These 12 and 14-year-old sisters are the youngest ever Dragons' Den hopefuls – can they win the ruthless panel over?
Duncan LindsaySaturday 5 Sep 2015 5:33 pm
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Taking on the stern tycoons in Dragons' Den is a fearsome enough feat for any full grown adult with years of experience in the business world.
So kudos to 12-year-old Sky Ballantyne and her 14-year-old sister Kia who have braved the den to make a pitch to the difficult to please gang.
The pair are the youngest to ever face the mighty Dragons and arrived with a harness to strap around young children learning to ride a bike. It comes with a strap on the back for parents to hold on to to allow their child enough independence to learn to ride while also protecting them from harm.
The project, which started off as a homework assignment, saw the two sisters crowned as the UK's Junior Engineers Of The Year at the most recent Big Bang Fair in Birmingham.
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But now Sky and Kia have their eyes on an even bigger prize – some funding from the likes of Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones.
Speaking to Wales Online, Sky said: 'Our mum is one of the company directors and she applied to the show. When she got the call to come and audition for Dragons' Den, we thought she was joking. I could feel my nerves as Kia started our pitch. It went smoothly, and once I started my bit, my nerves went away and I really started to enjoy it.
'I was so relieved when the Dragons all burst into smiles as I finished my last sentence.'
The Dragons told the girls that their pitch is one of the best that they have seen, with Sarah Willingham saying that if her children grew up to be like them then she would be proud.
Sky added: 'We were in the Den for almost an hour and a half and although the questioning was tense, we both really enjoyed it. Most of the questions were easy to answer because they were about my product which I love talking about.'
We won't ruin the outcome of the episode by revealing whether any of the panel invest, but the girls recently received a major order from Mountain Warehouse.
It looks like the Sky really is the limit in this case.
You can see the episode on Sunday 6th September at 8pm
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