The Newcastle College student, who has entered the If We Can You Can Challenge, has already secured partial funding for the project through the Government’s Business Link and says his website - tailored specially for students - will be everything his target audience will want.

Ceyhan, who lives with his parents in Darras Hall, Ponteland, said: "I used to want to play golf professionally but now I think I will just do that for fun.

"The idea is to create a website aimed at students. It will give them information on specific subjects they are interested in with contributions from other students and experts.

"It will be free to sign up and I’m hoping businesses across the country will sponsor it so their products will be on the site.

"Everyone I’ve spoken to about it is excited by it. And my friends are saying ‘don’t forget me when it does really well’. I’m trying not to get too excited about it, though."

Former Ponteland High School pupil Ceyhan, who has autobiographies by Duncan Bannatyne and Sir Richard Branson on his recently-read pile, said he would like to make enough money to be comfortable.

He said: "I’m not jealous when I see people with money, it makes me want to work harder and inspires me.

"When you read life stories of people like Duncan Bannatyne and Richard Branson it makes you think you can do it as well.

"It only takes hard work and a good idea."

Ceyhan said the idea came from him constantly writing down ideas while studying his business, marketing and enterprise course at Newcastle College. He said: "I’m meant to be going to Northumbria University next year but that could change depending on how the website goes."

The If We Can, You Can Challenge aims to unlock talent in the North East. The prize includes a monthly business surgery with some of the region’s top entrepreneurs. See http://www.ifwecanyoucan.co.uk/challenge/evening-chronicle/.