Dyslexic boy spices up business

A 12-year-old boy has started his own business after becoming fed up with suggestions that his dyslexia might affect his chances of a good job.

Tom Sweet, from Lampeter, Ceredigion, set up a market stall importing foreign herbs and spices earlier this month.

Despite reassurance from Tom's parents that his condition would not hold him back in the future, he decided to start up his own company, Spice Thyme.



He borrowed £200 from his parents to buy some stock, and has visited two weekend markets in Swansea and Aberystwyth so far. His parents are also stallholders and sell cider. They set up next to Tom and give him support when he needs it.

"There seemed a gap in the market for herbs and spices," added Tom, who imports products from China, India, France and Italy.

"The stall is helping me a lot, especially with my maths."