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Encyclopedia > Alan Sugar
Sir Alan Sugar
Born Alan Michael Sugar
24 March 1947 (1947-03-24) (age 61)
Hackney, East London, England
Nationality British
Education Brooke House School
Occupation Businessman
Title Sir
Net worth £830 million,
($1.7 billion) or more[1]
Known for The Apprentice
Religious beliefs Jewish
Spouse Ann, Lady Sugar (1968—)

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From humble origins in the East End of London, Sugar has now accumulated an estimated fortune of £830m (US$1.66 billion), and was ranked 92nd in the Sunday Times Rich List 2008. Despite being best known as a technology businessman, most of Sugar's wealth now derives from his property portfolio, rather than business ventures.[2] He has recently sold Amstrad, one of his large business ventures. The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is an area, with no formal authority or boundaries, that spans a number of administative districts of London in England. ... Amstrad is a manufacturer of electronics based in Brentwood in Essex, England and founded in 1968 by Sir Alan Michael Sugar in the UK. The name is a contraction of Alan Michael Sugar Trading. ...


Sugar is also notable for his time as chairman of Tottenham Hotspur FC from 1991 to 2001, and for starring in the BBC TV series The Apprentice, which has so far had four series broadcast (in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008). The series is based upon the American television show of the same name, featuring entrepreneur Donald Trump, which was already popular in the United States.[citation needed] Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... For the current British series, see The Apprentice (UK Series Four). ... The Apprentice is a reality television show that originated in the United States on NBC. Billed as The Ultimate Job Interview, the show stars 16-18 businessmen and businesswomen competing in an elimination-style competition for a one-year, $250,000 starting contract of running one of host and executive... Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York, New York) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, television and radio personality and author. ...

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Biography

Sugar was born in Hackney, East London, United Kingdom, Europe. He is the youngest of four children of Nathan Sugar, who was a tailor in the East End garment industry. The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ... East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen, Xhosa: Imonti) is a city in southeast South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province at 32. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A tailor attending to a customer in Hong Kong. ...


When Sugar was a child, his family lived in a council flat. He attended the Brooke House School in Upper Clapton, Hackney. After leaving school at 16[3] he worked briefly for the Civil Service as a statistician at the Ministry of Education. He then started selling car aerials and electrical goods out of a van he had bought with his savings of £100.[4] Upper Clapton is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. ... The Roman civil service in action. ... Statisticians are mathematicians who work with theoretical and applied statistics in the both the private and public sectors. ...


Ventures

Amstrad

Main article: Amstrad

Sugar founded the electronics company Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials - Alan Michael Sugar Trading. Amstrad is a manufacturer of electronics based in Brentwood in Essex, England and founded in 1968 by Sir Alan Michael Sugar in the UK. The name is a contraction of Alan Michael Sugar Trading. ...


By 1970, the first manufacturing venture was underway. He achieved lower production prices by using injection moulding plastics for hi-fi turntable covers, severely undercutting competitors who used vacuum forming processes. Manufacturing capacity was soon expanded to include the production of audio amplifiers and tuners. Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... High Fidelity is also the title of a book by Nick Hornby and a film directed by Stephen Frears, based upon Hornbys book. ...

Amstrad's CPC 464 Computer
Amstrad's CPC 464 Computer

In 1980, Amstrad was listed on the London Stock Exchange and during the 1980s, Amstrad doubled its profit and market value every year.[citation needed] Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 279 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 279 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ...


By 1984, recognising the opportunity of the home computer era, Amstrad launched an 8-bit machine Amstrad CPC 464. Although the CPC range were attractive machines, with CP/M-capability and a good BASIC operating system, it had to compete with its arch-rivals, the more graphically complex Commodore 64 and the popular Sinclair ZX Spectrum, not to mention the highly sophisticated BBC Micro. Despite this, three million units were sold worldwide with a long production life of eight years[5], even inspiring an East German version with Russian Z80 clone processors[citation needed]. In 1985, Sugar had another major breakthrough with the launch of the Amstrad PCW 8256 word processor which, although made of very cheap components, retailed at over £300. In 1986 Amstrad bought the rights to the Sinclair computer product line and produced two more ZX Spectrum models in a similar style to their own CPC machines. It also developed the PC1512, a PC compatible computer, which became quite popular in Europe[citation needed] and was the first in a line of Amstrad PCs. This article is about the year. ... This article is primarily about a certain class of Personal computers from the late 1970s to mid 1980s, see Domotics or Home servers for home computers used in home automation. ... 8-bit refers to the number of bits used in the data bus of a computer. ... The Amstrad CPC 464 was an 8-bit home computer produced by Amstrad in the 1980s. ... CP/M is an operating system originally created for Intel 8080/85 based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc. ... This article is about the programming language. ... C-64 redirects here. ... Sinclair Research Ltd was a home computer company founded by Clive Sinclair in Cambridge, England. ... The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. ... The BBC Microcomputer System was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers Ltd for the BBC Computer Literacy Project operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor designed and manufactured by Zilog from 1976 onwards. ... Amstrad PCW8512 Schneider Joyce The Amstrad PCW series (Personal Computer Word processor) was British company Amstrads versatile line of home/personal microcomputers pitched as a complete, integrated home/office solution. ... A word processor (also more formally known as a document preparation system) is a computer application used for the production (including composition, editing, formatting, and possibly printing) of any sort of viewable or printed material. ... The Amstrad PC1512 was Amstrads mostly IBM PC-compatible home computer system. ... One of the first PCs from IBM - the IBM PC model 5150. ...


At its peak, Amstrad achieved a stock market value of £1.2 billion [6], but the 1990s proved a difficult time for the company. The launch of a range of business PCs was marred by unreliable hard disks (supplied by Seagate), which occasioned a high level of customer dissatisfaction and great damage to Amstrad's reputation in the personal computer market, from which it never recovered.[citation needed] Subsequently, Amstrad sued Seagate for $100 million for lost revenue. In the early-1990s Amstrad began to focus on portable computers rather than desktop computers. Also, in 1990, Amstrad entered the gaming market with the Amstrad GX4000, but it was a commercial failure, because it used 8-bit technology[citation needed] unlike the 16-bit Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo. In 1993, Amstrad released the PenPad, a PDA, which was bought into Betacom and Viglen, so as to focus more on telecommunications rather than computers. Amstrad released the first of its combined telephony and e-mail devices, called the e-m@iler, followed by the e-m@ilerplus in 2002, neither of which are sold extensively.[7] Seagate can refer to: Seagate Technology, a high tech manufacturer Seagate, Brooklyn, a community in Brooklyn, USA Seagate, Friends of, the nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded to preserve the historic winter retreat of Gwendolyn and Powel Crosley in Sarasota, Florida, USA Seagate, North Carolina, a community in North Carolina... The GX4000 was Amstrads short-lived attempt to enter the games console market. ... The Sega Mega Drive ) is a video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988, North America in 1989, and the PAL region in 1990. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... 1993 saw Amstrad release a handheld computer capable of handwriting recognition just weeks before the launch of Apples eagerly awaited Newton. ... User with Treo (PDA with smartphone functionality) Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are handheld computers, but have become much more versatile over the years. ... Betacom Betacom is an electronics company specialising in audio and visual products. ... Viglen Ltd is a solution and managed service provider, providing technological solutions; Storage Systems, Server and Workstation deployments, Data Communications (inc Voice). ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ...


At the time of the launch of Sky, Amstrad was the only manufacturer producing receiver boxes and dishes and has continued to manufacture set top boxes, including Sky's Sky+ box. For a wider corporate history and profile, see British Sky Broadcasting. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...


On 31 July 2007 it was announced that broadcaster BSkyB had agreed to buy Amstrad for about £125m.[8]. At the time of the takeover, Sugar commented that he wished to play a part in the business, saying: “I turn 60 this year and I have had 40 years of hustling in the business, but now I have to start thinking about my team of loyal staff, many of whom have been with me for many years.” British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB - formerly two companies, Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, which merged) is a company that operates the most popular subscription television service in the Ireland. ...


Tottenham Hotspur

After a take-over battle with Robert Maxwell, Sugar teamed up with Terry Venables and bought Tottenham Hotspur football club in June 1991. Although Sugar's initial investment helped ease the financial troubles the club was suffering at the time, the way he treated Tottenham from a purely business perspective and not a footballing one made him an unpopular figure among the Spurs fans[9]. In his 9 years as chairman, Spurs did not finish in the top 6 in the league and won just one trophy, the 1999 Worthington Cup. Current season Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. ... For other persons named Robert Maxwell, see Robert Maxwell (disambiguation). ... Terence Frederick Terry Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London) is an English football manager and former player. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... The Carling Cup Trophy The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ...


His reign at Tottenham was not short of controversy. He sacked Venables the night before the FA Cup final, a decision which led to Venables appealing to the high courts to get himself reinstated. A legal battle for the club took place over the summer, which Sugar won. The decision to sack Venables angered many of Tottenham fans, and Sugar later said "I felt as though I'd killed bambi".[10] This article is about the English FA Cup. ...


In 1994 Sugar financed the transfers of 3 stars of the 1994 World Cup, Ilie Dumitrescu, Gica Popescu, and most notably Jurgen Klinsmann, who had an excellent first season in English football, being named Footballer of the Year. However, because Spurs had not qualified for the UEFA Cup, Klinsmann decided to invoke an opt-out clause in his contract and left for Bayern Munich in the summer of 1995. This prompted Sugar to appear on television holding the last shirt Klinsmann ever wore for Spurs and said he wouldn't even wash his car with it. He then labelled foreigners coming into the Premier League on high wages as "Carlos Kickaballs". Klinsmann retaliated by calling Sugar "a man without honour", and said:-1... Ilie Dumitrescu is a Romanian football player who became famous when he played for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League. ... Gheorghe Gica Popescu (born December 9, 1967 in Calafat) is a former Romanian football (soccer) defender, a key part of the Romanian national team in the 1990s. ... Jürgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964 in Göppingen) is a German football manager and former football player. ... The Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year is an annual award presented by the Football Writers Association to whom its members deem the best football player in England. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see list of professional sports leagues. ...


"He only ever talks about money. He never talks about the game. I would say there is a big question mark over whether Sugar's heart is in the club and in football. The big question is what he likes more, the business or the football?".[11]


However, the two made up their differences and Klinsmann re-signed for Tottenham on loan in December 1997.


In October 1998, former Tottenham striker Teddy Sheringham released his autobiography, in which he launched a scathing attack on Sugar, claiming that he was the reason that he had left Tottenham in 1997. Among the reasons Sheringham gave for his dislike of Sugar were the fact that he had accused Sheringham of feigning injury during a long spell on the sidelines during the 1993-1994 season. He also said that Sugar had refused to give him the 5 year contract he desired, because he did not believe Sheringham would still get into the Tottenham team when he was 36. Ironically Sheringham returned to Tottenham after his spell at Manchester United and continued to start for the first team untill he was released in the summer of 2003, aged 37. Sheringham also claimed that Sugar lacked ambition, and that he was hypocritical. An example he gave was that when Sugar had asked him what sort of players he wanted at the club, he suggested England midfielder Paul Ince, but Sugar refused because he did not want to spend £4 million on a player who would be 30 in a few months time. Just after Sheringham left Spurs, Sugar sanctioned the signing of Les Ferdinand, who was aged 31, for a club record £6 million, on higher wages than what Sheringham had wanted.[12] Edward Paul Sheringham MBE (born 2 April 1966 in Highams Park, London) is a veteran English professional footballer currently playing for Colchester United and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. ... For writing autobiographies on Wikipedia, see WP:Autobiography. ... The 1993-1994 season was the 114th season of competitive football in England. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (born 21 October 1967 in Ilford, London) is a football player who won numerous honours with Manchester United and became the first black player to captain the England team. ... Leslie Les Ferdinand MBE (born December 18, 1966 in Paddington, London) is a former English footballer. ...


Sugar appointed seven managers in his time at Spurs. The first of these were Peter Shreeve, the dual management team of Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence, former Spurs midfielder Ossie Ardiles and up and coming young manager Gerry Francis. However, in 1997 Sugar stunned the footballing world by appointing relatively unknown Swiss manager Christian Gross. Gross only lasted 9 months in charge as Spurs finished in 14th place in 1998, and began the next season with just 3 points from their opening 3 games. If that appointment appeared controversial, it was nothing compared to the one that followed it, as Sugar appointed George Graham, a former player and manager of bitter rivals Arsenal. Despite producing Tottenham's first trophy in 8 years, the Spurs fans never warmed to Graham, partly because of his Arsenal connections, but also because of the negative, defensive style of football he had Spurs playing, which fans claimed was not the "Tottenham way".[13] Peter Shreeve (born 1945) is a former English football player, manager and coach. ... Douglas Ernest Livermore (b. ... Ray Clemence (born 5 August 1948) was one of English and European footballs best and most decorated goalkeepers ever and part of the all-conquering Liverpool team of the 1970s. ... Gerry Francis (born 1951), is a former English footballer and manager. ... Christian Gross (b. ... See: George Graham (soldier), was United States Secretary of War ad interim from October 16, 1816, to December 9, 1817 George Graham (clockmaker), 17th/18th-century English clockmaker and inventor George Graham (mountaineer) George Graham (footballer), Scottish football (soccer) player and manager George Graham (governor) 18th century governor of Newfoundland... Arsenal F.C. (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) is a north London football team founded in 1886. ...


In February 2001, Sugar sold his majority stake at Tottenham to leisure group ENIC, selling 27% of the club for £22 million. In June 2007, Sugar sold his remaining shares to ENIC for £25 million, ending his 16 year association with the club. He has described his time at Tottenham as "a waste of my life".


Amsair

Amsair Executive Aviation was founded in 1993, and is run by Sugar's son Daniel. As with Amstrad, the name Amsair is an acronym taken from the initials of Sugar's name "Alan Michael Sugar Air." Amsair operates a large Cessna fleet and offers business and executive jet charters. Through its alliances, it has access to over five thousand aircraft of all sizes and shapes, used mostly in collaborations with Blue Star Jets.[citation needed] Cessna Aircraft Company, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine aircraft to business jets. ...


Amsprop

Main article: Amsprop

Amsprop is an investment firm owned by Sugar and controlled by his son Daniel. In September 2006 it bought the IBM South Bank building from private investors for £115 million. The IBM Centre occupies a prime site between the river and Upper Ground east of the National Theatre and west of ITV's London Television Centre. IBM's lease runs for another eight years. The trade press speculates that the site is likely to present a major redevelopment opportunity.[14] This was featured in the last episode of the 2007 series of the Apprentice UK on the 13th June that year, with the final two contestants planning to build a unique property that would be symbolic in the London skyline.


Simon Ambrose, winner of the 2007 series of The Apprentice, currently works for Amsprop Estates. Sugar is the owner (and Chairman of the board) of Viglen Ltd, an IT services provider catering primarily to the education and public sector. Following the sale of Amstrad PLC to Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB, Viglen is now Sugar's sole IT establishment.


TV Appearances

The Apprentice

Main article: The Apprentice (UK)

Sugar became the star of the BBC reality show The Apprentice which has had four series broadcast in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, in the same role as Donald Trump in the US version. Sugar fires a candidate each week until one candidate is left, who is then employed in his company. For the current British series, see The Apprentice (UK Series Four). ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York, New York) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, television and radio personality and author. ... The Apprentice is a reality television show that originated in the United States on NBC. Billed as The Ultimate Job Interview, the show stars 16-18 businessmen and businesswomen competing in an elimination-style competition for a one-year, $250,000 starting contract of running one of host and executive...


As a condition for appearing in the third series, Sugar placed a requirement that the show be more business-orientated rather than just entertainment and that he should be portrayed in a less harsh light, to counter his somewhat belligerent reputation.[15] He also expressed a desire that the calibre of the candidates should be higher than those who had appeared in the second series (who had come across as manifestly lacklustre) and that the motives of the candidates for participating are scrutinised more carefully, given that certain of the candidates in previous series had used their successful experience in the show as a springboard to advance their own careers (as occurred with Michelle Dewberry, the winner of the second series, who left Amstrad's employment only 4 months after winning). Michelle Dewberry (born 1979) won the second series of The Apprentice, and was hired as Sir Alan Sugars apprentice. ...


Sugar has criticised the US version of The Apprentice because "they’ve made the fatal error of trying to change things just for the sake of it and it backfired." [16]


On 13 June 2007, Simon Ambrose was crowned as the new apprentice, over Kristina Grimes. For the final task both candidates were given the chance to choose from 8 of the previous fired candidates. After arranging their teams the two finalists were told to create a concept for an office/hotel for one of Sugar's multimillion pound properties. Simon's idea, inspired by a fountain, seemed to interest and please the crowd and Sugar far more than Christina's idea of the Phoenix hotel. Sugar recognised the risks in hiring the less experienced Simon; however, it was a risk he was willing to take. Previously in 2006, Sugar was voted as the seventh scariest celebrity on television in a Radio Times poll consisting of 3,000 people.[17] is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Simon Ambrose was the winner of the third series of the British version of The Apprentice. ... Kristina Grimes (born 31 October 1970) is a 37-year-old businesswoman from Julianstown, County Meath, Ireland. ... Current Radio Times logo Radio Times is the BBCs weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. ...


On 11 June 2008, Lee McQueen was crowned as Sugar's new apprentice, over Claire Young. For the final task, along with Alex Wotherspoon and Helene Speight, they had to produce a new men's fragrance in two groups of two. Lee and Claire won the task over the other two finalists and Lee went on to be chosen by Sugar to be his new Apprentice. is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...


Honours and philanthropy

Sugar was knighted in 2000 for services to business[18]. He holds two honorary Doctorates of Science degrees, awarded in 1988 by City University and in 2005 by Brunel University.[19] He is a philanthropist for charities such as Jewish Care and Great Ormond Street Hospital, and donated £200,000 to the British Labour Party in 2001.[20] The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... City University London is a British university based at Northampton Square in Clerkenwell, London (). Its official name is The City University. ... Statue of Brunel at the University Brunel University is a university situated in West London, England. ... Jewish Care is a British charity, working mainly in London and South East England, providing health and social welfare support services for vulnerable members of the Jewish community. ... The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children was founded in London in 1852 as the first hospital specifically for children in the English-speaking world. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...


References

  1. ^ Richlist 2007 - Top football millionaires. Times Online. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
  2. ^ Lewis, Jane. So just how good is Alan Sugar?. MoneyWeek. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
  3. ^ The Apprentice - The Board. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
  4. ^ Alan sugar bio. Virgin. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
  5. ^ Amstrad Products Archive. Amstrad. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  6. ^ http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/investing-and-markets/article.html?in_article_id=422880&in_page_id=3
  7. ^ Amstrad dumps e-m@iler phone. VNUnet (2007-06-10). Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
  8. ^ BSkyB agrees £125m Amstrad deal. BBC News (2007-07-31). Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
  9. ^ Sugar leaves sour taste. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
  10. ^ Profile: Sir Alan Sugar. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
  11. ^ Moore, Glenn. Klinsmann and Pleat brought back to rescue Tottenham. The Independent. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
  12. ^ Teddy Sheringham: My Autobiography
  13. ^ Graham's losing battle. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
  14. ^ Amstrad boss buys IBM building in £115 million deal. LondonSE1 (2006-09-28). Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
  15. ^ Robb, Stephen. Back in Apprentice's firing line. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  16. ^ Last, Colleen. Sir Alan Sugar Speaks. MSN. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  17. ^ Ramsay is scariest TV celebrity. Daily Mail. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
  18. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/board.html
  19. ^ Honorary Graduate Sir Alan Sugar. Brunel University. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
  20. ^ Electoral Commission Register of Donors. The Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.

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Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Wikiquote is one of a family of wiki-based projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation, running on MediaWiki software. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Wikiquote is one of a family of wiki-based projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation, running on MediaWiki software. ... The Apprentice is a British reality television programme, in which candidates who have applied for a high-paying job working for Sir Alan Sugar, compete against each other for that job in 12 episodes. ... For other Apprentice (UK) series see: Series Two; Series Three; Series Four. ... The second series of the UK version of The Apprentice was a television series which aired on BBC Two between 22 February and 10 May 2006. ... Series Three of The Apprentice is a television series which aired in the UK on BBC One. ... Series Four of The Apprentice is a British television series which began on BBC One on March 26, 2008. ... Hewer (right) with Sir Alan Sugar and Margaret Mountford. ... Margaret Mountford is a British lawyer and business woman originally from Holywood, Northern Ireland. ... The following is a list of candidates from the British reality television series The Apprentice. ... Adrian Chiles (born 21 March 1967 in Birmingham, England) is a British television and radio presenter. ... Timothy Tim Campbell is the winner of the first series of the British version of The Apprentice. ... Michelle Dewberry (born 1979) won the second series of The Apprentice, and was hired as Sir Alan Sugars apprentice. ... Simon Ambrose was the winner of the third series of the British version of The Apprentice. ... Saira Khan (born 1970, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England) was the runner-up on the first series of The Apprentice in Great Britain. ... Ruth Badger Ruth Badger (born 1978 in Wolverhampton) is a British business woman. ... Kristina Grimes (born 31 October 1970) is a 37-year-old businesswoman from Julianstown, County Meath, Ireland. ... Paolo Paul Roberto Torrisi (born April 25, 1970) was one of the final four contestants on the first series of The Apprentice in the UK.[1] Though ultimately fired, Sir Alan Sugar did offer Torrisi a job working with his son Daniel for his private jet company Amsair. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Katie Hopkins (born 1976) is a Reality TV participant who appeared on the third series of the British version of The Apprentice. ... Syed Ahmed (born 1975) is a self made British business man. ... Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960), a British-born, naturalized citizen of the United States, is a US TV producer known for pioneering reality television as a genre. ... talkbackTHAMES is a British television production company, a division of FremantleMedia (part of the RTL Group). ... Dru Masters (born July 29, 1965) is a British composer, best known for composing television music. ... Comic Relief Does The Apprentice was a special celebrity version of British reality television series The Apprentice, produced in 2007 to raise money for Comic Relief. ...

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Alan Sugar (343 words)
Alan Michael Sugar was born on 24 March 1947, the son of a tailor.
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Alan Sugar Amstrad Tottenham Hotspur and charity (1324 words)
Hardly surprising, then, that Alan Sugar, chairman of Amstrad plc since its foundation back in 1968, should have retained the services of a PR firm whose brief is to concentrate on projecting an altogether sweeter image.
Because unbeknown to those who point a disapproving finger at him, Alan Sugar is one of Britain’s biggest benefactors, an entrepreneur whose experience and expertise is being actively sought out by the new Blairite government and whose unremitting message that business can be fun is inspiring the alienated youth of a lost generation.
It was a strategy which served Sugar well, his personal fortune now estimated at $400 million, the Amstrad group continuing to turn over more than $100 million p.a., and remaining the largest PC manufacturer in the UK despite fierce competition from overseas.
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