Noah Last. photo: Michelle Last/PA Wire
Schoolboy Noah Last has been crafting and selling his wooden trees in Suffolk UK. This young entrepreneur is lighting up his village with his homemade Christmas trees as he carves out a future as a millionaire. Source: iNews
Nine-year-old Noah Last is a boy who saw the wood and started selling it as trees.
He has been busy this festive season selling his handcrafted wooden Christmas trees to people and businesses in his village of Trimley St Martin in Suffolk for £10 to £15 apiece. And he has already professed an ambition to make a £1 million by the time he is 30.
His mother Michelle Last said she and husband Stuart were “really proud” of their son and his business acumen.
“Not many kids have the attention span or even the thought process to do something like that, so we try and encourage him as much as we can”, she said, “He’s always full of ideas – not always great ideas, but he’s always full of ideas.”
Noah started making the trees from wooden panels last year after research on the internet and then creating his own design.
Mrs Last, who runs her own business selling yarn and gifts, said: “He loves making things.
“He started off making a wooden Christmas tree for us, and then a few people asked him if he’d make one for them as well.
“And then he got asked if he’d do a few this year as well, so he’s busy making them again.”
Last year one of his larger creations was raffled off raising £100, which he donated to Guide Dogs charity.
This year he plans to do the same but make even more money for charity.
Like all good businessmen, Noah has not put all his eggs in one basket. In fact, he sells those too a stall outside his house.
He is responsible for looking after the family’s chickens and in return reaps the financial rewards.
He also runs a book swap scheme for the village.
Profits from last year saw him move into the ranks of vehicle owner.
His mum said: “Last year he bought himself a tractor so he can cart things up and down the garden.”
Details of how he plans to spend or invest his profits this year have not yet been revealed but his parents believe it will all be part of his aim to make a million.
“He’s got a good imagination on him, he’s got lots of ambition and, with his ideas, it wouldn’t surprise me if he does”, said Mrs Last.
