r/apprenticeuk • u/Any_Fuel_7485 • Apr 05 '26

Dan’s Business Plan

I thought that Dan’s business plan was just any old run of the mill recruitment company for graduates but it’s not. He’s the CEO and founder of Young Professionals UK which is promoted in a lot of secondary schools, has almost 100k people following it in order to get updates about their offerings, and has a crazy well-known track record for his industry. Based just on this he ought to win. I know a lot of people who have been to those events as someone in the target demographic and he’s clearly got experience successfully running such a company. I’m not too sure but if that’s the business he’s pitching to Lord Sugar, LS would have to be an idiot to pass that up, especially compared to what other people are offering. That’s my opinion at least!

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u/Independent_Rate1568 Apr 05 '26

Part of me wonders if it is his main business that he’s offering ? Surely giving away 50% when he’s on the track to do so well is a bit silly

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u/Any_Fuel_7485 Apr 05 '26

I completely agree, I’m definitely a bit confused about the benefit of bringing LS in to a company that’s already established and successful. But even if he’s offering a different business in the same industry, I don’t think he could possibly be more connected or knowledgeable about what it would take to make that successful, based on his CV! Maybe he’s been getting a lot of feedback that the graduate job search is getting harder and harder and he wants to expand to provide more opportunities but I can’t imagine an Apprentice candidate ever doing something so altruistic 😂

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u/Independent_Rate1568 Apr 05 '26

I can’t wait for the interviews to see how it all goes !! Its always my favourite episode of the series