Egg on face for Dragons as Tangle Teezer appoints Baird to handle multi-million pound takeover approaches

Sometimes in the world of business knock backs only strengthen your resolve to succeed.

That appears to be the case for Shaun Pulfrey, a former hairdresser. Back in 2007, he went onto to the Dragons' Den (the hit BBC TV programme) seeking £80,000 for a 15pc stake in Tangle Teezer, which makes hairbrushes to comb through knotted hair.