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Jul 2022
Ripon business gets Dragons' Den star endorsement
Business Breakfast is sponsored by Harrogate law firm Truth Legal.
A Ripon business has been endorsed by retail entrepreneur and Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis.
The GreenHouse, which is based on North Street, opened three months ago and offers an array of home and garden supplies.
Owner Rebecca Crallan messaged Mr Paphitis on Twitter as part of his Small Business Sunday campaign, which picks six weekly winners to be endorsed on his social media.
The winners also get a chance to network with other small businesses and include a profile on the Small Business Sunday website.
Mr Paphitis picked The GreenHouse and, as a result, shared the Ripon business with his 490,000 Twitter followers and 34,000 Instagram followers.
Ms Crallan said:
Harrogate jewellers wins shop frontage grant
A Harrogate business has been awarded a £750 grant to improve its shop frontage.
Fattorini's on Parliament Street, which reopened under new management in March, has been granted the money by Harrogate Business Improvement District.
Harrogate BID Matthew Chapman, left, and Fattorini's director Wayne Beales outside the Parliament Street jewellers.
The grant was part of £10,000 awarded to BID levy payers to help improve the frontages of their businesses.
Other businesses awarded grants include The Den, Cold Bath Brewing, Drum and Monkey and the new Coach & Horses.
The jewellery business used its £750 to refurbish the Victorian canopy and install a new facia board and signage.
Wayne Beales, Fattorini's director, said:
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