With BBC1's current Apprentice series now past the halfway point, Lord Sugar is already on the lookout for his next batch of budding entrepreneurs to take part in series 16.
Applications are now open to be in with a chance of becoming his next business partner along with a £250,000 investment - and the BBC says it welcomes applications "from everyone".
And as applications open, it's been revealed that between The Apprentice and Dragons Den, there is a gulf in success rates for businesses when it comes to choosing which show to enter.
Business plan experts Teneric have analysed data from 247 firms that featured on both shows in the last 13 years, to create revealing which was most worth it for start-ups in the long run, and which creates the most failures.
Here are the five most significant findings from the study:
1. Lord Sugar's investments in Apprentice businesses have found a 100% success rate, with around a third of Dragons Den candidates forced back into employment.
2. The Apprentice's businesses have a total net worth value of £8.3m, an average of over £920,000 each. While Dragons Den made more money from their investments - £11.9m - those firms' net values stand at £50,000 each.
3. Lord Sugar has spent £2.25m of his own money in investing in the apprentices, while the dragons have paid out £11.3m.
4. Not winning the show could actually make you successful, with Susan Ma and her firm Tropic Skincare, a 2011 third placer on The Apprentice, having the highest net worth of all the show's previous candidates.
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5. Lord Sugar's business investment success has enabled founders to go alone - most recently Alana Spencer, winner of the 2016 show, who bought out the mogul from her Ridiculously Rich bakery firm .
Dean Ahmad, current Apprentice 2019 contestant and owner of sports management firm Fine Edge Cricket, said: "I had no doubt in Lord Sugar's success and what The Apprentice can do for budding entrepreneurs.
"The exposure alone for all contestants is enough to get you known in your industry if you are not already but can particularly help when it comes to building relationships and making connections.
"The biggest impact the show has had on us contestants this year is our social media following - my Instagram and Twitter profile blew up the day the first show aired and as a result of that, I have been invited to many events as well as interview opportunities getting me in front of an audience I may have struggled to tap into previously.
"I recently got invited to TalkSport and had interviews with national journalists promoting me and my business which is invaluable."
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If those stats have tempted you to apply for the upcoming season, here are all the details you need...
How do I go about applying?
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To apply, , which will ask you various questions on your suitability for the show.
Those include: 'what makes you different from everyone else applying?', 'why should you be Lord Sugar’s business partner?' and 'what’s the most impressive thing you’ve ever done in business?'.
What then?
If successful, you will be contacted via email by February 4 to attend a first round interview on a date between February 5 and 24 in one of two choices of location.
If that is successful, you will be called back for a second round - taking place in London on a date between February 25 and March 4.
When is the closing date?
Applications will close at 11.59pm on January 28.