A YOUNG NORTH EAST entrepreneur is enjoying the sweet taste of success, after being nominated for a string of awards.
Kayley Smith, who runs Sweet Tooth Delivery based at Belmont, near Durham has already won a handful of titles, including the Medium Size Business title in the Sunderland Portfolio Business Awards and the Young Business Person of the Year in the Sage Northern Star awards.
And now she is also in the running for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, which will be decided on November 25 at a prestigious awards ceremony on the London South Bank.
Kayley set up the company after seeing a gap in the market to provide a dessert delivery service, which has led to her also opening two dessert only outlets at Cheveley Park Shopping Centre in Belmont and Prince Bishops Shopping Centre, Durham City.
She was also recently nominated in the Forward Ladies business awards, held in the region for the first time last month.
“As a relatively young business it’s fantastic for us to be recognised in this way and even if we don’t win the awards, it’s great recognition for the company to be acknowledged,” she said.
The company – which Kayley runs with her partner John-Paul Stonehouse, employs 25 people and is currently recruiting as part of the business’ expansion programme.
Sweet Tooth is going from strength to strength, on course to open a third outlet by Christmas, with long term terms plans to franchise and roll out the concept nationally.
“We’ve grown at an incredible pace because there seems to be a huge demand for the products we’re offering, our whole range is produced in our bakery – you cannot buy our desserts anywhere else,” said Kayley.
Further details about the company are available at www.sweettoothdelivery.co.uk