Missy MacKintosh is ready to take another stab at the Dragons.

2021 was a busy year for the Salmon Arm entrepreneur. In April she opened a store for her line at 231B Alexander St. in downtown Salmon Arm. In November, she opened a second MisMacK store at 1006 Broad St. in Victoria, B.C.

Before both of these openings, however, MacKintosh had other plans for her business that involved a possible appearance on the CBC television show Dragons鈥� Den. In early February, after submitting a successful application to be on the show, she spoke with its producers and later wound up working with one who would help MacKintosh perfect her audition/pitch video.

With the opening of her two stores, MacKintosh said some people have mistakenly assumed she made it onto the show and was successful in garnering support from one or more of the Dragons. But this wasn鈥檛 the case.

鈥淲e ended up getting ghosted because my producer left and went to Family Feud,鈥� laughed MacKintosh. 鈥淪o, really funny story. It was all great, they got all the products, they couldn鈥檛 wait to pitch us to the executive and then nothing.鈥�

Determined to be on the show, MacKintosh reapplied to be on Dragon鈥檚 Den and has another audition on March 2.

This time around, however, she鈥檒l be armed with two new stores and a complete line that goes beyond cosmetics.

鈥淚 kind of thought, well, maybe I don鈥檛 need the Dragons, I can do this all on my own,鈥� said MacKintosh. 鈥淚 want the T-shirt to say that I did it for myself. If I get one, great, if I don鈥檛, it鈥檚 totally OK. I will find a way because I always do.鈥�

MisMacK Clean Cosmetics, named for its ethically sourced, green, Canadian-made, cruelty free, vegan and sustainable products, has since reached new loyal fans in California and Maryland in the U.S., as well as Kitchener, Ontario.

Read more:

Read more:

For her previous pitch, MacKintosh was going to ask the Dragons for support for her MisMacK Makeup Artistry online education program. This time around, she鈥檚 looking for support with 鈥渂randing and expanding,鈥� focusing on e-commerce, fixing the MisMacK website and getting more stock in 鈥渂ecause we鈥檙e small batches, so we can elevate and grow and build more stores.鈥�

Dragons鈥� Den gives aspiring entrepreneurs an opportunity to pitch their business concepts to a panel of experienced business people who can help make those concepts reality.

While preparing for her shot on Dragons鈥� Den, MisMacK is competing in the the 2022 Small Business BC Awards. The company has been nominated for a Business Impact Award and a Premier鈥檚 Choice award. In 2021 it was a runner-up for Best Community Impact Award, Best Innovation Award and Best Youth Entrepreneur Award.

The Small Business BC Awards are held annually to bring attention to small businesses making a difference in the province. British Columbians are encouraged to nominate local businesses that have not only embraced the challenge of entrepreneurship, but have also gone above and beyond to invest in their communities.

Voting is open until Feb. 28 at

to get Salmon Arm stories in your inbox every morning.