Joseph Valente – The Apprentice 2015 winner

Joseph Valente, the 25-year-old plumbing company owner finally beat social media entrepreneur Vana Koustomitis  and got £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar for his business idea, Prime Time Plumbers ( renamed as Impra-Gas).

Joseph nicknamed by Lord Sugar as ‘Valentine’ said “Thank you, Lord Sugar. It means a world to me. I’m not going to let you down. I really appreciate it.” Joseph who was expelled from school before getting a plumbing job at the age of 15, asked for investment to expand his Peterborough plumbing business across the UK and include smart technology for his customers.

Runner-up Vana Koutomitis 27 although pitched DatePlay, a dating app that uses gaming to help match potential partners could not convince Lord Sugar in the final.