The first Apprentice winner, Tim Campbell, has quit his £100,000-a-year job with Alan Sugar.
Campbell was hired in 2005 and given a job in the health and beauty division of Sugar’s electronics firm Amstrad.
He proved so successful that the tycoon kept him on at the end of his year-long contract.
Now the former London Transport manager is branching out on his own with two new projects: a male grooming business and a social enterprise initiative called The Bright Ideas Trust which will give away at least £1 million a year to budding entrepreneurs.
And unlike series two winner Michelle Dewberry, who lasted only a few months in the job, Campbell has Sugar’s full backing.
"Tim has left Amstrad to pursue his own personal projects. He has been a great asset to the company and I wish him the best of luck for the future.
"He was the right choice and I will be there to offer help and guidance should he need it," said the former Tottenham Hotspur chairman.
Campbell added: "Sir Alan Sugar has been my motivation in both starting a business and creating a fund for budding entrepreneurs to do the same."
