The Apprentice 2023
Discussion
I think one of the interviewers hit the nail on the head when she said about cottage industries. They’re all such small businesses with such limited scope. A pick and mix stand? Jesus wept. Marnies seems the best of a bad bunch to me.
The business plans were f
king woeful. Who doesn’t proof read their plan or at the very least spell check it?
I like Simba, a man with integrity. I don’t watch the YF programme so no idea whether his idea was viable or not but I thought he carried himself with distinction and hope he does well out of the process.
The business plans were f
king woeful. Who doesn’t proof read their plan or at the very least spell check it?I like Simba, a man with integrity. I don’t watch the YF programme so no idea whether his idea was viable or not but I thought he carried himself with distinction and hope he does well out of the process.
I always wonder why tradesman are so under represented. One did win it one year (joseph something iirc) with his plumbing business.
Surely a national company providing services such as electrics, plumbing, whatever is a potentially much larger business (much riskier as well perhaps) than a fking sweet shop.
Surely a national company providing services such as electrics, plumbing, whatever is a potentially much larger business (much riskier as well perhaps) than a f
king sweet shop.m3jappa said:
I always wonder why tradesman are so under represented. One did win it one year (joseph something iirc) with his plumbing business.
Surely a national company providing services such as electrics, plumbing, whatever is a potentially much larger business (much riskier as well perhaps) than a fking sweet shop.
Because Tradesmen (and women) are out there working and making the business happen. And to be fair, £250k is not a large sum of money. I could see our business using £250k quite nicely, but if we were that desperate for it, for a good idea, it's better to go to a bank, and borrow it. That way you don't need to go half shares with Alan - a silent partner who will never show up to do any actual work, and demand teams meetings from London. No, it's not an attractive proposition for anyone who is actually running a business. Surely a national company providing services such as electrics, plumbing, whatever is a potentially much larger business (much riskier as well perhaps) than a f
king sweet shop.bearman68 said:
m3jappa said:
I always wonder why tradesman are so under represented. One did win it one year (joseph something iirc) with his plumbing business.
Surely a national company providing services such as electrics, plumbing, whatever is a potentially much larger business (much riskier as well perhaps) than a fking sweet shop.
Because Tradesmen (and women) are out there working and making the business happen. And to be fair, £250k is not a large sum of money. I could see our business using £250k quite nicely, but if we were that desperate for it, for a good idea, it's better to go to a bank, and borrow it. That way you don't need to go half shares with Alan - a silent partner who will never show up to do any actual work, and demand teams meetings from London. No, it's not an attractive proposition for anyone who is actually running a business. Surely a national company providing services such as electrics, plumbing, whatever is a potentially much larger business (much riskier as well perhaps) than a f
king sweet shop.RicksAlfas said:
Maybe someone could actually make something? I know it’s not very trendy these days but it would be great if someone turned up and said “there is a demand for these widgets which currently come from China. I need a machine and a workshop”.
UK manufacturing can't compete making tat currently made in China.It would need to be a high value added item that requires specific skills and design, not easily ripped off by a sweat shop, to be a profitable enterprise.
Big Stevie said:
Milkyway said:
My first thought was JOHN CAUDWELL, a billionaire & founder of Phones4U.... He’s pretty caustic like LS.
Didn't he once have a series on TV like this many years ago, probably well before The Apprentice appeared?( Or a fly on the wall type programme).
Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 18th March 11:43
Big Stevie said:
Milkyway said:
My first thought was JOHN CAUDWELL, a billionaire & founder of Phones4U.... He’s pretty caustic like LS.
Didn't he once have a series on TV like this many years ago, probably well before The Apprentice appeared?FourWheelDrift said:
2008. Natural Born Sellers - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1318053/?ref_=nm_knf_...
The Angel;I never saw this... but sounded interesting.
Maybe tweak it so that each weeks chosen contestant goes into a final...only the losers reveal their business plan.
The business will still be unknown, but the FINAL winner gets the cash & all is revealed.
( Only a six week series... but that’s usually enough.)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zf9FLVqo_po
Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 18th March 12:13
m3jappa said:
I always wonder why tradesman are so under represented. One did win it one year (joseph something iirc) with his plumbing business.
Surely a national company providing services such as electrics, plumbing, whatever is a potentially much larger business (much riskier as well perhaps) than a fking sweet shop.
Suralan is a products man.Surely a national company providing services such as electrics, plumbing, whatever is a potentially much larger business (much riskier as well perhaps) than a f
king sweet shop.vulture1 said:
s94wht said:
I liked the bit where Marnie got berated because she wanted to open a gym where there were 21 others in a mile radius. As if somehow 22 was too many but 21 could operate perfectly fine. Would the guy have said the same thing to the other 21 gyms? At what point are there too many? What's the cutoff?
Yes I've researched those 22 gyms they on average have 1000 customers each. My gym can handle 1000 as well so I only need to attract 5% from each one to a gym where a gold medal winner will be working.I think Marnie has to win. Not entirely fair IMO if she's already secured £300k in funding but shows that she's serious.
jammy-git said:
m3jappa said:
I always wonder why tradesman are so under represented. One did win it one year (joseph something iirc) with his plumbing business.
Surely a national company providing services such as electrics, plumbing, whatever is a potentially much larger business (much riskier as well perhaps) than a fking sweet shop.
Suralan is a products man.Surely a national company providing services such as electrics, plumbing, whatever is a potentially much larger business (much riskier as well perhaps) than a f
king sweet shop.t show. If I had to put money into any of them it’ll be the cafe as it’s an actual business MBVitoria said:
vulture1 said:
s94wht said:
I liked the bit where Marnie got berated because she wanted to open a gym where there were 21 others in a mile radius. As if somehow 22 was too many but 21 could operate perfectly fine. Would the guy have said the same thing to the other 21 gyms? At what point are there too many? What's the cutoff?
Yes I've researched those 22 gyms they on average have 1000 customers each. My gym can handle 1000 as well so I only need to attract 5% from each one to a gym where a gold medal winner will be working.I think Marnie has to win. Not entirely fair IMO if she's already secured £300k in funding but shows that she's serious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS1le_8ZhOU
I found most of the series quite entertaining and didn't take it seriously at all. The interviews episode really was difficult to watch though.
A few things really irked me:
- Karen trying way too hard to be spiteful tt. The whole "that's baroness brady.... only my friends call me Karen". It is even more ridiculous as they've spent the past 10 weeks referring to her as Karen and presumably spending hours per day in her company. There were also other occasions when she was just being utterly horrible.
- So much of the interviews was just about trying to make the candidates look stupid. Ok fair enough it's not hard. But every interview was just stuff like:
I counted 33 spelling mistakes
You don't know the figures do you?
That's 3 parking spaces!
You haven't got a clue
etc... just not fun to watch really
- Marnie (I think) who had all the investments nearly ready was really unfairly treated I think. Karen just entirely dismissed it as "you don't have the money". Marnie never said she did. She said she had the agreement, and lots of different pots of it promised to her. That is way more than any of the other jokers.
A few things really irked me:
- Karen trying way too hard to be spiteful t
t. The whole "that's baroness brady.... only my friends call me Karen". It is even more ridiculous as they've spent the past 10 weeks referring to her as Karen and presumably spending hours per day in her company. There were also other occasions when she was just being utterly horrible. - So much of the interviews was just about trying to make the candidates look stupid. Ok fair enough it's not hard. But every interview was just stuff like:
I counted 33 spelling mistakes
You don't know the figures do you?
That's 3 parking spaces!
You haven't got a clue
etc... just not fun to watch really
- Marnie (I think) who had all the investments nearly ready was really unfairly treated I think. Karen just entirely dismissed it as "you don't have the money". Marnie never said she did. She said she had the agreement, and lots of different pots of it promised to her. That is way more than any of the other jokers.
redrabbit29 said:
I found most of the series quite entertaining and didn't take it seriously at all. The interviews episode really was difficult to watch though.
A few things really irked me:
- Karen trying way too hard to be spiteful tt. The whole "that's baroness brady.... only my friends call me Karen". It is even more ridiculous as they've spent the past 10 weeks referring to her as Karen and presumably spending hours per day in her company. There were also other occasions when she was just being utterly horrible.
- So much of the interviews was just about trying to make the candidates look stupid. Ok fair enough it's not hard. But every interview was just stuff like:
I counted 33 spelling mistakes
You don't know the figures do you?
That's 3 parking spaces!
You haven't got a clue
etc... just not fun to watch really
- Marnie (I think) who had all the investments nearly ready was really unfairly treated I think. Karen just entirely dismissed it as "you don't have the money". Marnie never said she did. She said she had the agreement, and lots of different pots of it promised to her. That is way more than any of the other jokers.
Karren to you A few things really irked me:
- Karen trying way too hard to be spiteful t
t. The whole "that's baroness brady.... only my friends call me Karen". It is even more ridiculous as they've spent the past 10 weeks referring to her as Karen and presumably spending hours per day in her company. There were also other occasions when she was just being utterly horrible. - So much of the interviews was just about trying to make the candidates look stupid. Ok fair enough it's not hard. But every interview was just stuff like:
I counted 33 spelling mistakes
You don't know the figures do you?
That's 3 parking spaces!
You haven't got a clue
etc... just not fun to watch really
- Marnie (I think) who had all the investments nearly ready was really unfairly treated I think. Karen just entirely dismissed it as "you don't have the money". Marnie never said she did. She said she had the agreement, and lots of different pots of it promised to her. That is way more than any of the other jokers.
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