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Seven ways to boost your workplace confidence
Comment At the opposite end of the spectrum, it could be that the brash, no nonsense style of Sir Alan Sugar is more appropriate for rallying the troops and appearing supremely confident during a recession, but... [29 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.06.09
Round-Up Maybe you have a boss so ill-tempered he or she makes Alan Sugar look like a children's TV presenter. The Round-Up is sure you've had a boss who, quite frankly, was a complete git. We all have. Maybe you... [19 Jun 2009]
Photos: What Brown's reshuffle means for tech
Photo Serial tech entrepreneur Sir Alan Sugar has been appointed enterprise champion by the government. Sugar's remit will include acting as an adviser to small business and government,... [10 Jun 2009]
Public sector pours £30m of Sugar on desktop deal
News Viglen, the IT company owned by Sir Alan Sugar, has landed a hardware deal with the Office of Government Commerce to supply hardware to a number of public sector organisations. Under the contract, worth... [01 May 2009]
ID cards, driverless buses and virtual shipwrecks
Photo This is the Amstrad 'Colour Personal Computer' that Sir Alan Sugar launched in 1984 to rival the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. Here's a driver giving the tech a spin. To see more click here. Photo... [02 Oct 2008]
Photos: A dip into Bletchley's classic PC archive
Photo Continuing with the cheap theme, the Amstrad 'Colour Personal Computer' was launched by Sir Alan Sugar in 1984 as a rival to the ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64. The UK's cash-strapped National Museum... [03 Sep 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 15.06.07
Round-Up For three years the Round-Up has tried to resist the temptation to watch the BBC's Alan Sugar vehicle, The Apprentice, but this year finally gave in. One aspect of The Apprentice which may yet be... [15 Jun 2007]
Apprentice winner takes on PC recycling
News The winner of Sir Alan Sugar's The Apprentice business talent TV show will be given the responsibility of setting up a PC recycling business for Amstrad. Michelle Dewberry, the 26-year-old telecoms... [11 May 2006]
Sir Alan Sugar to top the bill on reality TV
News Sir Alan Sugar is to take the role made famous by Donald Trump when BBC2 moves the US reality show The Apprentice to UK television. Widely panned for the introduction of the e-m@iler, a telephone with... [19 May 2004]
Former Spurs boss goes back to school
News British entrepreneur Alan Sugar has bought the remaining shares in computer firm Learning Technology. Sugar already owns 69 per cent of Learning Technology. The entrepreneur, best known... [02 Aug 2002]
Sugar sweet on Viglen
News Serial entrepreneur Alan Sugar is buying back shares in Learning Technology, the parent company of Viglen. Sugar already owns 69 per cent of Learning Technology, he is offering not more... [05 Jul 2002]
Amstrad CEO quits after £12m profit slump
News Amstrad chairman Sir Alan Sugar has taken over as the company's CEO following the resignation of RJ Watkins. In a statement, Sugar thanked Watkins for his work as CEO over the past five... [02 Oct 2001]
Amstrad undone by Em@iler
News Sir Alan Sugar's company posted a loss of £960,000 compared with a profit of £13.1m a year ago. Amstrad has released full year results showing a slump in profits, mainly due to the subsidising of its... [28 Sep 2001]
Morning Edition 29.09.00
News However, it wasn't all doom and gloom as the Guardian brings news of an upturn in results for Sir Alan Sugar's consumer electronics company Amstrad. It's all about results this morning. The Times fears... [29 Sep 2000]
Sugar turns to alcohol
News Spurs chairman and IT entrepreneur Alan Sugar said fans would welcome Holsten's return, calling it a "lucky omen". Hewlett-Packard (HP) is calling off its sponsorship deal with UK premiership football... [24 Dec 1998]
