Teens start own candle business and raise thousands to help refugees

But Jacob, now 14, from Hither Green, South East London, wanted to make sure that his work would help people who were less fortunate.

This weekend, Jacob and the team will sell their candles at the Christmas market at the end of his road once again – but this time, they are raising money to create kits to encourage other teens to make candles like his to sell and help other charities.Jacob explains: ‘Ever since I was little, I’ve always dreamed of making my own business which could help others.‘We have a Christmas market at the end of our road in Hither Green called the FUSS* Fair .

The teens didn’t have any experience with candle making but they researched the process and starting to experiment with different things they could do to create their product.Jacob says: ‘We decided on candles because it is quite easy for kids to make good quality products that we can sell for a good price.

‘We made a lot of mistakes to get them right. We have blocked a sink with wax, burned ourselves a few times, rejected wonky wicks and covered our kitchen floor in hundreds of wax drips that have to be scraped off.’With the product perfected, the boys were supported by friends and neighbours to build the rest of their business.‘All our friends and family in the neighbourhood have all helped out,’ Jacob adds. ‘We even borrowed our neighbour’s dog for the advert we filmed.

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