This week�s task was the �go and buy 10 random things for the best price� exercise � or procurement, as it is more formally known. As is the case for too many real-life procurement departments, best price is all, with no prizes for a much better product at a marginally higher price.� However, the basic […]
Trust was the issue at the heart of last night�s show; but along the way, we saw real evidence of learning. The task was a familiar one to fans of the show: look at a range of goods pitched by the vendors, select which ones you believe you can sell best and hope to be […]
There was a lot of interest to pick out of last night�s Young Apprentice, so let�s get the facts out of the way. The teams, Atomic (a slightly depleted boys� team) and Kinetic (the girls) were set the task to come up with an innovative product for the parent and baby market and pitch is […]
Last night we were introduced to the twelve young people whose Apprentice hopes we will be following for the next eight weeks. The six girls and six boys immediately got down to picking team names, settling on: Boys: �Atomic� Girls: �Kinetic� With Kinetic, the girls managed to find a name already selected by a 2007 […]
