Dragons' Den (Canadian TV series) Dragons' Den (Canadian TV series) Dragons' Den is a Canadian television reality show based on the internationally franchised "Dragons' Den" format which began in Japan. The show debuted on October 3, 2006 on CBC Television, and is hosted by Dianne Buckner. Aspiring Canadian entrepreneurs pitch business and investment ideas to a panel of venture capitalists (termed "Dragons") in the hope of securing business financing and partnerships. Auditions for the 13th season began on February 10 in Toronto, Ontario and ended on April 7. As of April 5, 2018, 216 episodes of Dragons' Den have aired. Dragons' Den was added to
School for Social Entrepreneurs provide an intensive, complete package of support that meets the needs of social entrepreneurs. This person-centred approach has been independently proven to create sustainable, thriving organisations that provide significant, lasting social and economic impact. A large national partnership with Lloyds Banking Group and The Big Lottery Fund enables SSE to award grants to social entrepreneurs on their Lloyds Banking Group Social Entrepreneurs start-up and scale-up programmes across the UK. In addition to its core start-up programme, the SSE offers courses to more established social entrepreneurs who are looking to scale their organisation and specialist courses on a range of topics