The Apprentice 2017
Discussion
Bluedot said:
I think they must be told they can't use any of their current business names or branding.
Must be, wonder if it's to level the playing field a bit? The last task is always a bit odd, because the other people in the team aren't incentivised to help in any way whatsoever! Also where was Bushra last night? Spotted her in the audience with Rhod Gilbert but missing from the task...
certainly one of the weirdest contestants ever.
Grumpy old git said:
Why do think he's doolally? He's got them loads of free publicity to give them a kick start, and his "investment" is probably less than his fee for the show.
In one of the very early series the press mentioned Sugar gave his fee to Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital. In business terms £250k is total peanuts, for Sugar its a tiny amount of money and will probably just count as a cost for whichever holding company owns the shares in the new businesses. He is worth about £1.15bn so could do 4,600 £250k investments before he had to start a new paper round.
A few years ago, I had a business opportunity which needed investment from my Group. My presentation asked for £1m pa of working capital to cover overheads and £600k of development capital on a revolver. There was much debate about whether I had requested enough.
It was barely enough, after 2 years I had to increase the both working capital development capital to £1.2m. Now 5 years on we turnover about £60m and make about £6-8m gross, £4-6m net.
A few years ago, I had a business opportunity which needed investment from my Group. My presentation asked for £1m pa of working capital to cover overheads and £600k of development capital on a revolver. There was much debate about whether I had requested enough.
It was barely enough, after 2 years I had to increase the both working capital development capital to £1.2m. Now 5 years on we turnover about £60m and make about £6-8m gross, £4-6m net.
200Plus Club said:
Not that he needs to advertise anymore but ten weeks x1hr on prime time TV plus the aftershows plus the new articles must equate to a few million in advertising costs I'd imagine.
The two new businesses could never get this amount of coverage for 250k apiece. win win!
Sweets fine, but as a veteran IT hirer I wouldn't go near James or his company with a barge pole.The two new businesses could never get this amount of coverage for 250k apiece. win win!
I just can't get past the level of skills they all exhibited. They genuinely are clueless. That recruitment firm video and original sweets branding were just beyond cringeworthy. School students could do better. The recruitment firm branding was just dire. (Why are they marketing to candidates rather than companies - that's where their money will come from)
TheGuru said:
Sweets fine, but as a veteran IT hirer I wouldn't go near James or his company with a barge pole.
I just can't get past the level of skills they all exhibited. They genuinely are clueless. That recruitment firm video and original sweets branding were just beyond cringeworthy. School students could do better. The recruitment firm branding was just dire. (Why are they marketing to candidates rather than companies - that's where their money will come from)
I still can't get over the fact is decided on "First Tier" rather than "Top Tier" as an obvious alternative that doesn't make you look like the bottom rung of the ladder.I just can't get past the level of skills they all exhibited. They genuinely are clueless. That recruitment firm video and original sweets branding were just beyond cringeworthy. School students could do better. The recruitment firm branding was just dire. (Why are they marketing to candidates rather than companies - that's where their money will come from)
TheGuru said:
Sweets fine, but as a veteran IT hirer I wouldn't go near James or his company with a barge pole.
I just can't get past the level of skills they all exhibited. They genuinely are clueless. That recruitment firm video and original sweets branding were just beyond cringeworthy. School students could do better. The recruitment firm branding was just dire. (Why are they marketing to candidates rather than companies - that's where their money will come from)
You're judging him/them based on what they managed to cobble together in a couple of days with 5 other clowns.I just can't get past the level of skills they all exhibited. They genuinely are clueless. That recruitment firm video and original sweets branding were just beyond cringeworthy. School students could do better. The recruitment firm branding was just dire. (Why are they marketing to candidates rather than companies - that's where their money will come from)
If he's being honest when he claims to have earned £200k pa then I would guess he knows what he's doing. I'd also suggest they need to market to both candidates AND companies.
I'd quit happily approach him to see what CVs he can put forward. That's the advantage of using RAs - if you don't appoint they don't get paid.
Todd Bonzalez said:
If he's that good, and had the contacts and could make that cash, why give up 50% equity though? Seems insanity to me.
He was making that much cash based on commission from working at one of the big players in the industry.He'd have to be exceptionally gifted or well connected to open doors at the sort of places he was probably placing candidates at that original job.
Having Sugar as his partner will no doubt open all those doors, as it has for Ricky Martin who I read has now opened offices in Manchester and Edinburgh based on his Science and Technology recruitment company.
TheGuru said:
Sweets fine, but as a veteran IT hirer I wouldn't go near James or his company with a barge pole.
I just can't get past the level of skills they all exhibited. They genuinely are clueless. That recruitment firm video and original sweets branding were just beyond cringeworthy. School students could do better. The recruitment firm branding was just dire. (Why are they marketing to candidates rather than companies - that's where their money will come from)
+1I just can't get past the level of skills they all exhibited. They genuinely are clueless. That recruitment firm video and original sweets branding were just beyond cringeworthy. School students could do better. The recruitment firm branding was just dire. (Why are they marketing to candidates rather than companies - that's where their money will come from)
No USP at all from either candidate and both came across as relatively talentless.
I'm surprised Sugar has got involved with either let alone both.
Mind you, your woman from last year hasnt brought much to the party in terms of innovation. Her big USP was home baked opulent cakes yet apparently shes outsourced the baking to another company and the cakes are fairly dry and average and ridiculously overpriced. Also i thought AS didnt like people trading on his name? She had a stall (manned by some disinterested person, not her) at the Manchester Christmas market and had a big lifesize colour cutout of her with AS prominently displayed presumably to encourage the punters in. Not that too many seemed to be bothering.
TheGuru said:
200Plus Club said:
Not that he needs to advertise anymore but ten weeks x1hr on prime time TV plus the aftershows plus the new articles must equate to a few million in advertising costs I'd imagine.
The two new businesses could never get this amount of coverage for 250k apiece. win win!
Sweets fine, but as a veteran IT hirer I wouldn't go near James or his company with a barge pole.The two new businesses could never get this amount of coverage for 250k apiece. win win!
I just can't get past the level of skills they all exhibited. They genuinely are clueless. That recruitment firm video and original sweets branding were just beyond cringeworthy. School students could do better. The recruitment firm branding was just dire. (Why are they marketing to candidates rather than companies - that's where their money will come from)
Did anyone see Bushra Shaikh tweet lord sugar saying he missed a trick over her idea which is below
http://www.iilacollection.com/
I for one am glad she didnt get it really didnt like her attitude.
http://www.iilacollection.com/
I for one am glad she didnt get it really didnt like her attitude.
Kev_Mk3 said:
Did anyone see Bushra Shaikh tweet lord sugar saying he missed a trick over her idea which is below
http://www.iilacollection.com/
I for one am glad she didnt get it really didnt like her attitude.
Meh.. its no http://wickedweasel.com is it ?http://www.iilacollection.com/
I for one am glad she didnt get it really didnt like her attitude.
SystemParanoia said:
Meh.. its no http://wickedweasel.com is it ?
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