Business and Leadership Lessons from the Apprentice – Selling in France

This weeks task saw the team picking British products and selling them to French retailers. After a re-jig of the teams, Lord Sugar placed Tom in charge of Logic and Susan put herself forward to be in charge of Venture. The first job of the day was to split the teams and send one half … Read more

Business and Leadership Lessons From the Apprentice – Freemiums

In this weeks task, the teams were asked to produce a free premium magazine and sell advertising space in them. These free magazines that have come to be known as Freemiums are a massive business due to the volume that is given away and makes money from the advertising space that is available. It was … Read more

Leadership Lessons From The Apprentice

This weeks task saw the teams take on a challenge of buying a set of items for the Savoy Hotel in London. Closed for three years for refurbishment, then hotel needed some last minute items and it was the teams who had to get them. Lord Sugar reminded the teams that this task was about … Read more