CBC'S DRAGONS' DEN 2013 AUDITION TOUR COMING TO PENTICTON FEBRUARY 9TH!

Dragons' Den producers hit the road in early January for an audition tour, with more than 40 stops in various Canadian cities.

Open auditions will be in Penticton on Saturday, February 9th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Okanagan College - Penticton Campus, 583 Duncan Avenue West. Additional tour dates from coast to coast are listed online at www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/auditions

This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs and small business owners to pitch their business concept for the chance to appear on national television.

No experience is necessary and participants of all ages are encouraged to audition. After highly-rated 'all-student' specials in previous seasons, Dragons' Den continues to seek young entrepreneurs who think they have what it takes to seal a deal with the country's most renowned business tycoons.

All interested entrepreneurs should be prepared to pitch their business in less than five minutes. If they can convince Dragons' Den producers they are ready for their fifteen minutes of fame, they could be invited to brave the Dragons face-to face when the upcoming season is filmed in Toronto.

Dragons' Den is the highest rated Canadian unscripted program on television, with an average audience of over 1.4 million Canadians each week. In addition to its success on-air, Dragons' Den is also a hit online, boasting an active and engaged online community averaging more than 650,000 page views per month. The current season of Dragons' Den can be seen Sundays at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC Television.

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