A DYNAMIC duo from Kidderminster have hit the fast road to success thanks to the Prince's Trust business scheme.

Paul Burgess and Chris Bogh have enjoyed six busy months since setting up their Funnel Web Solutions firm, which creates websites on the internet for other businesses.

The 22-year-olds both secured 2:1 degrees in computer science at Birmingham University, and now employ four other staff at their Leswell Street offices where they have created nearly 100 websites.

The pair specialise in establishing E-Commerce sites which allow a firm's customers to shop 'online', and also flash sites which feature animation and virtual reality to add a visual impact for the user.

Mr Burgess said: "The time we spent with our mentor Chris Dale on the Prince's Trust programme was a big help to us.

"It taught us the ins and outs of starting a business including keeping up to speed with the latest market research techniques and helped us financially by providing a £5,000 loan to buy a laptop computer and the latest software to get our work off the ground."

Mr Bogh said the firm also provides monthly progress reports, technical support and database programming advice to all its customers.