OmniPods and Cabins Win #SBS!

On Sunday the 22nd of August 2021 we entered the social media initiative “Small Business Sunday”, run by Dragons Den’s Theo Paphitis. With fingers, toes and everything else crossed, we waited with bated breath for the winners to be announced the following evening - And we were completely overjoyed to find out that we were one of them! Find out more in the press release below.


Press Release

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A South Devon based firm has received a business boost from Retail Entrepreneur Theo Paphitis. Last week, OmniPods and Cabins tweeted Theo about their business during ‘Small Business Sunday’ and were one of six weekly winners to gain a retweet by Theo to his near half a million Twitter followers. The weekly initiative, set up by Theo in 2010, now has over 3,000 #SBS winners and supports small businesses in the UK.

Business and retail entrepreneur and self-confessed Shopkeeper, Theo re‐tweeted Omnipods and Cabins message to his almost 500,000 followers. They are also profiled on the #SBS website that is exclusive to all Small Business Sunday winners. OmniPods and Cabins director Paddy Costeloe said, “We are thrilled to have been named winners of #SBS by Theo Paphitis. The #SBS community has given us a very warm welcome and we are winners alongside some other fantastic businesses. We have already noticed a big increase in interest for the accessible OmniPod and the extra publicity has been most welcome! Thank you Theo!”

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Small business champion and Ryman Stationery, Robert Dyas and Boux Avenue Chairman, Theo Paphitis, said: “We are thrilled to welcome new #SBS members every week and highlight just how important it is to support our small businesses here in the UK.  My vision is that everyone who has ever won an #SBS re-tweet from me becomes part of a friendly club; like-minded individuals who can share successes and learnings. The website will also give a valuable profile to the winners chosen and I wish OmniPods and Cabins every success.”

Anyone looking for a re‐tweet from Theo should tweet him about their business on Sunday between 5 PM and 7.30 PM and include the hashtag #SBS. Six lucky businesses are re‐tweeted every Monday at 8 PM and then invited to enter their profile on the new website, attend the annual #SBS networking event and take advantage of the networking opportunities.

For further information about Small Business Sunday please visit www.theopaphitissbs.com