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Jon Robinson

University dropout to be youngest solo Dragons' Den hopeful

A university dropout is set to be the youngest solo pitcher on Dragons' Den this week.

Myles Dickinson will appear on the latest episode of the hit BBC One show on Thursday, February 2.

The teenager founded Haze Customisation in Manchester in October 2021 while studying at The London Institute of Banking and Finance.

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He dropped out in August 2022 and went on to co-found Blatant Skin in Manchester this month with entrepreneur Johnny Lye.

Writing on LinkedIn, Mr Dickinson said: "Happy to announce that I will be pitching on Dragons Den BBC this Thursday.

Myles Dickinson is to appear on Dragons' Den (Digital Next)

"Bringing an exciting business to the show, whilst also being the youngest person to ever go on alone at 18.

"It wasn’t easy but I hope me going on the show inspires more young entrepreneurs to start their owns businesses."

Speaking to BusinessLive Mr Dickinson, now 19, said Haze Customisation was born out of a university project and initially funded by his student loan.

After purchasing laser engravers from China, and experimenting with transferring data from bank cards, the budding entrepreneur is now able to let customers create their own personalised credit cards.

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