When schoolboy Cas Paton started earning cash by helping Trafford shopkeepers manage their money better, it was clear to everyone he was a born entrepreneur.
The dad was just 14 when he started teaching store owners how to increase their profits by ditching outdated price sticker guns – making a whopping £500 each time.
His advice was simple - stop using outdated prices that make products too cheap, therefore making margins too small. But the advice caught on and earned him a great reputation.
His business expertise continued into his adult years when he set up a company in his first year of university. The web design business, which Cas started with just £80, employed 27 members of staff by the time he graduated with a degree in law.
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