Two local businesses were given the chance to meet retail magnate Theo Paphitis at an exclusive event. Harrogate Motorhomes’ owner Annette Wingate and Angela Russell, founder and director of Northallerton-based It’s Nut Free, met the Dragons’ Den star at a seminar he had organised for entrepreneurs given a leg-up via his weekly Twitter initiative, Small Business Sunday.
IT was all smiles when Theo met Theo!
Business ace Theo Paphitis met a micro-camper named in his honour after inviting its owner to a special seminar.
Harrogate Motorhomes owner Annette Wingate was so grateful when her business was featured on Mr Paphitis’s Small Business Sunday offering on Twitter that she named the vehicle after him.
Have you seen Theo yet?
He’s compact, tidy for his age and we think he’s really rather cute.
His namesake and our latest addition to the Harrogate Motorhomes fleet is pretty impressive too…
Our Subaru microcamper is named after the Dragon who gave us a massive lift at the beginning of the year by choosing us from more than a thousand for a mention on his Small Business Sunday initiative on Twitter.
.Published by Harrogate-News.co.uk 18/01/2012 | Posted by: Editor Theo Paphitis helps Harrogate firm A fast growing business has been given a new year boost after winning a personal testimonial from business Dragon Theo Paphitis.Harrogate Motorhomes spent much of 2011 bucking the trend, going from a standing start to a turnover of £50,000 in year one. […]
A DRAGON has fired up plenty of new customers for a Harrogate business. Harrogate Motorhomes has received £10,000 worth of new custom and extra online interest after businessman Theo Paphitis, who features on TV’s Dragons’ Den, backed it on his weekly Twitter feed.
A FAST-growing North Yorkshire motorhome company has been given a New Year sales boost by Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis.
Harrogate Motorhomes secured £10,000 of new business after being mentioned on Twitter by Mr Paphitis.
The company, set up by former firefighter Annette Wingate 18 months ago, was among the six small businesses to be mentioned by Mr Paphitis in his first “Small Business Sunday” feed of 2012, in which he helps to promote six small businesses every weekend.
Annette said the mention resulted in Harrogate Motorhomes securing £10,000 worth of business in two days, 200 followers on Twitter within hours, as well as a significant increase in website activity and even a number of business propositions.
8th January was the first Small Business Sunday competition of 2012 and Harrogate Motorhomes was chosen by Theo Paphitis to be one of the 6 winning entries retweeted to his massive list of followers.