All The Apprentice winners who ditched Lord Sugar after taking his £250,000 investment - and they've gone onto have VERY mixed success
Daily MailFor many budding entrepreneurs, winning The Apprentice can come as the pinnacle of success, with the chance to land a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar. So, as the new series of The Apprentice kicks off with a new group of business hopefuls, MailOnline takes a look at the winners who have since parted ways with Lord Sugar. Joseph Valente - Series 11 Joseph Valente was crowned The Apprentice champion in 2015, but two years after landing the investment for his plumbing business, they parted ways Joseph was forced to sell his boiler installation business in 2020 for an undisclosed sum following claims it owed almost £2million to creditors Just two years after landing Lord Sugar's six-figure investment for his plumbing business, Joseph Valente decided to part ways with him. Alana Spencer - Series 12 Alana Spencer landed Lord Sugar's vast investment to support her baking business Ridiculously Rich in 2016. Three years later she bought back his shares Alana landed Lord Sugar's vast investment to support her baking business Ridiculously Rich.