A teenager who left school without grades has turned businessman and launched a clothing brand from his bedroom.

Young entrepreneur Louis Carnan, 16, set up his brand Sixth Sided after leaving school last year with no qualifications.

He was left gutted and refused to take up the opportunity of a plumbing apprenticeship which was offered to him.

Instead, Louis said he always wanted to set up his own clothes business and as soon as he left school he was determined to succeed.

He has invested all of his savings into the brand and spends every day working on his fashion empire.

And he has now launched a line of branded t-shirts, has his own online shop and is in discussions with a major department store to sell his trendy products.

Louis said: "School education wasn't doing anything for me. I was just not interested. When I failed my exams, I just left.

"I wanted to just get on with my life and do my own thing. My mum was just pure shocked. She was worried because I left without qualifications.

"I was meant to go for a meeting for an apprenticeship to become a plumber, but I just didn't go.

"I didn't want to be a plumber or go into a construction job. I wanted to run my own company.

"Now, I'm just working hours and hours contacting different people and speaking to manufacturers. I saved up money and invested it all into my dream.

"I've built a brand and registered the company with Companies House. And right now, I'm working with manufacturers and I've got a few prototypes of my t-shirts.

"I still live at home with my mum, but my dream is to have sales all over the world."

Louis lives in Castlemilk, Glasgow, which is one of the country's highest in terms of deprivation.

The teenager explained that he wasn't interested in education when attending Castlemilk High School, and didn't pay attention in class.

And after leaving, he saved up every penny and sold his old clothes to make money which he invested into his brand.

Advisors at Business Gateway have been helping Louis look for grant funding, and he has been busy over the last few months designing the logo for his new brand.

Although his range is based on t-shirts at the moment, he hopes in the future to expand to other types of clothing and accessories.

He said: "I've been interested in clothing all my life. If all the fashion brands like Armani, Gucci and things can do it then so can I. They had to start somewhere.

"I try to keep a really positive mindset, and everyone doubts me because I'm so young but I've got really high hopes for what I want to achieve."

Louis said he wants to inspire other young people who do not always succeed at school.

He added: "It's not the end of the world, as long as you're motivated and positive, to leave school without qualifications.

"I decided the system wasn't doing me any good and was dampening my ambitions.

"I left as soon as I could - even before gaining any qualifications.

"There are many routes to employment and going through the education system is just one of them.

"People should believe in creating your own opportunities and I think that taking the path less travelled is a good option especially with so many young people now opting for college or university."

Laura Leavey, 36, a mum-of-three who works in fashion sales, said she was worried about her son's future at first but now fully supports his dream.

She said: "Louis would go to school, but you could tell his mind wasn't there. I felt gutted when he failed his exams. I didn't know what the next steps for him would be.

"We talked about what he wanted to do and his whole mindset changed. As a parent you think the norm is to go to uni and get a good job.

"He didn't comply with the system. He always said he wanted to work for himself.

"He saved up every penny and sold his old stuff on eBay. He invested it into his brand.

"I feel it takes more guts to follow your dream than follow the system. I want him to be happy and I'm proud of him no matter what."