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Lake Country business makes Dragons91Ƶ Den pitch

Limitless Manufacturing91Ƶs owner asks for investment; segment to air Thursday, Nov. 25
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Lake Country91Ƶs Chase Van Buuren does a demonstration about his company, Limitless Manufacturing, during a presentation on the smash CBC-TV show Dragons91Ƶ Den. Van Buuren91Ƶs segment will air Thursday, Nov. 25. (Photo courtesy CBC/Dragons91Ƶ Den)

We do know one of Chase Van Buuren91Ƶs two proposals on a recent trip east was accepted.

As for the other pitch, well, we have to wait until Nov. 25.

Lake Country91Ƶs Van Buuren, who owns and operates Limitless Manufacturing (), recently completed a taping of the popular CBC-TV show Dragons91Ƶ Den, where entrepreneurs make pitches on their products or companies to a panel, looking for one or more of the 91ƵDragons91Ƶ to invest.

91ƵI91Ƶve always wanted to give it a go and this year was my first crack at it,91Ƶ said Van Buuren, 29, who applied online to appear on the Dragons91Ƶ Den show.

He passed the first qualifying stage, then appeared on a Zoom meeting with producers. He did a live demo from his shop and that was good enough to earn him a spot on the show taped in Toronto.

Limitless Manufacturing is an Okanagan-based CNC custom manufacturer specializing in unique, one of a kind accessories for a client91Ƶs truck.

91ƵThere is nothing else like our products out there, and we love to see our sleek sled decks, headache racks, and running boards around town,91Ƶ said Van Buuren on his company91Ƶs website.

Due to obligations, Van Buuren is not allowed to say much about his appearance on the TV show until after it airs, which will be Thursday, Nov. 25.

91ƵI can say we did some demos, including dropping a 2,000-pound block onto a truck, and we did get our company truck up to the 10th floor of the building where we did the taping,91Ƶ said Van Buuren. 91ƵI can say it all went well. It was a great experience. We91Ƶre a small business and this experience was very confidence-building. It was great to get out there and do it.91Ƶ

Oh. That other proposal that was accepted?

Well, Van Buuren had company on his trip to Toronto for the taping 91Ƶ his partner, Cassidy Lidstone of Vernon. The couple drove for three straight days and, unbeknownst to Lidstone, made a little side jaunt to one of the world91Ƶs most romantic cities, Niagara Falls.

That91Ƶs where Van Buuren popped the question.

91ƵShe didn91Ƶt see it coming,91Ƶ laughed Van Buuren. 91ƵI told her, 91Ƶhow could you not see it coming? We91Ƶre in Niagara Falls.91Ƶ91Ƶ

Lidstone happily said yes.



roger@vernonmorningstar.com

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Roger Knox

About the Author: Roger Knox

I am a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. I started my career in radio and have spent the last 21 years working with Black Press Media.
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