A young businesswoman from Clydebank is enjoying the sweet taste of success by producing a delicious range of celebration cakes.

Jen Naismith, 23, has seen her business, Sweet and Petite, go from strength to strength since launching in December.

One major ingredient in her success was a Prince’s Trust Scotland Development Award of £300 which let her buy her own mixer and pay for business cards.

And last week she shared her recipe for success with Humza Yousaf MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, who was in Glasgow to hear how the trust has provided over £500,000 of funding for more than 2000 young people in the last two years.

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Jen said: "The Prince's Trust have given me amazing help. Without the money I would have been unable to set up the business."

The young Faifley entrepreneur, who started preparing for her business launch last July, studied professional cookery in an HND course at City of Glasgow College and hopes eventually to supply her range of cakes to restaurants and cafes.

Jen supplied 30 cakes for the trust event, held at the Wolfson Centre in Glasgow's Carlton Street, where she met Mr Yousaf.

She said: "This was by no means the largest amount I have supplied - back in December I baked 150 cakes for the trust's Christmas market, also held at the Wolfson Centre"

The Prince's Trust Scotland says that of the 2,000 plus young people who have received a development award, a large proportion report an increase their confidence, skills and general wellbeing.

The awards, supported by Scottish Government CashBack for Communities fund, are facilitated by Prince’s Trust Scotland to help those aged 11-24 who are unable to access education, employment or training opportunities because of financial barriers which hold them back.

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The awards can be used to help fund course fees, transport, equipment, interview clothes, license fees or childcare.

Mr Yousaf said: “The development awards provide vital support to young people and help remove the financial barriers that some may face in accessing education, employment and training.

“It was great to see so many confident, young people taking an active part in the events today.

"I am proud of Cashback for Communities - a programme that uses the ill-gotten gains of criminals to create safer communities by encouraging young people into positive activities.”