Nursery World - Out of the dragon's den, into the nursery

Busy Bees Nursery in Evesham became the scene for a BBC 'Dragons' Den' last week, when one successful entrepreneur visited to show how the nursery chain uses his product.

Creator and managing director of the Magic Whiteboard, Neil Westwood, successfully pitched the product last August to win £100,000 investment in return for 40 per cent of the business and backing from 'dragons' Theo Paphitis and Deborah Meaden.

Mr Paphitis and Mr Westwood came to film a follow-up on 'Dragons' Den' successes.

The Evesham nursery uses the Magic Whiteboard as a money-saving alternative to paper that allows the children to rub out drawings and start again or place their artwork directly on to the wall. Staff also use it to display weekly updates.

Nursery manager Kate Rowling said, 'We were all very excited about the visit from Theo and Neil Westwood. The children were all prepared to show off in front of the camera and the day was a great success. The children love the novelty of being able to draw something or write their name and change it if they want to - at this age they are experimenting with letters and forming their name.'

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