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Schoolboy makes £14k selling crisps

A 15-year-old schoolboy has been threatened with suspension after making £14,000 selling sweets to friends in the playground.

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Leading entrepreneurs support schoolboy facing suspension

Leading business people have backed a teenage entrepreneur who is facing suspension by his school for running a 'black market' tuck shop.

Tommie Rose, 15, raked in £14,000 by selling chocolate, crisps and fizzy drinks to pupils at Buile Hill High School, Salford.

He even employed two friends to help run his business.

Business leaders including Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis said Tommie's entrepreneurial spirit should be encouraged.

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