Orchard appear in The Midas Touch
Ash Mehta, founder and Chief Executive of Orchard Growth Partners was part of the judging panel in The Midas Touch.
The Midas Touch was a live Dragon's Den type event at the Business Startup show on 25/26th April at ExCel in London.
The ideas presented included;
- an exciting new concept in wall coverings targeted at children
- an easy to use download plug-in for mobile phones to download video without needing a PC or paying for mobile download charges
- a luxury brand of burlesque lingerie
- a live event to publicise testicular cancer
A previous presenter commented:
"Having pitched in The Midas Touch at the NEC last year, I can honestly say that it's well worth all the shredded nerves! I managed to convince the panel to invest half of what I'd asked for; enough to persuade the bank to invest the rest. My business is really taking off. Thank you."
The other members of the panel included;
- Bill Morrow of Angels Den http://www.angelsden.co.uk/
- Steve Bolton of Platinum Property Partners http://www.platinumpropertypartners.co.uk/
- Chelsey Baker, media entreprenuer http://www.chelseytv.com/
- Jonathan Jay, founder of The Coaching Academy http://www.jonathanjay.com/
The next Business Startup conference is on 28-29 November 2008 at Olympia.
