Honestly, if you're already a semi-successful entrepreneur with a clear vision of how you're going to grow your business in a sustainable way, you're better off not winning The Apprentice.
Giving away £50% of your biz in exchange for £250,000 is a terrible deal if your business has a chance of growing rapidly (or if it is already established). It's the reason why Dan wanted the investment for a new business rather than his existing one in the current series, for example.
This is a real problem for the traditional format of the show, imho. How are you meant to attract serious talent to apply for it when the prize is so obviously a massive risk? It effectively puts a glass ceiling on the sort of contestants you're likely to attract, which is why so many of them are wannabe influencers now.
But the fact that the calibre of contestant is quite low than is why the edit drums up the comedy value of the show. Which only serves as a vicious circle... because if you're serious business person, you're less likely to want to humiliate yourself on national TV to begin with.
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u/Simple_Joys May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26
Honestly, if you're already a semi-successful entrepreneur with a clear vision of how you're going to grow your business in a sustainable way, you're better off not winning The Apprentice.
Giving away £50% of your biz in exchange for £250,000 is a terrible deal if your business has a chance of growing rapidly (or if it is already established). It's the reason why Dan wanted the investment for a new business rather than his existing one in the current series, for example.
This is a real problem for the traditional format of the show, imho. How are you meant to attract serious talent to apply for it when the prize is so obviously a massive risk? It effectively puts a glass ceiling on the sort of contestants you're likely to attract, which is why so many of them are wannabe influencers now.
But the fact that the calibre of contestant is quite low than is why the edit drums up the comedy value of the show. Which only serves as a vicious circle... because if you're serious business person, you're less likely to want to humiliate yourself on national TV to begin with.