A teaching business based in Truro has received a boost from retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis.

In May 2023, Channon Gray, 27-year-old Cornish founder of ‘Exciting Teacher’, was one of six weekly winners to gain the ‘Small Business Sunday’ award.

The weekly initiative, set up by Theo in 2010, now has more than 3,500 #SBS winners and supports small businesses in the UK.

Channon was able to represent Exciting Teacher at the annual winners’ event in Birmingham on February 23, where she collected the certificate.