Entrepreneurs in the UK fashion and textile industry are invited to apply to take part in series 17 of the BBC’s business series The Apprentice.

The winning candidate will receive an investment of up to £250,000 and will go into a 50:50 business with Lord Sugar. Applications close at 23:59 on Friday 4th February 2022. As part of the application process, you must record 30 second video of yourself telling producers why you think you should be Lord Sugar’s next Business Partner.

If your application is selected, you will receive an invitation to the next stage of the selection process setting out further details. Due to the volume of applicants, producers Naked TV are unable to contact everyone individually. Therefore if you haven’t heard from the team by the end of February 2022, you are unlikely to have been successful on this occasion.

If you make it through to the final round of the selection process, you will be called back for a face-to-face meeting in London on a date between 25th February – 27th February 2022 (inclusive), subject to change. You will be needed for approximately half a day.

Finally, if you are selected to participate in The Apprentice, you will be required for a period of up to 10 weeks between April 11th 2022 – June 19th 2022 (inclusive).

Apply here