We are delighted that you have made it through to the final stage of the Young Enterprise and Tayto, InnoTaytors Challenge.

After a whopping 294,156 votes, all nine schools will participate in an exciting challenge – The Dragons’ Den in W5, The Odyssey Belfast, on Thursday 15th April 2010.




Here, your group will get an opportunity to pitch your idea to a panel of experts, in front of a live audience.

After all the schools have presented their idea, the expert of panels will have the tough decision of choosing the winner. An announcement will be made after a short interval the winning team will be presented with £5000 for their school and a laptop for each member of the InnoTAYTOrs Challenge team!

The eight runner-up schools at the Dragons’ Den event will also be presented with a laptop.

This website has all the Dragons’ Den event information as well as profiles on the Dragons and tips to help you tackle their tough questions.

We wish all the teams the very best of luck.

Paul Allen Carol Fitzsimons
Chief Executive   Chief Executive
Tayto Group   Young Enterprise Northern Ireland


Dragons' Den Event
W5 Lecture Theatre
The Odyssey, Belfast

You've made it this far...
Now you must face the Dragons!

Each school will be asked to make a 5 minute (max) pitch to a panel of Dragons, in front of guests and the other schools...


The Dragons'

Meet the Dragons' Den Panel of Experts...


Presentation Tips

Making a presentation can be scary but don't worry we've got some tips to help you make the best pitch for your team...