She's no sourpuss - TV Dragon breathes fun into business

“I don’t think there are any secrets to running a successful business. It really is a lot of common sense. Perhaps one reason I’ve done well is that I get stuff done. I do my homework, do my research, and then get committed. I’m cool, calm and critical. But when I make a decision I always follow it through.”

So says Deborah Meaden, the entrepreneurial investor on BBC TV’s Dragons’ Den. Meaden is portrayed as something of a sourpuss, but the reality couldn’t be more different.