based on a BBC and Japanese television reality show where entrepreneurs have a limited time to present a business idea to a panel of judges (also referred to as dragons) who in return will offer funding.

The entrepreneur of the day was Owen Blauw. Blauw’s officially started his business, Chick-Chick, after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic as an online delivery service that resells and distributes poultry products. Blauw requested R20 000 from the dragons. During the reward and feedback ceremony, the judges suggested that they are on board with fully funding Owen Blauw with the requested amount and potentially more.

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