Programmes like Dragons' Den and The Apprentice are great for business. They stimulate young people.

Business is a journey and the idea is the beginning of that journey.

In the music industry, somebody comes out with a single that goes straight to number one. You forget that there were a thousand people who launched a single and never made the radio. Business is the same.

I am still working seven days a week. I get up as early as I used to and I still have meetings at 10pm.

The UK is a great place to do business. If the idea is good and you are passionate and commited, there is not a bad time. What is the relevance of the credit crunch if you are launching a juice bar?

If I were a start-up I would approach the Dragons. Maybe I will get a bit of a tough time and they might ask me a few tough questions, but who said business was going to be easy? If you can't take a little pain there will be no gain.

My father never understood why I didn't join the family business. When I opened the 100th global office of my company he said it maybe was the right thing for me to do.

I get frustrated with so many people who come into the Den unprepared. For a potentially life-changing opportunity, you would think that you'd be better prepared.

The worst idea I have seen was a lady who turned a cabinet into an ironing board. That to me is a ridiculous idea. When you are inventing something that doesn't need to be invented, you are fixing a problem that doesn't exist.

I knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur aged 12.

I don't think I have changed in the slightest since being on TV. I treat people how I would like to be treated myself. The fact I am on TV doesn't give me the right to disrespect people, so I just don't do it.

Within two weeks of Peter Moule coming on the programme with his Chocbox I had secured him a contract worth £25m.

The person is more important than the idea. If I can work with the person, I can fix the problem with the product.

Let's be honest, for any of the Dragons, any individual investment will not change our life.

I'd like to see you go in and give £100k to somebody you've never met, with an idea you'd never thought of. It's not as easy as it sounds.

Every child has the right to a good education. It gives them a level playing field to make something of themselves.

I don't believe there are any free lunches. There is no easy ride to success. The journey is what it is and you have to accept that if you want to be a successful entrepreneur.