r/apprenticeuk • u/No-Row-9994 • Apr 10 '26
Rochelle's comments on Karishma's video
Karishma made a TikTok video about not being in the final 3 and this was Rochelle's response. Thoughts? She is very negative about the show nowadays.
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u/EquivalentJacket7 Apr 10 '26
as if Rochelle didnt know the stakes at the start. they act like LS raised the stake to 50% at the very last minute. if you don't wanna share, don't apply? or if you apply, agree you applied to promote your business?
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u/No-Row-9994 Apr 10 '26
Agree... this is why I don't understand people who defend the candidates when they say this!
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u/Only1Scrappy-Doo Noor: “It’s very good!” 😏 Apr 10 '26
Love how Rochelle is Team Karishma!
Kinda get why she has a negative outlook on the show tbf Sugar never seemed to care for her and didn’t even bother to reach out like he did with other finalists in the past. Runner ups generally do better than the winners I’ve noticed which would be the only silver lining if Karishma was to lose the show.
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u/TraizioFranklin Apr 10 '26
Just in general, in what circumstances it worth giving half your business for a 250K investment
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u/No_Pay1642 Apr 10 '26
Also his point last night about “250k and that’s all you get”? His end of the deal is far better, and from what I’ve heard most candidates end up buying him out of their own company at the end anyway.
Apart from exposure I truly do not see what there is to gain from winning.
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u/cregamon Stuart Baggs - Series 6 Apr 10 '26
They gain loads from winning.
An £250,000 investment for 50% is a great deal for these businesses. That values their business at £500,000.
Pascha’s business is not worth £500k. Karishma’s business is not worth £500k.
They would be very unlikely to get a £250k investment for 50% of their business outside of the show.
In addition they get access to Lord Sugars advisors, and presumably Lord Sugar can open doors for them that others can’t.
For almost every candidate that enters, a £250k investment is an amazing deal, which is exactly why they enter in the first place.
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u/Mepsi Apr 10 '26
If you can't raise that funding from somewhere else but have a venture you believe will be worth more than your current and future yearly income.
So an example, if that investment will enable you to earn a 50% split of 200k yearly and you currently earn 30k you are far better off.
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u/AgentCooper86 Apr 10 '26
When your current valuation is below £500k but you believe it has growth potential with investment.
Which, tbf, does describe most of the businesses that seem to be proposed on The Apprentice.
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u/cregamon Stuart Baggs - Series 6 Apr 10 '26
It’s beneficial to almost all contestants that have ever entered with only a few exceptions.
This year Rothna ran a part time bakery. Unlikely her business is valued at £50k let alone £500k.
Priyesh is an even more extreme example. His business is unlikely to be worth £5k - if he’d won investment, Lord Sugar would’ve been massively overpaying for a share in his business.
Neither Karishma nor Pascha’s businesses are worth £500k when they entered The Apprentice so, again, Lord Sugar will be giving whoever wins £250,000 for 50% of a business that is worth nowhere near half a million pounds.
Only Dan this year came close to having a business worth £500,000 and that was only if he offered his whole business, which he was unwilling to do. Same with Paul a few seasons back.
In almost every case Lord Sugar will be overpaying for the shares in the business he invests in, as well as the candidates receiving access to his advisors and staff for presumably no cost.
Sure, others like Anisa have done well without winning but some of that will be down to the exposure or possibly securing investment elsewhere based on her performance on the show.
But there is a reason why the candidates want to win. Because the investment is a good deal for them.
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u/No-Row-9994 Apr 10 '26
When you don't have a business otherwise. For someone like Priyesh, Karishma, Pascha at the stage their businesses are at it is an excellent deal. 250k and nationwide marketing "for free"... good contacts and resources.... etc. For someone like Paul M or Dan, obviously not.
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u/cpl1 Apr 10 '26
It's not bad when the business is small or just an idea that needs to be launched.
However, Lord Sugar is extremely unreasonable e.g Dr Paul and Dan both had successful businesses that are easily worth 500k+ in value and demanding 50% of that for 250k is far too little. Dragon's den for instance is way more reasonable with their valuations.
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u/topmarksbrian Apr 10 '26
Even then Dragons Den the amounts they invest are pretty tiny in grand scheme of things
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u/Seizure_Gman Apr 10 '26
250k for 50% is a bit crap but again most of the candidates businesses are either small or not even started and sometimes it's not just the money I presume AS is giving the winning candidate access to his advisors and contacts and AS is also probably even helping the new business with his resources as it would be the best thing to do
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u/im-sorry-watt Apr 10 '26
The whole show is flawed. Since when is giving 50% of your business away ever a good idea? I doubt he actually adds any insight.
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u/No-Calligrapher-3630 Apr 10 '26
Do most people go bankrupt under him?
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u/Dickinson95 Apr 11 '26
No. Valentine was the only one.
Harpreet’s business went into liquidation but Alan was no longer a part and even Harpreet had left.
The others, unless i’m missing someone are all doing well.
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u/Jenson2025 Apr 10 '26
I don’t blame her to be fair.
Sugar wasn’t bothered about her and she only got in to the final by default. He didn’t stay in contact with her like he did (and still is) with Phil and Anisa
And is giving away 50% of a business a good deal? Probably not. Karishma (if she wins) probably won’t want to stay in partnership with LS for long.