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I FIRED Lord Sugar two years after winning The Apprentice but ended up 'even richer' after a 'mocking comment' from the wealthy business tycoon spurred me on


The Italian entrepreneur, 35, impressed the business tycoon with his business plan of franchising his plumbing company in 2015, receiving a £250,000 investment.

Using his anger to 'fight back' and 'prove a point,' the entrepreneur set up Trade Mastermind, to help plumbers, builders, electricians and carpenters grow their businesses through one-on-one online coaching. Speaking in an interview with The Sun , he explained how a 'massive telling off' from Lord Sugar about the company's social media drove a wedge between them (Joseph centre on The Apprentice) 'VBH Assests is a ltd company that was put into voluntary liquidation and yes it did owe creditors money but to secure the best possible future for the new business it was our only option.

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