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How come ol' Sugar opens the door on his car to get out, doesn't he pay his driver enough to get out and open his door?


 
Posted : 17/11/2015 9:30 pm
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I want to know why they always meet him as he's coming out of the bogs.


 
Posted : 17/11/2015 9:44 pm
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If someone phoned me at that time of the morning and told me to be outside in 30 mins my response may include the following [i]Get yourself to ****, I'll be outside in my own good time[/i] , probably why i don't work for Alan Sugar/have a million in the bank (seriously……………..if this your genuine overreaching monetery desire then you are a ****) nor why i work more than 18hrs a week.


 
Posted : 17/11/2015 10:17 pm
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Blondie needs to go - face like a smacked arse .


 
Posted : 18/11/2015 10:50 pm
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Brett has self-preservated well here


 
Posted : 18/11/2015 10:51 pm
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Janner for the chop this week I think if he ends up in the boardroom.


 
Posted : 18/11/2015 10:56 pm
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self-preservated

😆


 
Posted : 18/11/2015 10:56 pm
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I can't believe blondie escaped again .


 
Posted : 18/11/2015 10:58 pm
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Getting down to the nitty gritty now. Knives are out all over the place.


 
Posted : 18/11/2015 11:44 pm
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Just seen this thread. Can't believe I missed it before.

@cheezy me neither but she wasn't brought into the board room. Sam has been pretty hopeless all along though.


 
Posted : 18/11/2015 11:47 pm
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Blondie needs to go - face like a smacked arse .

Pretty much the same as Sam, not much good with the numbers and not over keen on getting stuck in and dirty.

I prefer her face to the american duck.


 
Posted : 19/11/2015 2:31 pm
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She has got to go , what a horrible horrible creature .


 
Posted : 02/12/2015 10:30 pm
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Which one?


 
Posted : 02/12/2015 10:34 pm
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Blondie - selina


 
Posted : 02/12/2015 10:44 pm
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How do these people really get so wound up over such contrived tasks.

It's a load of old rubbish.... But the acting in the boardroom is Oscar winning


 
Posted : 02/12/2015 11:00 pm
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At last .


 
Posted : 02/12/2015 11:01 pm
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She refused to go on the your Fired show on BBC2.

Can't say I am surprised as they would have crucified her


 
Posted : 02/12/2015 11:04 pm
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Its the interview round tonight , I predict plenty of squirming and tears .


 
Posted : 16/12/2015 9:47 pm
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24 Hours in A&E is on so The Apprentice has no chance. 😀


 
Posted : 16/12/2015 9:49 pm
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I frickin love the interview round 🙂


 
Posted : 16/12/2015 9:50 pm
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Baws, I couldn't remember who went out last week so googled it.
And inadvertently found out who goes tonight.


 
Posted : 16/12/2015 9:55 pm
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Jo for the win?


 
Posted : 16/12/2015 10:39 pm
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Daffy ducks sister for the win next week ?


 
Posted : 16/12/2015 10:59 pm
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LS is not going to put 250k into a local plumber when he's got the option gambling on a big return from a potentially worldwide dating app.


 
Posted : 17/12/2015 9:18 am
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[i]he's got the option gambling on a big return from a potentially worldwide dating app. [/i]

He'll have to put a lot more than that in (or dilute his holding substantially) before he starts seeing a return - I think they'll struggle to get the platform written for that, let alone market it etc.


 
Posted : 17/12/2015 9:24 am
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Toni and Guy dodged a bullet. 😆


 
Posted : 17/12/2015 10:27 am
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[quote=wwaswas spake unto the masses, saying]he's got the option gambling on a big return from a potentially worldwide dating app.
He'll have to put a lot more than that in (or dilute his holding substantially) before he starts seeing a return - I think they'll struggle to get the platform written for that, let alone market it etc.

Do you imagine for a second that this is actually about starting a successful business? It's an ego trip and publicity stunt for lordsiralan.


 
Posted : 17/12/2015 10:42 am
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I would have thought the date gaming app could be copied very quickly by one of the big established dating sites , but she'll do a very professional and structured pitch . Jo has a great work ethic but he's only suggesting a franchise opportunity built off very local success and isn't as business savy as Vana .


 
Posted : 17/12/2015 10:45 am
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I find the show too embarrassing to watch; it's all about inflated egos and the "get rich quick" mentality. I would love to see an older, more mature person with genuine business experience dropped into the show as a wild card.


 
Posted : 17/12/2015 10:50 am
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Jo has a great work ethic but he's only suggesting a franchise opportunity built off very local success and isn't as business savy as Vana

You do realise that it's not really a selection process for that tosspot to find a £250k investment opportunity?

I would guess his fees for appearing are way in excess of that.


 
Posted : 17/12/2015 10:56 am
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I'm not a business person, but would a plumber really want to pay for a franchise, when there doesn't seem to be great difficulty starting out as a plumber by oneself (qualifications/knowledge/experience notwithstanding), wherever you are? There are successful plumbing businesses everywhere without having to pay someone else £30k a year for a company logo.


 
Posted : 17/12/2015 11:02 am
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would a plumber really want to pay for a franchise,

I agree but there seems to be dozens out there.

[url= http://www.franchisedirect.co.uk/homeimprovement/your-plumber-franchise-07179/ ]http://www.franchisedirect.co.uk/homeimprovement/your-plumber-franchise-07179/[/url]

[url= http://www.ukgasfranchise.info/ ]http://www.ukgasfranchise.info/[/url]

[url= http://yourplumberfranchise.com/ ]http://yourplumberfranchise.com/[/url]


 
Posted : 17/12/2015 11:06 am
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Have look at all the smart repair companies out there , most of those guys could manage on their own but still pay out for a franchise . Some people like the feeling of being part of an established company .


 
Posted : 17/12/2015 11:07 am
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Are they dreaming this up on the spot? 12 weeks and now they're actually having to present their business plan they're still thinking up the name?


 
Posted : 20/12/2015 10:43 pm
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Why would competitors like British Gas or Match.com give advice if they thought Lord Sugar was serious about investing in either candidates.


 
Posted : 20/12/2015 11:11 pm
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Well well. Joseph is quite a character!


 
Posted : 20/12/2015 11:26 pm
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I'm really surprised that LS decided on Joseph. I really thought he would have gone with the dating app - she came across really well, was smart and knew her stuff - although I'm struggling to believe she waited until then to find the cost to develop the app, why not save a huge amount and have it created abroad?
Nice bloke aside, Joseph is a plumber with a big idea but not much more. He jumped on the smart tech idea quickly but had never even thought of it before then which shows a lack of knowledge/foresight.

Maybe LS had no option if he wanted to remain in [financial] control of the business.

Edit: I see that Vana has now ditched the dating app idea and has a wine business! Says something about her original idea I guess, maybe LS was right.


 
Posted : 21/12/2015 9:31 am
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Re the dating app, without backing she wouldn't make it work, + the cat's out of the bag. I fully expect one of the big dating companies to do it under a different brand. I'm sure she'll make some pennies consulting on it or selling the idea. (Though I bet ls has the IP stitched up on that too)


 
Posted : 21/12/2015 9:52 am
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Personally, I'm waiting impatiently for the moment I can first use the Amplumb app, which I see as a kind of Uber for plumbing.


 
Posted : 21/12/2015 9:59 am
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Think she might have sold the idea to Match.com the amount of times the word match got used in the you're hired after show.


 
Posted : 21/12/2015 10:30 am
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[i]He jumped on the smart tech idea quickly but had never even thought of it before then which shows a lack of knowledge/foresight.[/i]

I'm not sure any of them quite grasped the idea of what the industry people meant by smart technology. They were referring to a building management system type stuff, but the people making the video interpreted that as creating an app to book a plumber.


 
Posted : 21/12/2015 11:45 am
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