Mullingar entrepreneur in the Dragon"s Den

Mullingar Crystal"s Bernard Flynn will be at the mercy of the Dragons when he walks into their Den on Thursday, March 12. Bernard who is from Irishtown, Mullingar.He will be seeking investment for the expansion of his web based company Mullingar Crystal into the US market, from the five Irish Dragons Gavin Duffy, Bobby Kerr, Sean Gallagher, Niall O"Farrell and Sarah Newman.Presented by Richard Curran, Deputy Editor of The Sunday Business Post, RTÉ"s Dragons" Den will see Bernard, who has been described as a 'serial entrepreneur' try to convince the experienced Dragons of the merits of his business idea.Locally, Bernard has set up and sold on four businesses that had reached their peak including, The Sandwhich Man, Pop"s Pizza, Glassware Express and Caralynn Massage Products.His latest business venture, Mullingar Crystal, which was set up in late 2006, has had major success in the Irish and UK corporate and club markets, and Bernard now wants to see this success grow into the US.All of Mullingar Crystal products are designed and finished locally in the Mullingar Business Park, while the heavy manufacturing side of things have been outsourced to different countries.To see if Bernard walks away with the investment of a lifetime, tune into Dragons Den on RTÉ One this Thursday at 10.10pm.