AN investor from BBC TV show Dragons’ Den has given a Colchester business a boost after the owner tagged the businessman in a social media post.

Mabelsprintsuk owner, Darcy Wright, wrote a post on Instagram which was subsequently shared by Theo Paphitis, who appeared on the Dragons’ Den TV show from 2005 to 2013.

Each Sunday between 5pm and 7.30pm, the investor invites business owners to write the SBS hashtag on social media, which stands for Small Business Sunday.

Mr Paphitis then shares the names of six small businesses each week to his Twitter and Instagram followers which, combined, number 500,000.

Miss Wright's business was one of the six names shareed by Mr Paphitis earlier this month after she posted the hashtag on Instagram.

She said: “I am so proud to receive such great support from Theo; so much hard work and dedication goes into our business, so it’s an amazing feeling to be recognised for our hard work and help spread the word about what we do to his followings.

“We have only been in business for a year and to receive so much love and support is so rewarding.”

Mr Paphitis said he wished Mabelsprintsuk every success for the future.