A children's clothing retailer has won a weekly award after impressing business tycoon Theo Paphitis.

Kirkburton-based Claire Harper, founder of IndiaCoco, landed the Small Business Sunday Award, a weekly competition run by the former Dragon’s Den panellist and chairman of Ryman’s Stationery.

To enter the competition, people have to tweet Theo Paphitis on a Sunday between 5pm and 7.30pm to pitch their business to them. Each week, Theo reviews the entries and chooses his favourite six businesses and re-tweets to his 386,670 followers.

Claire, a former marketing director of Mamas & Papas, said: “We have been overwhelmed with the overnight response and support we have received since Theo’s re-tweet. Winning a SBS award has given a massive boost to our business and helped grow our social media community. 

“It comes at a great time as we are gearing up to launch our autumn/winter ranges and fast developing a number of offline opportunities to experience IndiaCoco, including our successful partnership with award winning Blacker Hall Farm at Wakefield.”