Apprentice Series 6 - Bets on who will win!

[JohnnyCash]

Yes but my point is from the contestants point of view, if they are these brilliant business people, why are they trying to win an entry level position working for someone else for £2k a week?

Or are they just a bunch of clowns who want to get on tv, and in reality no better or worse than a Big Brother contestant?

Serious question, as like I say I never watched it.

 

[Parthelan]

I think most have used it as a launch pad for their own careers.

 

[UKSBD]

I see they are changing the format next year.
Instead of the prize being a job working for Lord sugar it is to be £250,000 business investment, with Lord Sugar having a 50% share of the business formed. Similar to Lions Den.

Just to add:
will be far better in my opinion, more for entrepreneurs

 

[Indigo Cherry]

I see they are changing the format next year.
Instead of the prize being a job working for Lord sugar it is to be £250,000 business investment, with Lord Sugar having a 50% share of the business formed. Similar to Lions Den.

Lions Den???????

 

[UKSBD]

Lions Den???????

You know what I mean

 

[BizGurl]

The people 'Lord' Sugar hires never stay longer than a few years, so yes also believe they use it as a launchpad for their own careers or a bit of media limelight...a bit pathetic really. I often wondered why owners of succesful companies would want to quit to join Sugar for a £100k a year. It sounds like a lot but in the grand scheme of things, and yes it's more than your average salary, but it's not much, especially when you consider the huge tax deduction, the fact they'd have to relocate to around London, with all the costs that this brings.

Still, I'm pretty glad Stella won, though I hate people using the 'no qualifications/rags-to-riches sob stories'. It's just sad and not original anymore. Lots of people manage to succeed in their own little way with out them. I also slightly lost a bit of respect for her at the end when she name-dropped Chris in the board room to undersell him...a big no no! She got this far without being b****y, so I don't think she needed to at the very end either!

Rant over!

 

[BizGurl]

* I meant a few months to a year, NOT years lol!

 

[Graemem]

I think it's interesting that there are other people in his business earning the same amount, doing the same jobs.... yet they didn't go through the apprentice to get there! If you think you're so good then why not just apply as normal!

 

[saxondale]

because it`s an entertainment television programe not a documetory (sic)

 

[Lorro2]

I think virtually none of the previous winners are still working for Lord Sugar. I think Stella was a worthy winner and a safe bet but there seemed to be some real plonkers in the series this time. If only Joanna had done some research on Lord Sugars businesses then she might have won it. You must always be prepeared and the interview was the most critical stage. And as people have said if they are so good then why are they not out there making their millions on their own. But I suppose one or two will get a bit of media work but they will soon be forgotten. Like who remembers The Badger now.

 

[BizGurl]

Like who remembers The Badger now.

Badger :|

Who/what is that? :|

 

[Matt1959]

If only Joanna had done some research on Lord Sugars businesses then she might have won it.

disagree with that, she was flipping rubbish IMO. Best person won. I think its a great programme - it popularises business and makes it more accessable to ordinary people. Junior apprentice is a good idea as well. I don't see why there's all the negativity about it all:|

 

[saxondale]

Like who remembers The Badger now.

half of the posters in this thread, apparently.

 

[steve23]

Hi,

Well, I love it - and maybe that's the problem - perhaps less time spent watching the apprentice and more time doing my own stuff would benefit me !

But I don't get why I hear some people knocking the 100 K wage.

Yes, sure, some self employed people make this and a lot more - but I wonder what the norm is.

Would I work for a paltry £2000 a week ?

You bloody bet I would.

All the best

Steve

 

[steve23]

Oh, and unless I have missed it, I would certainly say the time is right for an 'apprentice - where are they now?' TV update.

Steve

 

[MikeJ]

The average UK salary is about 25k. The issue isn't that this is a crap salary, but that if these people are so special they should be aiming higher.

That said, they're generally young, and £100k plus for someone in their early 20s is pretty good.

I think they did a show on the first winner, but from then on they've been a bit of a disaster.

 

[oldeagleeye]

I actually think that we can all learn a lot from both the DD and Apprentice if you concentrate on the numbers and not the contestants.

We know from this latest series for example what the volume sales and pricing major restaraunts are looking for on everything thru bread rolls to crisps.

I noted that if you are an owner driver of a coach you can earn a decent days pay if you are prepared to pay 31% to London's biggest tourist agency. Offer 35% and they would push your tour first.

To me however the biggest insight was the takings potential from a high footfall shopping mall.

With a purely limited range of frocks etc and no promotion or even window dressing both those teams took about £4K in a 6 hr day.

Given promotion and regualar customers you can double that easily. That is about £500,000 - £750,000 a year in an industry which boasts the highest of margins.

More than enough info to put a biz plan together for anyone in the fashion industry and I for one can think of several usps.

Rob

 

[TotallySport]

I actually think that we can all learn a lot from both the DD and Apprentice if you concentrate on the numbers and not the contestants.

We know from this latest series for example what the volume sales and pricing major restaraunts are looking for on everything thru bread rolls to crisps.

I noted that if you are an owner driver of a coach you can earn a decent days pay if you are prepared to pay 31% to London's biggest tourist agency. Offer 35% and they would push your tour first.

To me however the biggest insight was the takings potential from a high footfall shopping mall.

With a purely limited range of frocks etc and no promotion or even window dressing both those teams took about £4K in a 6 hr day.

Given promotion and regualar customers you can double that easily. That is about £500,000 - £750,000 a year in an industry which boasts the highest of margins.

More than enough info to put a biz plan together for anyone in the fashion industry and I for one can think of several usps.

Rob

But the rent (without rates to the shops they used is around 750,000+ per year, so if they actually ran it as a business although possible not as likely, unless you own the brand which is why more and more brand shops are in the trafford center, they have much high margins than retailers.

 

[MikeJ]

Few of the projects are realistic. There's got to be some advantage in having a load of TV cameras about the place. Some people will go in hoping to be on telly, or just out of curiosity.

 

[ThePublisher]

Whoops! Christopher Farrell admits fraud

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-12060100

 

[oldeagleeye]

Sorry TS. Don't know where you got those figures from. That is Asda sizestores. Typical unit about £250K a year. You can also rent enough space space for a decent display in the ailes for a max £75K a year.

They took just under £5K I think on the day. Space in the main throroughfare at even Bluewater or Lakeside £750 quid. A lot of margin there.

 

[TotallySport]

Sorry TS. Don't know where you got those figures from. That is Asda sizestores. Typical unit about £250K a year. You can also rent enough space space for a decent display in the ailes for a max £75K a year.

They took just under £5K I think on the day. Space in the main throroughfare at even Bluewater or Lakeside £750 quid. A lot of margin there.

i know how much a smaller unit than those shown were 8(ish) years ago, and it was significantly more than 250K a year. An asda superstore is normally an out of town space with no footfall until asda setup, the trafford centre is a premium site with massive footfall and premium buyers.