Red Nose Day’s takings were boosted on Friday night with a celebrity version of The Apprentice.
Sir Alan Sugar returned to his role as the disgruntled boss, but rather than pushing around wannabe high flyers, the tycoon was faced with a string of celebrities bidding to put their entrepreneurial talents to the test for charity. …continue reading the story
called Entrepreneurial Spirit Boosts Comic Relief
Tim Campbell, who found fame as a contestant on the UK version of the Apprentice, has revealed he is to start his own business.
However, Mr Campbell, who emerged as victor in the show’s inaugural series in 2005, has admitted that his “company” has no product, no name, no suppliers, no distributors and no retail outlets.
Despite this, he expects the business to be “up and running” by the summer, and for the first products to hit the shelves sometime before the end of the year. …continue reading the story
called Apprentice Winner To Set Up ‘Funky’ New Business
Mini-CV:
- Born to working class parents in the East End
- Began his career as a civil service statistician
- Started up on his own selling everything from vegetables to computer aerials
- Launched Amstrad aged 21
Sir Alan Sugar, the multimillionaire and star of TV show The Apprentice, is perhaps the classic example of how an entrepreneurial spirit combined with a lot of hard work can bring you success.
His humble origins are in London’s East End, where he was born in Hackney in 1947 as the son of a tailor. Now he is believed to be worth around �800 million, making him one of the richest businessmen in the country, so how did he get there? …continue reading the story
called Your Hired! - Alan Sugar
