Alana Spencer, Author at Elite Business Magazine

Alana Spencer

Since securing a business partnership with Alan Sugar in The Apprentice 2016, Alana Spencer's cake company Ridiculously Rich has been doing ridiculously well. As a winner of the series, she's writing a weekly round-up detailing the performance of The Apprentice 2019 candidates exclusively for Elite Business. Follow Alana Spencer on Twitter @alana_spencer_, Instagram @ridicrichbyalana and her Facebook page Ridiculously Rich by Alana.

Lord Sugar likes it when people own up to their mistakes

Alana Spencer

Mar 4 '22

The Apprentice: Alana Spencer explains why Lord Sugar likes leaders and go-getters – and why ‘followers’ get fired

Alana Spencer

Feb 25 '22

Amy made a bad move avoiding the project manager role – Lord Sugar fired the right one

Alana Spencer

Feb 11 '22

I was ‘surprised’ Francesca Kennedy was fired – but she should have owned up to her misspelling of ‘Arctic’ instead of brushing it under the rug

Alana Spencer

Feb 4 '22

Go with your strengths, not your weaknesses

Alana Spencer

Jan 28 '22

The Apprentice: It was lucky Sophie didn’t get fired for ‘protecting’ her friends from Lord Sugar’s axe

Alana Spencer

Jan 21 '22

Lord Sugar shouldn’t have fired Conor – it should have been Aaron

Alana Spencer

Jan 14 '22

Want to stand a chance to win The Apprentice? Be a team player first

Alana Spencer

Jan 7 '22

Winner of The Apprentice 2016, Alana Spencer, has revealed the contestants that stood out to her and why Lord Sugar made the right decision to let Harry go

Carina wins investment for her family-run bakery business – Lord Sugar admires those who stay true to their passion and vision

Alana Spencer

Dec 23 '19

Alana Spencer, winner of 2016’s The Apprentice, talks about how Carina Lepore outshone her competitors as she is crowned the winner of this season’s The Apprentice

Lord Sugar likes when people take calculated risks but not those who throw themselves in the deep end

Alana Spencer

Dec 13 '19

First of all, I’m very pleased with the two finalists. Carina and Scarlett, they are the two who I thought would make it to the last round.

Scarlett may be on track to win this year’s Apprentice – as Lord Sugar’s recruitment businesses flourish, he could want her on board

Alana Spencer

Dec 6 '19

I did not realise how close we are to the final five. I feel like I’ve been watching the competition for the past few weeks now, and it’s only just dawned on me how few there are left.

Focus on profits or form good relationships with your clients? You need to do both in business

Alana Spencer

Nov 29 '19

Lord Sugar’s business partner and winner of 2016’s The Apprentice, Alana Spencer, discusses why it is important to have a good balance between building relations with your business partners and getting the job done the right way