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Arlene Dickinson is no stranger to Canadian television audiences. As the least dragon-like star of CBC TV's Dragons' Den, Dickinson exudes niceness, and her business philosophy reflects her belief that you have to be true to yourself to succeed in business. But she also points out that you have to have the right stuff in order to convince investors to put their money behind your product or service. To find out more about what that right stuff is, WalletPop Canada sat down with Dickinson to find out more about the art of Persuasion - which is also the title of her first book.

Kevin O'Leary, the Lead Dragon on CBC Dragon's Den, doesn't mince words when he talks money. His own mother gave him good advice when he was a kid. WalletPop asked O'Leary what advice he gives to his own kids when it comes to making money?

Kevin O'Leary isn't one to mince words, and when it comes to debt, he says people need to get real and understand that debt is nothing other than risk, and both young and old people need to stay away from it. His prescription? You need to save a certain percentage of your salary each month. Watch the video to find out how much.

Arlene Dickinson is no stranger to Canadian television audiences. As the least dragon-like star of CBC TV's Dragons' Den, Dickinson exudes niceness, and her business philosophy reflects her belief that you have to be true to yourself to succeed in business. But she also points out that you have to have the right stuff in order to convince investors to put their money behind your product or service. To find out more about what that right stuff is, WalletPop Canada sat down with Dickinson to find out more about the art of Persuasion - which is also the title of her first book.

Arlene Dickinson is no stranger to Canadian television audiences. As the least dragon-like star of CBC TV's Dragons' Den, Dickinson exudes niceness, and her business philosophy reflects her belief that you have to be true to yourself to succeed in business. But she also points out that you have to have the right stuff in order to convince investors to put their money behind your product or service. To find out more about what that right stuff is, WalletPop Canada sat down with Dickinson to find out more about the art of Persuasion - which is also the title of her first book.

Arlene Dickinson is no stranger to Canadian television audiences. As the least dragon-like star of CBC TV's Dragons' Den, Dickinson exudes niceness, and her business philosophy reflects her belief that you have to be true to yourself to succeed in business. But she also points out that you have to have the right stuff in order to convince investors to put their money behind your product or service. To find out more about what that right stuff is, WalletPop Canada sat down with Dickinson to find out more about the art of Persuasion - which is also the title of her first book.

Arlene Dickinson is no stranger to Canadian television audiences. As the least dragon-like star of CBC TV's Dragons' Den, Dickinson exudes niceness, and her business philosophy reflects her belief that you have to be true to yourself to succeed in business. But she also points out that you have to have the right stuff in order to convince investors to put their money behind your product or service. To find out more about what that right stuff is, WalletPop Canada sat down with Dickinson to find out more about the art of Persuasion - which is also the title of her first book.

Arlene Dickinson is no stranger to Canadian television audiences. As the least dragon-like star of CBC TV's Dragons' Den, Dickinson exudes niceness, and her business philosophy reflects her belief that you have to be true to yourself to succeed in business.

But she also points out that you have to have the right stuff in order to convince investors to put their money behind your product or service. To find out more about what that right stuff is, WalletPop Canada sat down with Dickinson to find out more about the art of Persuasion - which is also the title of her first book.

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According to Grant Cardone, New York Times best-selling author, international sales expert, a regular on FOX Business News' The Willis Report and NBC's Nonstop and on National Geographics' Turnaround King, it's a symbol of why some businesses aren't doing well in the economy.

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There's something Dragon's Den co-host Kevin O'Leary wants you to know - having no money is worse than being in debt.

"I really mean that. If you think about what the lifeblood of business and life is, it's money," says O'Leary, who sat down with Walletpop Canada to discuss his book Cold Hard Truth. "And it's not the pursuit of money I'm after, it's the pursuit of freedom. What matters is being free. And the only way in our society that you can be free is through wealth."

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