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01.05.2023 - 13:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A 17-year-old who suffered with depression now makes thousands of pounds a week after starting up an online sweet business.
Callum Baker, from Cardiff, Wales, has credited his venture with helping to improve his mental health. The teenager set up The Sweet Shack a week before his 16th birthday after being inspired by TikTok, and the account of sweet seller Greedy Gwin.
Callum told WalesOnline: "“I was really bored and I watched a lot of TikTok and I was watching these sweet business videos. I bought some sweets online with £50 of my own money and set up a small website with just five products and then just started posting on Facebook pages and TikTok."
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He now ships between 220 and 250 orders a week and has turned over around £74,000 since January 2022. The teenager from Pontprennau has come a long way from his first five products and now stocks more than 700 different sweets, crisps and drinks, as well as the original sweets which started it all.
The young entrepreneur has also found the business has helped his mental health after previously spending time in hospital due to depression. He said: “When I first started this business I was at rock bottom.
"I didn’t feel like I had much to live for but starting the business really gave me a drive in life. My confidence has shot up, going on TikTok live and speaking to hundreds of people every night is amazing."
Callum’s family are all supportive with mum Michele helping to re-stock over the weekend and pack the parcels for shipping. The senior NHS manager is referred to jokingly as admin by Callum’s customers and is paid in sweets.
Discussing Callum’s mental health struggles, she said: “It’s just
Hannah Waddingham stole the show again as she hosted the second Eurovision Song Contest semi-final. The Ted Lasso actress was back on stage at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena where the biggest live music event in the world is taking place.
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