Bev James interviews, Andy Smith for this months EBA Business in The Spotlight.

Whenever I watch Dragon’s Den I am always particularly interested if the pitch is about an actual product. Although we live in a digital world we are still a nation of consumers and, amongst the service offerings and specialist websites, Dragon’s Den always has a large proportion of candidates with a tangible and physical invention.

Now six months into 2011 and summer holidays are on the horizon for many people, this time of year does often cause mixed feelings for business owners.

My family and I have just returned from our holiday in “Fabulous Las Vegas” – famous of course for Casinos and the antics of the ‘high rollers’.

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