Their first task sees each team selling around £600 of seafood at markets across London, where profit will be determined from identifying the more valuable stock
In their next task, teams find themselves operating a laundry service, each seeking out customers across London and ensuring their work is satisfactory to achieve a high profit.
Teams find themselves in charge of a running a photography business, where each must maintain careful management of the operation to ensure the finished product is value for money for their customers
Sir Alan tasks the candidate to help specialist farms that make ice cream, with each team having to create new flavours and then find markets for these around London
Each team faces the challenge of making a new range of greeting cards, looking for a new market to have yet been tapped, pitching their concept to retailers.
The contestants are sent to Marrakesh, Morocco and are assigned to find ten items and have to negotiate the asking price to as low as possible and the team that returns with the least amount of money wins.
Left with a blank box of tissues, each team find themselves tasked by Sir Alan to create a new tissue brand, complete with advertising campaign, and pitch their concept to industry experts
Teams find themselves demonstrating their sales skill, as each face the challenge of renting out two high-value cars, from a selection of six, to customers who have a desire get behind the wheel of one of their choices.
After facing ten tasks as teams, the five remaining candidates now compete as individuals in their next task - a series of tough, gruelling interviews with four of Sir Alan's most trusted associates.
Adrian Chiles talks to the winner of The Apprentice, Tim Campbell, his new boss, Sir Alan Sugar, and the losing candidates to discover the lessons they learned along the way.