Opinion
The Apprentice: Task Nine – Purchasing well
Week nine and what a week?! With only seven candidates left, the competition is really heating up, and all the candidates seem to be feeling the…
Monday 21 September 2026
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Week nine and what a week?! With only seven candidates left, the competition is really heating up, and all the candidates seem to be feeling the…
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Last night The Apprentice went international with the teams travelling to Germany for a crisp selling task. So how did they do? How was going to…
There will always be the dilemma among employers over the best candidate. But can a change in the maternity law structure make it easier for both…
Week Seven and we’re starting to get into the business end of the show. There are some strong contenders in the mix but with a few…
To start things off, I thought Lord Sugar was hilarious last night when he had a pop at Stuart for his PJ’s! Having woken up the…
Maternity leave is a subject many employers can’t ignore. But when new mothers return to work part-time, should they still be entitled to the same benefits…
I really cannot keep quiet over Lord Alan Sugar’s recent comments that the Liberal Democrats under Nick Clegg are like ‘Leyton Orient suddenly being planted in…
Week five on The Apprentice and the boardroom has never been so catty – the three candidates to face Lord Sugar (Paloma, Alex and Sandeesh) all…
The image of the working mum has evolved greatly through the decades. But if help as a working mum can be found at home, why can’t…
This time, I want to talk about a couple of growing pains that we had building a team. To start with, I think it’s important to…
Last nights Apprentice really set the bar for this series, with both teams coming into the boardroom with quite a profit to show off to Lord…
Having an efficient and effective sales strategy is key to the success of all SMEs – particularly as they battle to build a strong customer base…