And that includes turning down a pitch from Natalie Ellis, 54, from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, who invented the non-spill dog bowl Road Refresher - a product that’s now sold across the globe.

Natalie Ellis entered the Den in 2008 seeking £120,000 ... the entrepreneur went on to invent a non-spill dog bowl which she called the Road Refresher. In the five months prior to appearing ...

Natalie Ellis nearly reduced the panel to tears ... to come up with her idea of the 'Road Refresher' - a non-spill dog water bowl. But the 40-year-old didn't sway them enough to take a chance ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Natalie failed to gain investment in the Den for her pet travel bowl but did the rejection dampen her spirits? Since leaving the Den Natalie says business ...

Natalie Ellis, from Leigh-on-Sea ... the entrepreneur went on to invent a non-spill dog bowl which she called the Road Refresher. The bowl, complete with a floating plate inside, had been designed ...

Natalie Ellis pitched the Road Refresher dog bowl on television’s Dragons’ Den in September 2008. It has a floating plate inside which allows just enough water for the dog to drink ...

Natalie Ellis, 54, failed to interest the Dragons in her non-spill dog bowl back in 2008 which has since gone onto to become a “global phenomenon” and make her a millionaire. At the time ...

Natalie failed to gain investment in the Den for her pet travel bowl but did the rejection dampen her spirits? Since leaving the Den Natalie says business has been booming: "Things are growing and ...