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Wales Online
Nisha Mal

Meet the next Alan Sugar - a schoolboy who has already made £1,000 running sweets business

Meet the next Alan Sugar - a schoolboy who has already made £1k running a sweets business. Luke Scotney, 11, has a severe nut allergy and struck upon the idea after struggling to find pick and mix he could eat.

He then launched his bespoke brand late last year - and is already making £500 a month. Mum Michelle Scotney, 40, helps him sort the orders at their home in Peterborough.

Luke said: "I have a severe nut allergy, and it's been impossible to find pick n mix sweets that are safe to eat. I pitched the idea to mum and we looked and couldn't find anyone doing something similar - so we launched the idea ourselves.

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