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00:0012 weeks will be the toughest of your life
00:03Lord sugar is on the hunt for the next big thing. This is an opportunity of a lifetime
00:10Battling for his backing some of Britain's brightest prospects
00:14Come on boys get up your life depends on it and then him
00:19It's a deal worth fighting for I can sense a bit of friction absolutely done was that on you? No
00:25I'm just walking that
00:2720 candidates never been kicked in the balls by a goat to be honest with you. Oh 12 tough tasks
00:34This is a complete and utter joke. Just jump straight in one life-changing
00:40Opportunity you're fired. You're fired. You've completely messed it up. You're fired
00:46I
00:53Previously on The Apprentice
00:56It was dogs imagine if you had the power to leave your dog voice notes
00:59Do you like the idea of the audio function? Is it something you would use?
01:03None of you versus cats. I'll be leading this one for you guys. It's win or walk
01:10Wow
01:11We love the concept that the products not that I guess
01:15Karishma's team took the lead they meant to secure
01:192600 orders what and on the losing team you didn't try hard enough you didn't push them in us
01:26Rossner you're fired and Kieran we had a deal all the best guys bowed out
01:31It's now from 20 of us to the final five. Yeah, that's wild
01:45One week to go till the final showdown
01:48Hello good morning
01:50Lord sugar would like to meet you for the interviews at high-low East London. Please bring your business plans.
01:55Okay, sure. Okay. Thank you. Bye-bye
02:00For the remaining candidates last chance to polish up on their proposals to reinvent public relations for the modern era
02:09This isn't just a business idea. It's a movement
02:13Student recruitment boss Dan Miller
02:15Hi Frey
02:16Hi Dan. How are you doing?
02:18Is hoping his proven track record will take him all the way
02:22How's business going?
02:23All good. We're all holding down the port here whilst you're gone.
02:27I think the thing that sets me apart from a lot of other candidates in this process
02:30It's the experience I've had I've grown the business since I was 17
02:34I've done it on my own I made my first million by 25 and I want to make a lot
02:38more millions in the future
02:40YP graduates
02:41Taking the young professionals brand and this new business to the next level with Lord sugar
02:45I think the rest of the candidates in the process should be worried about going up against me
02:48The reality is is that I'm the only one here with a business plan that's guaranteed for success
02:53By having Lord sugar as a business partner as a mentor would really be life-changing
02:59Hoping for a smooth pitch 28 year old PR man Lawrence Rosenberg
03:05I've always enjoyed job interviews weirdly
03:08You know, it's gonna be tough. I know that it's gonna be a grilling
03:10Now it's the opportunity to let my business do the talking and hopefully I can make the right first impression
03:16Delivering smarter faster and more transparent PR through intelligent automation
03:21The opportunity that I want to put forward is something that isn't something that's gonna make five or ten million
03:26This is something that will change how PR is done for good
03:29Total five year revenue projection 18 million pounds
03:33I'm really doing this for my wife, my family, you know, I want to have that safe, secure family life
03:40Just best of luck, like you're gonna smash it, I'm so proud of you
03:44It's been really hard without my wife to be honest with you
03:46I love every moment with her and to be away from her for this amount of time has been unbelievably
03:51difficult
03:52You're doing it for us and for our future family
03:54I couldn't be more proud of you
03:56You're gonna make me cry
03:57It just means everything now, you know, that opportunity to get to the final and potentially win
04:03I just hope it goes how I think it's gonna go
04:08Despite being the youngest candidate, 21 year old Pasha Myhill has taken the process in her stride
04:14Words can't really describe the feeling of getting to the final five
04:19I just knew that if I was myself, the confident bubbly Pasha, I had a genuine feeling that yeah, I
04:25would make it to the end
04:26She's hoping to recruit Lord Sugar to her healthcare focused firm
04:31To me my business plan is good
04:33The potential and the growth margin, it's unstoppable
04:36I want to build a reputable recruitment company that changes perceptions
04:40Getting the investment from Lord Sugar would be life-changing
04:44It would just be amazing to take that step at 21 doing something that I absolutely love
04:50Gross profit year to 804,000 pounds
04:54I'm here to get to the end and ultimately be Lord Sugar's next business partner
05:02With the most wins under his belt
05:05Priyash Bathia is hoping his bar business side hustle as the recipe for success
05:13My passion is obviously making people smile
05:15I'm a smiley person
05:16I had that energy when people are happy, I feel happy as well
05:19PVC bar is currently operating as a small mobile cocktail bar business
05:23Going to these interviews, I think I'm gonna be very nervous and anxious
05:26I think I'm just gonna be myself, I bring a lot of positive energy anyway
05:29I just want to show you the world, my business plan, what I'm capable of
05:33Year three, my revenue is 1.1 million pounds
05:37I've turned something that is my hobby, my passion, into a business idea
05:41Which is what life should be all about
05:43It's creating something you like and making money out of it
05:4928-year-old Karishma Vijay
05:52Is chasing more than just a healthy glow with her beauty business
05:59When I was 18, I was diagnosed with severe cystic acne
06:02I genuinely felt so ugly and I let my skin define me
06:06So I looked around and when I found something that finally worked
06:10I told myself, I'm gonna find the best version of this
06:14I'm gonna put it in a bottle and I'm gonna sell it one day
06:16To become a globally trusted skin care infused beauty brand
06:20Known for its powerful ingredients, a strong community and a viral digital presence
06:24My business has been around for five months
06:28I've turned over 50k
06:30That's not too bad, that's not too bad
06:32Hi Baba
06:34How are you?
06:35I'm good babes, how are you?
06:38The last couple of years have been incredibly straining for my family financially
06:42We've struggled for such a long time
06:44We've just been moving home to home
06:46And that makes this very moment monumental for me
06:49The most important thing is your confidence is with you
06:52And your hard work is going to pay
06:54Just do it
06:56I'm here now and I'm here to fight
06:58I am the most credible business person in this room
07:02I'm probably the strongest
07:096am
07:17This is a huge day
07:19This could set up my business, my career
07:21The nerves are, yeah, they're hitting
07:23I'm just nervous about not knowing what they're going to ask me
07:27Boys, you know what?
07:28My makeup's not finished
07:30I forgot my rings
07:31My lucky rings at home
07:33I actually don't know what to do with myself
07:34You reckon we can turn this car around?
07:40Hilo
07:41A 28-storey skyscraper in the heart of East London
08:04Good morning
08:06Good morning, Lord Sugar
08:07Now, as you know, this is the 20th year of the process
08:12And to date, I've invested 3.5 million into previous winners
08:17And one of you will be my next business partner
08:20Now, here's the thing
08:22I don't care whether you have an established business
08:25Or just a seed of an idea
08:27As long as what you're bringing me
08:29Has the potential to be big
08:32So I've asked some of my trusted advisors
08:35To assess both your plans and your personal credentials
08:39So, please hand your business plans over to Karen and Tim
08:46Thank you
08:47Thank you
08:52So, good luck
08:54I'll see you in the boardroom tomorrow
08:56Off you go
08:57Thank you, thank you
08:58Lying in wait, Lord Sugar's tough-talking team
09:02Setting the record straight
09:05Publishing pioneer, Mike Suter
09:07Do you want my opinion on Boozy Bar?
09:09Yeah
09:09I think it's a bit naff
09:10Yeah
09:11Boozy Bar sounds like the kind of thing that my mum would get excited about
09:16Unafraid to dig deep
09:17Former boss of a billion-pound media firm, Claudine Collins
09:22I bought a bottle
09:24What is this rubbish that comes with it?
09:28It's like for five-year-olds
09:31Running the numbers
09:33Lord Sugar's long-time friend and associate, Claude Littner
09:37Hello, Claude
09:38Hi there
09:39Shall I take a seat?
09:41You can stand if you want
09:44Pulling at any loose threads
09:46Fashion brand founder, Linda Plant
09:49I just don't think you're ready for an investment
09:51I think someone needs to train you first
09:53I'm well-trained
09:54I don't doubt you've got skills
09:56I just think it's all too limited for a £250,000 investment
10:02Can't believe we're here, final five
10:04I know, oh, absolutely nervous right now
10:07Gonna be a long day
10:08A long day of a good grilling
10:11You know that feeling in your stomach
10:12Like a pit
10:13Yeah, it feels like I'm going to throw up
10:17Priyash, Linda is ready for you now
10:19Oh, Claude!
10:22Oh, my God, good luck
10:23See you soon
10:26That is scary
10:27Yeah, I think he's going to do well
10:29I think it's just so hard not to like the guy
10:32He's always just so smiling
10:33I mean, let's see if that works with the interviewers
10:37Hi, Linda
10:38Hello
10:38I don't think they're here to look at big smiles, to be honest with you
10:43So Priyash, tell me about your business
10:46Sure, so my business plan is to create a personalised mobile bar
10:50as well as a ready-to-drink cocktail and mocktail product line
10:54to make it into a scalable national brand
10:56So it's not one business, it's two businesses
11:00Essentially, yes, it's like two into one
11:02Splitting the focus on two very, very different businesses, right?
11:06How risky does it make your business plan?
11:10Risky, but in life you should take risks
11:11Yeah, you should take risks, but they need to be calculated
11:14This ready-to-drink product
11:15You've allocated £50,000 for launching this drink
11:19Do you really think you can do that for £50,000?
11:23Looking back on my plan, I think I should
11:25I know I need to allocate a lot more money
11:27Well, how much more?
11:29I reckon that's going to cost around £150,000
11:31So why did you put £50,000?
11:33Um, that was...
11:34Because you've got no idea really what you're doing, have you?
11:36Correct
11:36You're not going to produce a drink for £50,000
11:39You haven't even got a recipe, you haven't even got a manufacturer
11:43Yes, I agree and I...
11:44Look, you're good at your day job, do that, try and build the boozy bar up
11:48Forget the drink, you're never going to do it
11:50OK
11:50OK
11:51OK
11:54My God
11:56Elevator G going down
11:57That couldn't go any worse
12:00Oh, here he comes
12:03Guys, that was actually shambles
12:05Like, literally... Oh my God
12:07She's the devil
12:08She actually is
12:10I just want to go up now
12:11Mmm
12:12I just don't like the waiting around
12:13It just builds up the tension and the nerves
12:16Oh, I just want to settle
12:17I just want to like, do the first one and be settled
12:19Krishma, you're a bit quiet right now, what's happened?
12:22I don't know, right?
12:24Krishma, head up to Mike
12:25Thank you
12:26Good luck, Krishma
12:27Smash it
12:28You're gonna kill it
12:32She's got it in the bag, she knows her business inside and out
12:35I'm sure she'll handle it like a champ
12:37Yeah, exactly
12:39Good morning, Mike
12:40Take a seat, please
12:42Thank you, sir
12:45Krishma, please describe the business that you would like Lord Sugar to invest £250,000 in
12:52So, my business is a skincare-infused beauty brand
12:55And you've got a degree in biomedical science, right?
12:59Yes
12:59So, you know a lot about this sector
13:01Yeah
13:01And the lead product is an oil that you claim is a miracle cure for acne, is that correct?
13:07Yes
13:07So, look, there are many rosehip oils on the market, some are cheaper than yours, some of them are more
13:14expensive
13:23Which one of them is your miracle cure?
13:28Erm...
13:29So, I would say one of these three could be mine
13:31Which one are you gonna say is yours?
13:33I would have to smell it
13:34Okay
13:37I believe this one's mine
13:40Was that a guess?
13:41These ones may be darker in colour but they lack potency, I could tell from the smell immediately
13:45And I hope this one's mine if it's not mine
13:47And what if it's not yours?
13:48I hope it is, Mike
13:49I could be wrong
13:52Well, congratulations, you got it right
13:56Oh, we got someone else up
13:58Lawrence
13:58Claude will see you now
13:59Here we go, guys
14:00Good luck, Lawrence
14:01Good luck, Lawrence
14:02See you guys
14:03See you on the other side
14:05That'll be interesting because I think he's quite confident
14:09Pleasure to meet you
14:14So, Lawrence, start off by telling me what the business is that you're pitching to Lord Sugar
14:19So, the business idea is twofold
14:21It's a PR agency
14:22And the PR agency is underpinned by a technology which will improve the results, the speed and the quality of
14:29the work
14:29And hopefully, eventually, it can be sold to other agencies as well
14:33So, obviously, it'll come as no surprise to you that I've read your business plan
14:38Yes
14:38And I get a bit of a shock, really, because the fact is that the investment that Lord Sugar is
14:44making is £250,000
14:46That's correct
14:47Okay, but that's not correct in terms of what you're seeking
14:50Yes
14:51So, you are asking for a funding requirement which is £5.5 million
14:57Before we even start, you've excluded yourself from this whole process
15:01It's not funny
15:02I'm not laughing
15:03You are laughing
15:04That isn't up front
15:05But you're saying that £500,000, at the very least, is up front, isn't it?
15:09If I want to grow the business at the speed which I'm suggesting, but I can do it slower
15:13I wanted to grow it at a fast pace
15:16That's not what this whole process is about
15:18I'm not asking for £5.5 million up front
15:20That's...
15:20Okay, okay, show me where you've got a profit and loss account which shows £250,000 start
15:27Show me, first of all, I can't see a profit and loss account anywhere
15:30There, there's the financial model
15:31Are you joking? Are you joking? You want me to look at that?
15:34I understand, but I wanted to...
15:35I can't read... I can't read... Can you read that?
15:37I understand
15:39But there... It is all there
15:40The investment is £250,000
15:43I don't know how we get past that, to be honest with you
15:45I mean, you want to argue with Lord Sugar, you can
15:47Okay
15:47Lawrence, good luck
15:49Thank you very much, I really appreciate the time
16:01Hello everyone, hi Lawrence
16:03Oh, how was it? How was it?
16:05He loved it, he's going to invest all the money himself
16:07Now it was a car crash
16:09Really?
16:09The problem is, is it's a tech business
16:11And it requires a lot of investment
16:13And I wanted to show that I was being ambitious by sort of getting it going as quickly as possible
16:17But it does need more than the £250,000
16:19And I know what I was trying to do
16:21I was trying to show ambition
16:22But if he doesn't want to hear it, I can't change that
16:24Yeah
16:26Pasha, Claudine is ready for you now
16:28Oh, here you go
16:30Good luck, Pasha
16:31Good luck
16:34Nice to meet you
16:34Nice to meet you
16:35Take a seat
16:36Thank you
16:38So before I delve into your business plan
16:40Tell me a bit about your job now
16:43So I'm a principal consultant within a recruitment company
16:47And I'm the top biller
16:50And yeah, I've made a name for myself
16:52Well done, good for you
16:53Thank you
16:54Tell me succinctly about the business that you want Lord Sugar to invest in
16:59So my business is a recruitment company within the private care sector
17:03And the name of your business?
17:07And call
17:08Yeah
17:09It's a body part
17:10If you say it in a, yeah
17:13How else?
17:14And call
17:15And call
17:16And call
17:17And call
17:17Yeah
17:18You do say in your CV your key skills is social media marketing
17:24Tell me what the difference is between LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok
17:28Well LinkedIn is a business tool
17:30So why then would you put pictures like this up on LinkedIn?
17:35Because that doesn't scream to me the person that I want to recruit for my care home
17:41I can understand where you're coming from
17:43But then saying you're a social media marketing person
17:47Yeah, that's probably a bit of an exaggeration
17:50The business that I'd like Lord Sugar's investment in is a graduate recruitment company
17:55Which is a natural evolution of my existing business
17:57Which is currently working in the school lever and apprenticeship market
18:00From what I'm reading the business for Lord Sugar's investment relies heavily on the infrastructure of the current business YP
18:09young professionals
18:10Yeah
18:10But you make it very clear in your business plan that the current business is not part of the deal
18:17So what I'm doing because I've already got a team in place that know our clients very well
18:21They know how the events are going
18:22But they're young professionals aren't they?
18:24Their time is going to be split across both businesses
18:26But how do you?
18:27Yeah
18:27You've been trialling it for nine months, is that right?
18:30Yeah, so
18:31How do you possibly expect Lord Sugar to invest in YP grads when it's so intermixed with young professionals?
18:38You're not going to propose that to him are you?
18:41That's obviously not a viable option for Lord Sugar
18:43It's a non-starter
18:45Oh, here he comes
18:47How was it?
18:49Well
18:49Oh, what is that silence about?
18:53It was very clear to me that Lord Sugar wants everything and not a new graduate business
18:59How do you know that?
19:00You know, she said that, look, they're technically the same company
19:03He's going to want half of everything
19:05So that's a big decision I've got to make and, um, yeah
19:09Riyash, Mike will see you now
19:11Oh, God
19:12Get ready for a fight, my friend
19:14Thanks, guys
19:15Good luck, mate
19:16Thank you
19:18I reckon he's stressed
19:19Doors closing
19:21Listen, Priyash always backs himself but I think that Mike is going to give him a really tough time
19:27Hello
19:28Take a seat, please
19:29Thank you
19:58So, Priyash
19:59To demonstrate to me now
20:00What is so special about Euro business?
20:08I'd like you to make me a cocktail
20:10No, as in which ingredients, sorry?
20:13Or...
20:13Oh, the ingredients
20:14Yeah
20:14Stay there
20:27I'd like you to make me a Paloma
20:30Paloma?
20:31Okay
20:33I've not made fun of those for years
20:35Um, is there any ice or should I use with that?
20:38There's ice there
20:39Oh, okay
20:39Uh, grapefruit juice
20:44How much tequila are you putting in?
20:46Uh, double shot
20:49Normally when I do do these recipes, I do normally search them up beforehand
20:52Because obviously I can't remember every single cocktail
20:54I'm only asking you to remember a Paloma
20:57And what's that?
20:58Uh, this is country
21:00And then I'm just going to put some grapefruit juice in
21:03Is this where you do your flare thing?
21:05Oh, no, I'm not a flare bartender
21:07Oh, that's disappointing
21:08Yeah
21:08Surely you can do some tricks
21:10No, no, I can only do things like that
21:21My first Paloma of the day
21:26No Paloma I've ever had in my entire life has Cointreau in it
21:31Ah
21:31However, it's drinkable
21:34Thank you
21:37Okay, thank you for your time
21:38I'll show you a drink
21:48The thing that I'm persuaded about is the social media
21:52So, if in fact you've got people who are really famous
21:56If they start endorsing it, I think that's worth a lot
21:59Yeah, absolutely
22:00So, because of my, like, history with social media
22:04I've spent the last seven years reviewing products
22:06And I've been so honest about it with hundreds of thousands of people across the world
22:10Hundreds of thousands?
22:11Yeah
22:12Is that an exaggeration?
22:13I would even say millions
22:15Millions?
22:15Yeah
22:15But let me just move on to these numbers then
22:18Are you telling me you've made a £116,000 net profit?
22:21No, that's not, that's not what that is
22:23But in terms of units
22:24What do you mean that's not what that is? What is it? What is that number?
22:26That's how much we'd make
22:28What, profit here?
22:30Yeah, profit, yeah
22:31We mean profit, yeah, but that's not what you're making
22:34What are you making? Do you know?
22:36Yeah, I do know actually
22:37That would be profit if I was to sell 5,000 units
22:41But this is, numbers are my weakness, Lord
22:44I'm going to be honest
22:44And I know you're here to look for the numbers
22:46And I know that you can see through that
22:48But I'm feeling confident about the numbers I can present to Lord Sugar
22:51And I feel like he'd be confident that I can grow those numbers very quickly
22:54Look, you've spoken very, very well
22:57But for me, I like to see probably hard numbers
23:00Thank you for your time
23:01Thanks so much
23:05My numbers made no sense to me or to him
23:10Here she is
23:11How did it go?
23:12That couldn't have gone any worse
23:14No!
23:15Yeah, there's no excuse
23:17Me saying I'm new to business
23:19And sorry I don't have the numbers for you
23:21So how are you feeling, Karishma?
23:24Not good, guys
23:34Hello, Claude
23:35My pleasure
23:37It's lovely to get a handshake
23:38Thank you, how are you?
23:40I'm very well, thank you
23:42You've said in your business plan that you communicate like a smart operator
23:46Who cuts the nonsense and gets results
23:49And yet the business plan is 75 pages long, full of jargons and acronyms
23:55Did you actually write this?
23:57Or was this written by AI?
23:58No, I wrote this
24:00So I was having a conversation with the AI to help it improve my work and my ideas
24:03And I have all of the logs
24:04You're a PR man
24:06Mm
24:06Right?
24:06You know, you are engaging
24:08This is anything but engaging
24:10Mm
24:11I mean PR mainly
24:13It's about who you know at various publications and media
24:17Mm
24:17So do you have contacts at like the Financial Times yourself?
24:20Of course
24:21Yeah, of course
24:21So who's your most senior contact at the FT?
24:23At the FT?
24:26I'm just trying to think through the FT
24:28I do know people but I'm trying to remember their name
24:30So you
24:34Her last name off the top of my head
24:36Okay, don't worry
24:37I can't know her that well
24:38No, I've worked with her on a story but it has been a little while
24:41I'm happy to list off contacts at other places that I know
24:44But it's just whether you want to hear that
24:46Okay
24:46No, not at the moment, thanks
24:49If you can go into a little bit more detail about how you intend to run this business
24:53So working in the recruitment sector, recruiting for care homes and nursing homes
24:58I've realised there's a massive gap in the market with client facing
25:01We're not meeting our clients, we're not having that face relationship
25:04Having spent a lot of time in hospital myself, I think it's something that's very worthy
25:09But the whole point is to actually provide that service
25:13Yeah
25:13But also end up with a profit
25:14Of course
25:15I don't know whether the word profit and loss account means anything to you
25:18No
25:19Those are absolutely key things
25:21Yeah
25:21So I think the business plan is woeful
25:24Yeah
25:24Because it doesn't contain any of the things that someone like me would look for
25:28Of course
25:31We've had two opportunities now to show them who we are
25:35I'm hoping that by the end of the day three out of four of those people I've managed to impress
25:41Yeah, I mean like we all knew these interviews were going to be absolutely brutal
25:44And I think with Claude, you know it
25:46I can't change anything about it, but that's about as bad as it could go
25:50Oh
25:51Karishma, Linda is ready to see you now
25:53Duh
25:53Oh, off you go
25:55Good luck, Karishma
25:56Good luck, Karishma
25:57Listen, Linda, listen
25:58Listen
26:02One of your biggest challenges is you're going on the medical side because you're curing acne
26:09Well, that's one of your claims to fame, right?
26:12But rosehip and aloe vera, they're nothing special, are they?
26:15There are products on the market similar to what I have
26:18But you're claiming, ah, look, I had terrible acne and now it's all cured
26:22It's a medical claim there
26:24Yeah
26:24But nowhere, nowhere has this backed it up
26:27With the oil it's not just acne, there's a huge umbrella of things that help
26:31Look, I'm not buying it, yours isn't special
26:33So
26:34You're going to scale 55,000 in year one to 850,000 in year three
26:41Do you think that's overly ambitious?
26:43I don't think so, we've currently done 55,000 pounds in sales in just five months
26:47But you haven't detailed that in the business planning
26:49There's such gaping holes in this business plan
26:51I've given a month by month breakdown
26:52I think you've come with a whole load of waffle
26:55Yeah
26:55You've talked the talk
26:57I don't think I was allowed to really talk the talk in this interview
27:00What I've taken from this, you have missed so much out
27:03Mm-hmm
27:03The interview is over
27:05Uh, thank you for your time, Linda
27:11Hello, Karishma
27:11Are you okay?
27:13Genuinely, that went as bad as it possibly could have gone
27:16And it is what it is
27:17But on to the next, mate
27:18On to the next
27:19I'm shitting myself now
27:22I don't want to meet her
27:24Priyash, Claudine is ready to see you now
27:26Thank you
27:27Oh, good luck
27:28Good luck, mate
27:29Have fun
27:29Cheers, thank you
27:30Thanks, guys
27:34Claudine is a little bit kinder
27:36So hopefully for him it's all good
27:39Hi, Priyash
27:40Hi, Claudine, how are you?
27:41I'm fine, how are you?
27:42Oh, good, thank you
27:43Nice to meet you
27:44Nice to meet you, taxi
27:44Thank you
27:46Um, Priyash, let's talk a bit about your proposed business
27:49So how many events have you run in the past year?
27:53Um, so the events that I currently do are only very small events
27:56Like private parties, less than like 50, 60 people
27:59What's your turnover?
28:00Around about 7,500 usually
28:03Right, so your event's just family and friends at the moment
28:06Family, correct, yes, and like small private parties
28:09You've said that your marketing budget is £12,000 a year
28:12What on earth do you expect to get for that?
28:15So a lot of my marketing I want to do is work with event planners and partnerships with like DJs
28:20Because I feel at the moment that there is a gap in the market
28:22Where who would you call if you're hosting a party at home
28:25There isn't like someone that you would just randomly call
28:28Oh, I know this good bartender
28:29I think there are loads of mobile bars around
28:33I definitely don't think that there is a gap in the market
28:36And they are even mobile bars with the same name as yours
28:41Do you know that?
28:42Oh, no, I didn't
28:43There's a very big boozy bar in Hampshire
28:47And there's also one in Ireland, so
28:55You know that clothing was a nice one, but it was tougher than expected
28:58Really?
29:00I think I'm just gonna laugh because I don't want to cry
29:02I'm actually done with this
29:11I'm ready for this
29:13I wonder how Lawrence is getting along with Mike
29:15One thing I can tell about Mike
29:17Take a seat
29:18He hates a schmoozer
29:22Lawrence
29:22Yes
29:23You've got a good track record in PR, correct?
29:26I like to think so, yeah
29:27You were one of the 30 under 30 PRs
29:31Yeah, I was very proud of that
29:32That was a big achievement for me and my family
29:34Lawrence, your business plan is detailed
29:36Thank you
29:37Rigorous
29:38Thank you
29:39And comprehensive
29:39I appreciate that
29:41But it's a master class in how to make a really glamorous industry sound like a tax return
29:46I don't think that's right
29:48Seriously?
29:48It's one of the most tedious business plans I've ever read
29:52That's quite alright
29:53So what will this AI platform that you're planning to build, what will it do?
29:58It's going to give a client a portal where they can access all of their assets and basically help them
30:02to do their jobs faster, better, quicker and deliver better results as well
30:05Have you built it, your platform?
30:07I have not built it yet, that's why I'm here asking for the investment
30:10You've got a chief technology officer who will lead the technical development of the platform
30:16Correct
30:16And is he your business partner?
30:18He is not my business partner
30:19Is he an employee?
30:20He would be under that model, yes
30:22So you can't build it because you don't have the skills to do it?
30:25No
30:26Would Lord Sugar be better backing your technology guy?
30:30No, absolutely not
30:32Thanks, Lawrence
30:32Thank you very much, it's been a real pleasure
30:35Thank you
30:39You're currently in a hole that your business is losing money, you're aware of that?
30:44Yeah, I know that my finances, I mean they're not the best but I've probably just gone a bit too
30:49happy spending being young
30:51And we hire out huge venues in Leicester Square, we've got the O2 hired out this July for our big
30:55events
30:56Unless you can manage to get control of your existing business, I think you're going to be in trouble
31:00But I'd be amazed if your business can't be turned around with Alan Sugar
31:05The only way that Lord Sugar would be interested is getting a 50% share of your existing business to
31:12make it right
31:13And what do you think he could bring to me if I'm looking for someone to really take the business
31:17to the next level?
31:18I know I'm doing almost around a million, you know, I want to get to 10, 20 million
31:20The thing is, there's no doubt that he's got a history of growing businesses enormously
31:25I think that he'd be a fantastic partner for you
31:28But ultimately it's your decision
31:30Got a big decision to make, yeah
31:31Yeah
31:34Your business plan, it was just seven pages long
31:37Yeah
31:38It kind of looked to me like you could have jotted it all down on a napkin
31:42What is your competitive advantage?
31:44It's no good saying recruit with more heart, more style, more efficiency
31:48They're just meaningless cliches
31:50They're not meaningless cliches because the short time that I've worked in the industry
31:55I've understood what the gap is in the market
31:58There's not enough substance here, there's not enough grit
32:00A seven-page business plan, how is that convincing?
32:03I do regret not putting more into it, I really do
32:06That's because you're inexperienced
32:09Yeah
32:10Door's closing
32:13She's brutal
32:15She taught facts, I can't lie
32:17Like, she said you're inexperienced
32:19But I just sat there, like, took it like a champ
32:21We've got the trauma together bond
32:23We've got the trauma bond of Linda
32:25Yeah, forever
32:25Do you know what? Like, she says it how it is
32:27Yeah, I mean, she doesn't beat around the bush, but still
32:31Karishma, Claudine will see you now
32:33Good luck, my girl
32:34Come on, Claudine
32:35Turn my lady around
32:36Good energy
32:37Turn it around
32:38She will, she will
32:39I know it
32:40Oh!
32:41I want to ask you a bit about yourself, really
32:44Because you obviously have a huge drive and determination
32:49How's the motivation and the drive come to you?
32:51My dad was, at one point, a very financially stable man
32:54Now we have very little to get through each month
32:57And it's why I'm here
32:58Because, for me, at the core of my business plan is
33:01Rent is due on the 22nd
33:02Today, my rent is due today
33:04It's been my thought
33:05And it's sad for me that we're moving every six months
33:08Money is just such a big issue for us right now
33:11But I want to give him the world
33:12Everything I do
33:14My dad's at the very core of it
33:15I want to do him very proud in this life
33:17Karishma, I think that your dad and your family
33:20Would be so proud of you
33:23And I wish you all the best
33:25Thank you, Claudine
33:26You've absolutely made my day
33:28Thank you
33:29Thank you very much, I wanted to get to meet you today
33:30Thank you
33:30Thank you very much
33:31Bye
33:31Bye-bye
33:36On your business plan, the 250,000 that Lord Sugar's going to give you
33:40It's going to be immediately consumed
33:42It's to build the technology
33:44But I...
33:45So, do you think he's going to be happy with that?
33:46That the 250,000 is just immediately gone?
33:48Would Lord Sugar rather have 50% of a business worth 250,000
33:52Or 5% of a business worth 50 million?
33:54This isn't about his ego
33:55Well, I think it's about yours
33:57If you think this business is going to be worth 50 million
33:59I wonder what Lawrence is getting up to with Linda
34:02I reckon she could get criminals to confess their crimes
34:05Oh yeah, for sure
34:07So, let's talk about the time frame
34:09Yes
34:09Because all these AI features can take a considerable amount of time to develop
34:13Mmm
34:14What if they don't work?
34:15What are you going to do?
34:17I mean, what if I walk out of here and I get hit by the car putting me up?
34:21Look, don't...
34:21You know, these are...
34:21Look, I am interviewing you for 250,000 pounds
34:25I understand
34:25Do not give me cocky answers like that
34:28It's not cocky
34:28Yes, it is
34:28You've come here for an investment
34:30Yes
34:31Of 250,000
34:32I...
34:32I apologise
34:33Yes, thank you
34:35I just want to be very clear though
34:36That if there is not the appetite from Lord Sugar to build the technology
34:40I'm willing to scale back and create the agency first
34:43I'm not coming in here with a rod saying that I have to do this, but...
34:47Yeah, you have
34:47You should have actually come in here with a business plan that was attainable
34:51But...
34:51That's the mistake
34:52I believe that there's...
34:53The interview is over
34:54Thank you very much
34:55I really appreciate the time, so thank you very much
34:57Good
34:59Doors closing
35:01Goodness me
35:04Lawrence
35:04That was...
35:06Er...
35:06Fiery
35:08Erm...
35:08How did that go, mate?
35:10Well...
35:10Suffice to say, I don't think it could have gone much worse
35:12She basically was just calling me cocky and she got really...
35:15Really cross with me at one point
35:17Really?
35:17Really cross
35:18And I was like, listen, I'm sorry if that's the way I'm coming across
35:21But that's not my intention
35:22Yeah, mate
35:23It was a really tough interview
35:24That was not fun
35:25Like, it was not fun at all
35:27Priyash, Claude wants to see you
35:28Oh, Claude!
35:29Oh, Claude!
35:31Good luck, mate
35:31See you soon
35:33I feel for the boy
35:34Oh, man, it's gonna be such a grilling
35:37Hi there
35:38Come here
35:38Please take a seat
35:39Sure
35:42Okay, Priyash
35:43When I first saw your business plan
35:46Yeah
35:46Erm... I thought that I'd be meeting somebody sensible
35:49Because you're working for PWC
35:52And what I found was not that at all
35:55Oh, okay
35:55Year two, you've got a £100,000 profit
35:59And year three, you've kind of embarrassed me by saying that you've got revenue of 1.1 million and £500
36:05,000 profit
36:06Well, erm, because the fact is, in year two and three, we'll be entering the retail world of supermarkets and
36:11things like that
36:11You've got to get into it
36:12You've got to show me how you're going to get into it
36:14Yeah
36:14You mentioned supermarkets as though they're just waiting for you
36:17Yeah
36:18They're not
36:19They're not
36:19It's a crowded place
36:20I'm willing to put in all that extra work
36:22I'm sure you haven't given me enough to go on to give me the confidence
36:25Sorry, I just...
36:27You've brought the failure on yourself
36:31You are quite the man
36:33You made your first million at 25
36:35You have a holiday home in Marbella
36:38And you joined the Institute of Directors at 17
36:41And you said that you have time to go to the gym three times a week
36:45To shop in Harrods, to go skiing
36:47Why on earth do you need Lord Sugar?
36:50It's a very good question
36:51It is
36:51I think with Lord Sugar, he can really mentor me
36:54Take me under his wing
36:55And, you know, help me get to where I want to get a lot faster
36:58And how have you found this process?
37:01I found it quite difficult in a lot of cases, you know
37:04I've got Asperger's and I've got dyslexia
37:06And I sometimes feel like I've said things
37:10And it's come across the wrong way in certain situations
37:12Because of my Asperger's, it took me a good couple of tasks
37:14Three tasks to settle in and really get to know people
37:16Because I was kind of in my shell a little bit
37:18Yeah, how did you find living with all those people?
37:20It was a big shock to the system
37:22I adapted quite well
37:23I've made some really great friends for life, I think
37:25Oh, that's good
37:27Dan, you really are an incredible young man with what you've achieved
37:32And I just want to wish you all the best
37:33Yeah, thank you for your time, Claudine
37:35I really appreciate it
37:36Thank you
37:36Okay, take care Dan
37:37And just a question
37:39What do you think I should do?
37:40Because I'm in a really difficult position
37:43I've never known anyone to fail partnering with Lord Sugar
37:47He makes a huge success of the people that he partners with
37:55I'm going to see how the boardroom goes tomorrow
37:57When I get into that boardroom tomorrow
37:58I'm going to listen to what he's got to say
38:01And I'll know in that moment
38:03Mmm
38:04Well, good luck, Dan
38:05You do have a lot of thinking to do
38:06Yeah
38:06We've got a really big day tomorrow in the boardroom
38:08So I think we should head back to the house
38:10Yes, I think so too
38:11Let's do it, guys
38:12Let's go
38:29I feel like I've put up a really good fight
38:32You know, I've backed myself throughout the process
38:33And I had to do it yesterday
38:34So feeling like I've got a chance if not a big one
38:37I've still got a lot to think about
38:39I've got a lot of things going around in my head right now
38:42This £250,000 could change my life
38:45And I hope that he picks me
38:57Good morning
38:58Good morning
38:59Good morning
39:01Well, look, I do appreciate your input into this final five
39:0520 years, Claude
39:07You look the same
39:08You look the same
39:12Well, let's start off, shall we?
39:13So, Priyash has two parts to his business
39:17One is a mobile bar
39:20Mm-hmm
39:20And the second is a line of cocktails
39:24Which are ready to drink
39:26Okay
39:27And he's a lovely, effervescent man
39:29But the business plan is incredibly weak
39:34It's not really there
39:35Mm-hmm
39:35At the moment he does about 48 events a year
39:39And he makes about £156 per event
39:43Oh my goodness
39:44He wants to extend it
39:46I mean, there's a side hustle
39:47And then there's a side hustle
39:48Yeah
39:49Okay, Claude, he's got a job at Pricewaterhouse
39:52Mm-hmm
39:52It looks like a good, solid job
39:54And I thought he was going to be a serious individual
39:56And then I turned to his mixing thing
39:59And I thought, no, this guy's a joker
40:00He's going into an industry where he doesn't know very much about it
40:04So the interview didn't last very long
40:06Especially when I looked at some of his numbers
40:07Turnover, £500,000 in year two
40:09£100,000 profit
40:10Year three
40:11One million turnover
40:12£500,000 profit
40:14You know, but believe it or not
40:15If you look at his CV
40:17He's got a mathematics and economics degree
40:20He might have bought it on Amazon
40:21Yeah
40:22I don't know
40:23He's not a silly man
40:24No, he's got a good job
40:26He's got a good job
40:26Yeah, so I think that he should stick with the job
40:29Get promoted
40:29And on the sideline weekends
40:31He should grow his business
40:32So, obviously, his plan hasn't left anyone shaken or stirred
40:36Is it?
40:37No
40:39Should we move on to someone else then?
40:41Karishma
40:42Yeah
40:43Let's go on to her
40:44Yeah
40:45Karishma has a skincare product
40:48She used it because she had, as a teenager, she had acne
40:52I'm not all about acne, I grew up there
40:55Yeah
40:56Very good
40:57So I think that Karishma has two real advantages
41:01She's very skilled at social media
41:03She creates very compelling content there
41:05And the second thing is, she has a personal story
41:08She sells through TikTok and through other social media platforms
41:13Well, I was completely taken by her Instagram
41:16And I did actually buy the product and I really liked it
41:20I mean, look, I'm like 75
41:22Yeah
41:24To be fair, every task that's involved social media
41:26She has performed really well
41:27Yeah
41:27So that makes sense, actually
41:28And she does have a biomedical science degree as well
41:31With a speciality in dermatology
41:34Claude, what do you have to say?
41:35Well, I liked her
41:36She spoke well
41:37She had a lot to say for herself
41:38I personally think that the industry is a very crowded market
41:42And everyone makes these great claims about what it's going to do for you
41:46Yeah
41:46That's my view
41:47But I think that she's got a following
41:50So she's got influencers
41:51And I think that's the key
41:52All right, let's move along
41:54So Lawrence
41:54His main claim to fame
41:57Is he runs the worst Jewish football club in London
42:00Right?
42:02Which I should imagine
42:03Since he's been away for about 11 weeks
42:05He might be top of the league by now
42:08So Lawrence is a very ambitious young PR man
42:13He's been working in PR for several years
42:15And indeed he was named recently as one of the 30 under 30 PRs
42:21And that is not to be sniffed at
42:23What he would like to use your investment for
42:25Is to launch his own PR company
42:28Well, that makes sense, yeah
42:30And then to have that underpinned by an AI-driven tech platform
42:36To take a lot of the manual labour out of PR work
42:40He's convinced he can take that AI platform
42:43And he can quite label it and sell it
42:45How can he...?
42:45I don't get that
42:46You know, PR is all about, you know, PR
42:49Well, you would know
42:49I mean, look who's sitting here now
42:51Yeah
42:51So I said exactly that to him
42:53It's about being engaging
42:55His business plan was 75 pages of monotony
43:00You think it was done by AI?
43:03AI, yes
43:03Oh my god
43:04Claude, there's some talk of him wanting something like 5 million pounds
43:08Yeah, well
43:09What is the matter with a boy?
43:11I mean, on page 4 he declares he wants 5.5 million
43:14Of which he needs a substantial amount to start him off
43:17I got on really badly with him
43:19And when I challenged him he said, well, I could do it for 250,000
43:22But his whole business plan is predicated on 5.5 million
43:27So essentially I pretty much threw him out
43:29You need to come back and win this process 23 times
43:32Yes
43:3223 times
43:34Yeah
43:34All right, let's go next to Pasha, yeah?
43:38Well, so she wants to go into nursing homes and things like that
43:41Recruiting things like carers and people like that
43:43Yes, yes
43:44But her approach is really a personal one
43:46Where she's going to the care homes
43:47Try and explain how she's got a personal touch
43:50And she then hopes that through that
43:52Where's the money then?
43:54Well, yes, where's the money?
43:55The business plan's only seven pages
43:57Yeah
43:57Seven pages?
43:59Yeah
43:59It's like Lawrence is on a Zen pick maybe, yeah
44:01I did buy into her
44:03And she's really young
44:05And I would never have known to be honest that she was 21
44:09The way that she's speaking
44:10Yeah
44:11And she held herself
44:12Very confident
44:12Yeah, very confident
44:13She's obviously impressed all of us
44:15Just the way that she comes across
44:17So, look, I wouldn't rule her out
44:19If anybody was going to make a success of a business like this
44:22I think it would be Pasha
44:23All right
44:24Let's move on to Dan
44:25Yeah, so it's two companies
44:27It's Young Professionals
44:28That's the existing company
44:29Yeah
44:30And the company he wants to partner you with Alan
44:33Is YP Grads
44:34That's a new company
44:35He's done a trial for nine months on that company
44:39And turned over 55,000
44:41But
44:42And therein lies the problem
44:45To do a trial is using the existing staff to do it
44:49Yeah
44:49So he's trying to tell me
44:50That this separate business is going to run separately
44:53There's no way
44:54Impossible
44:54So, one of the assets that he has within his business is
44:58He has a very, very deep database
45:00Because he works with schools
45:01Of schools
45:02And that's one of the real benefits of
45:04Putting the two businesses together
45:07Because clearly he's able to track people
45:09From the age where they're starting to leave school
45:12Through into their first job
45:13And or into graduates and then beyond
45:15Claude?
45:16Well, my feeling about him is that
45:18He's an entrepreneur
45:19Okay?
45:20He started a business from nothing
45:22When he was young
45:22Obviously I can't see the background
45:25I can see the last couple of years
45:26Where he's gone from making a profit
45:28To a situation where currently he's losing money
45:32Right
45:32The problem is
45:33I think he's taken his eye off the ball
45:35He's got very, very high expenses
45:37So when he runs an event, for example
45:40It can cost him £120,000 to hire the O2 Centre
45:44I see
45:44So he's got to get a handle on these enormous costs
45:47Of events costing £100,000 to put on
45:50Alright
45:51Well, thanks for all of that
45:53You've given me a lot of things to think about
45:55And I appreciate it once again in this 20th year
45:59So, thank you
46:08Could you send the candidates in, please?
46:22Well, I've had a discussion with them
46:25And I'm going to drill down a little bit more
46:28With each of you
46:31So, starting with you, Lawrence
46:33You put forward a 70-page document, is that right?
46:37A little bit longer, but roughly yes
46:38Did you write it yourself, or was it done by AI?
46:42I wrote everything by myself
46:44And then I put it through AI to build through the ideas
46:46But, I was told by some of my advisers
46:50That you were endless waffling in the business plan
46:54In fairness, I was talking about sort of funding cycles within technology
46:57So, I also wanted to make sure there was a lot of sections in there
47:00And I was worried about not covering points off
47:02So, yes, I do accept that it was quite long
47:04Well, this is one of the faults with this AI stuff, you know?
47:08Everything that I put in there, I edited before it went into the business plan
47:11Anyway
47:11This was not just spat out
47:12The point is, is that you're talking about wanting 5.5 million pounds
47:18I mean, are you having a laugh, or what?
47:20So, that was future funding
47:21So, it was very clear in the financial model that this was not upfront funding
47:24No, but I told you right in the very beginning
47:27My money is kind of like a seed money, if you like
47:30Yes
47:30And all the other very successful winners in the past
47:34Have taken that money, and I tell them one thing
47:37That's it, you can't get any more
47:39Not from you
47:40And you just move on, and you build a business on it
47:44And they have successfully built businesses on it
47:46But this is nonsense
47:48If you wanted me to walk before I run, and focus on the PR side
47:53You would certainly suggest that of any of you here, really
47:56Yeah
47:56That's for sure
47:57I wanted something I believed in
47:58But, you know, I also believe in building a PR agency with that target market
48:02Right, okay
48:03A lot of words
48:05It sounds like my year 3 school report
48:08Difficult, this is not school
48:09I know
48:10Right, okay
48:11So, Pasha
48:13Yes
48:15Unlike Lawrence here, who came up with a 70-odd page document
48:20Yours was seven pages, right?
48:23Some of the figures, I was told, were a bit undercooked
48:26Marketing budget is way too low
48:28Yeah, that was underestimated
48:30But the numbers that I've got in that are based off of what I do
48:33And at the moment you work in a company where you're a recruiter, yeah?
48:38Yeah, I'm a principal consultant
48:39And are you known in the care home industry personally?
48:43Yes, I would say so
48:44I've created a big clientele and I have managers that have my number on speed dial, so
48:50Okay, you also talk about the business plan hinges on highly personalised in-person relationships
48:57Yeah
48:57The competition against regional and national giants will be fierce, won't it?
49:02That is correct
49:03And I think recruitment
49:04You know, there are so many recruitment companies that, you know, it can be hard to stand out
49:09But with the knowledge and experience that I've got
49:12I know that, you know, I could take it off if I was to start my own company
49:16I know that that wouldn't be an issue
49:19Okay
49:19All right, let's move along
49:22Now, Dan, my advisers tell me that your company's losing money
49:27Yeah, I think it's not that we're spending money and losing money
49:30The money is coming into the bank account
49:31But I need to just get a bit of a better hold on saving the money and cutting down on
49:35our costs a little bit
49:36I mean, we hire a lot of huge venue hires out
49:38No, no, no, no, no
49:40Dan, are your sales bigger than the venue costs?
49:44They are, yes
49:45So why doesn't it show in your accounts as a profit?
49:49Because I'm spending the money
49:51What are you spending it on?
49:53So I mean, we pay
49:54Or houses in Marbella or what?
49:56I did take a hundred grand dividends last year
49:59And I also took a, it was around a £75,000 salary
50:02So it is a profitable business then, right?
50:04Okay
50:05So now we move on to, you want to go from YP to YPG
50:11And YPG is graduates, yeah?
50:14Yeah
50:14And you've done a trial on that
50:17And the trial that you've done must be using your existing staff
50:20Our existing staff and existing, a select number of our existing client base
50:24Yeah, therein lies the problem
50:26I wouldn't be investing in you with two companies
50:29Because I need your concentration on one entity
50:33So how's your feeling about that?
50:35I came into this process under the impression that I was going to be putting forward this new business
50:39And I don't think I'd be being true to myself if I gave you a straight answer right now
50:43Whether it was a yes or a no
50:44Oh
50:46Right, now Karishma, tell me, what is your miracle cure product?
50:50So we've started with our rosehip to the rescue oil
50:54This is a rosehip seed oil that's been extracted from a rare Chilean species
50:58Does it work?
50:59It really works
51:00Are you sure?
51:00We've had incredible
51:02Look me in the eyes and tell me it works
51:03I can tell you confidently
51:04You're not a snake oil salesman
51:06No
51:06There's a lot of competition out there in the market
51:08I'm very aware that I'd have to bring something very, very interesting
51:12And very, very functional, performative to the market to make any kind of dent
51:16You do know that I had a skincare company
51:19Yes, Lord Sugar
51:20You are preaching to the converted, my dear
51:22Yeah
51:22What I've forgotten about skincare, you haven't even learnt yet
51:25Absolutely, I agree
51:26Okay
51:27The thing is, is that I know that I can succeed again if I wanted to
51:33And I need you to tell me why I should have you as my business partner
51:38Because at the moment, you haven't really got much of a business, right?
51:42Yeah
51:42So in five months, Kishkin has done incredibly well
51:47We've made an average of around £10,000 to £12,000 a month
51:49What was your costs?
51:50The costs are around £5,000 a month
51:52And that includes...
51:54That's you, is it?
51:55It includes my assistants, my warehouse staff
51:57Is your warehouse staff one of you?
51:59Is your dad, isn't it, or somebody?
52:01My dad helps me in the warehouse here and there
52:03He does a bit of packing, yeah?
52:04He does
52:04He really believes in the business and he's gone viral for it on the internet
52:08Are you big on the internet?
52:10I have worked really hard over the last seven years to create a name for myself
52:13Have you got lots of followers?
52:14Yes, Lord Sugar
52:15How many have you got?
52:16Around half a million
52:17Really?
52:18On what platform?
52:19On TikTok and I have over 300,000 on Instagram
52:22Really?
52:23Yes, very good
52:24More than me
52:25Oh, right
52:27Okay, now, Priyash, let me hear about you, you've got your mobile bar
52:33Correct, Lord Sugar
52:34So, you're a mixologist
52:36Well, just...
52:37Where did you study mixology?
52:39The University of Wetherspoons or something?
52:42And now I've just learned the skill at home
52:43See, you're not an unintelligent person at all
52:47You've got a great job at PwC
52:49Correct
52:50And then you want to leave that company and then start this mobile bar business
52:56And that's a massive risk
52:57And that's a massive risk
52:58Over the years, I've been doing loads of numerous events for private parties
53:01Up to like 60 to 70 people
53:03But I want to get into the large corporate industries
53:05For example, like there's a lot more networking events happening
53:08Listen, young man
53:10I admire your enthusiasm and entrepreneurialism
53:13Whilst holding up a great job
53:16My advice to you is please do not give up your day job
53:20And I do sincerely wish you the very, very best of luck
53:24But unfortunately, it is with regret that you're fired
53:28Thank you so much for the opportunity, Lord Sugarvance Brady
53:31Tim, if you do need cocktails, do reach out to me
53:34Thank you, good luck guys, good luck
53:41So now, I have to think about the four of you that are sitting here
53:45And the potential
53:48Lawrence
53:49That's a little sugar
53:50I don't have any confidence in your business
53:54Why put forward a business plan that has got numbers in it like 5.5 million?
53:59It's nonsense
54:00Little sugar, the one thing
54:01You're quiet
54:01Okay, no problem
54:03Lawrence, I'm sorry to say
54:04It is with regret, you're fired
54:06Thank you, Lord Sugar
54:08Thank you, Baroness Brady
54:09Thank you, Tim
54:09It's been the experience of a lifetime
54:11Good luck
54:11Good luck, guys
54:18Now I've left with a bit of a dilemma
54:20I'm going to send you three outside
54:22And then I'm going to consult with Baroness Brady and Tim
54:26And then I'm going to decide which two of you will be going through to the grand final
54:32Off you go
54:33Thank you so much
54:39Well there you are, young Karishma is very very impressive isn't she
54:44Yeah, look, I like her, I've liked her all along, she's such a strong candidate
54:48Yeah
54:49Karishma's charismatic, she's really confident
54:52And if she can convince you that she's thinking as big as her chat is, then maybe she could be
54:57the one
54:57And Pasha is also very impressive, this would be a real start from scratch thing
55:03I think the thing that really interests me with Pasha is that she is coming as a fresh face
55:09And one of the things about The Apprentice is about the opportunity to spot talent before anybody else did
55:14Yeah, bit of confusion with Dan
55:16Look, it's true that Dan has got a credible business
55:19But as Claude has pointed out, he has to get control of his spending
55:23He's now making a loss
55:25All right
55:26I know what I'm going to do
55:31Yes, just send the three of them in please
55:40Okay, I'll try and keep this as short as I possibly can, okay
55:51Karishma, the good news is, you are going through to the grand final
55:56Thank you so much, Lord Sugar
55:57Okay
56:00And Pasha, I've been there before with recruitment agencies
56:04And I've made one person a millionaire in that business
56:08And he started with nothing other than winning this
56:11And Dan, I don't understand your business at all
56:15I know it's a good one somewhere
56:17I know what I've built up since, you know, since I was a teenager
56:20I know I've built up a career
56:21No, I've got all that, I've heard all that
56:23I've done it myself, mate
56:24I've done there, bin, wore the t-shirt, worked in the factory
56:27Stuck on the production line, driven the vans, collected the money, all that stuff
56:32So I don't want to hear any more about you started when you were 17 and all that stuff
56:36Yeah, great
56:37So did I
56:38So did a lot of people
56:42Dan, your numbers are like a jungle
56:45And I'm not completely sure whether you understand them yourself
56:49I certainly don't
56:51And so it is with regret
56:53Dan, you're fired
56:55Thank you very much, Lord Sugar
56:56Thank you, Baroness Brady and Tim
56:57I've really learnt a lot
56:58And all the best to you guys
57:00Congratulations
57:00Thank you
57:06So there you are ladies
57:08Congratulations
57:10You're in the grand final
57:12So I'll see you in a few days time, yeah? Okay? Off you go
57:17Thank you so much
57:18Congratulations ladies
57:25You're done
57:25Let's go
57:28I'm feeling really proud of myself
57:29I've learnt so much being in this process
57:31And I couldn't have wished for any two better people to be in the grand final
57:36Two girls in the final
57:37It hasn't hit me that we're here
57:39No, me either
57:39I'm like, numb
57:40We both deserve such a solid seat at this table
57:42And now it's me, meets you
57:44Love you girl
57:45Smash it
57:47Now, two candidates remain
57:49The search for Lord Sugar's next business partner is almost over
57:57Next time
57:58For your final task, I'd like you to launch your businesses
58:02Recruitment
58:03I think you go straight in, mental
58:05Cleaning over
58:06I just need more stuff
58:08Or beauty
58:09The one thing me and my ex have in common
58:11Is that we kept looking for better options on the market
58:14Only one can win
58:15You're gonna be my business partner
58:21Well there are more questions for our fired three
58:23Head over to BBC Two for The Apprentice unfinished business now
58:27And what's the drama where things are never as they seem
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