The results are in.

Tom Rhodes, Blake Williams, Mark Lemon, Kade Shrives and Connor Armstrong have recived grades from their Young Enterprise Dragons’ Den Pitch, scoring an amazing 96 putting them 1st in Canterbury in the Young Enterprise Dragons’ Den Pitch competition. During the pitch the students had 5 minutes to present their business idea to a panel of judges from the business community. They had to cover aspects including their mission and goals, marketing and finance as well as explaining how their business is innovative and sustainable.

Decalify Designs, the name of the boys' business, draws on their desire to make culture more visible in Aotearoa and specifically Ōtautahi. They have set up a business that designs, creates and installs window decals (manifestations) for their customers. They consult with their customers about their aspirations, use computing software to make their designs, a vinyl cutter to make their decals and then professionally install their decals on the required windows and surfaces.

Decalify have already completed two bodies of work. They have designed and installed room numbers and signs at their school, Te Aratai College, as well completing the design and installation of a series of decals at The Bishopdale Early Learning Centre. The boys are currently working hard on a large body of work to design, manufacture and install all the decals required for the new YMCA in central Christchurch before the grand opening this spring.

What impressed the judges about the boys' Dragons’ Den pitch was their clear understanding of the finances of their business, their clear understanding of their market and their presentation skills.

If you have a window or surface that needs a cultural uplift and would like to support a new innovative business in your area please don’t hesitate to contact the team.

Contact us at decalifyglassdesign@gmail.com or @decalify.designs on instagram as well as “Decalify Designs” on Facebook.