NINE teams of students from across Tyne and Wear will tonight present their business ideas to a panel of judges in a version of TV show Dragon's Den.
The school pupils will present a business plan to the panel as part of the Young Enterprise North-East's Company and Team Programmes.
The format, which will see students try to impress judges with their innovative business ideas, is similar to that of the BBC2 programme, which featured North-East millionaire Duncan Bannatyne.
Four heats are taking place across the region and the overall winners will travel to London in July to represent the North-East at the national finals.
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