Nigel Botterill
| Nigel Botterill | |
|---|---|
 File:Nigel_Botterill.png Nigel Botterill, Founder of Entrepreneurs Circle | |
| Born | 9 January 1966 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 💼 Occupation | Author, Entrepreneur |
| 🏢 Organization | Entrepreneurs Circle |
| Known for | Educating, motivating, helping and inspiring business owners to achieve more than they ever thought possible. |
| 🌐 Website | https://EntrepreneursCircle.org |
Nigel Botterill (born January 1966) is a British entrepreneur, marketer, author, speaker and business mentor.[1] He is founder and chief executive of a number of businesses including thebestof[2][3] and the Entrepreneurs Circle.[4][5]
Nigel Botterill left his corporate career in 2003 and since then has founded nine separate businesses in both B2C and B2B markets in the UK.
In 2010 Nigel Botterill launched his most recognised business; the Entrepreneurs Circle, an organisation which is focused on helping small business owners to succeed through training, events, and the Entrepreneurs Circle's marketing agency.[6]
In February 2011, Botterill published his first business book 'The Botty Rules'[7] which reached number two in the Sunday Telegraph best-sellers list[citation needed][8] and in May 2015 his second book 'Build Your Business In 90 Minutes A Day' was published [9].
Early Life[edit]
Nigel Botterill was born in January 1966 in Leeds, United Kingdom. His father was a police officer and his mother worked as a switchboard operator.
Corporate Career[edit]
Nigel Botterill began his working life at Barclays Bank in 1982 at the age of 16. His Barclays career lasted for 18 years and saw Botterill responsible for building UK call centres and setting up Internet Banking Services.
In 2000 Nigel Botterill took the role of Marketing Director at Singlepoint (part of Phones4U) working alongside John Caudwell. He began working with another entrepreneur, Hamish Ogston in late 2001 as Managing Director of Card Protection Plan.
Business Ventures[edit]
N5 Ltd.[edit]
In 2003 Nigel Botterill left his corporate position and set up a marketing consultancy, N5 Ltd.
MyMag[edit]
Nigel Botterill’s wife Sue set up a local community magazine with paid-for ads from local businesses in 2003. The success of Mrs Botterill's magazine business led to Nigel Botterill firing all his consultancy clients and shifting his focus on to a new business called MyMag helping other people accomplish what his wife had done.[10] The 'business in a box' was launched from Nigel's spare bedroom in June 2004.
thebestof[edit]
In 2005, with the success of MyMag, Nigel Botterill set up thebestof which was one of the very first online business directories and became the fastest UK franchise ever to get to 200 franchisees[11]. This transition was recognised by the award for Innovative Company of the Year which was awarded to Nigel at the Fast Growth Business Awards in 2008. thebestof also ranked No. 3 in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 in 2007 and won the award for Best e-company of the Year at the Sharp Edge Awards presented by Duncan Bannatyne.
Raring2Go[edit]
Nigel Botterill launched Raring2Go in April 2006. A local magazine which was a guide on what to do and where to go with your children. They printed over 4 million magazines a year and sold the business in December 2008.
MyLittleWrapper[edit]
My Little Wrapper was a personalized chocolate wrapper business launched in February 2008. It generated over a million pounds of turnover in its first year.
Explosive Marketing[edit]
Explosive Marketing was launched in January 2009 as a marketing service for restaurants. It was sold a few years later.
MySMB[edit]
Nigel Botterill and his team launched MySMB in June 2009. It was a package which taught people how to become social media managers for other businesses.
Entrepreneurs Circle[edit]
Nigel Botterill launched Entrepreneurs Circle in March 2010 to help small business owners in the UK to grow. [12] Entrepreneurs Circle is now the largest of Nigel Botterill's businesses.
Agency[edit]
In 2017 Nigel Botterill launched his own marketing agency; LUDIFY (Let Us Do It For You).
Books[edit]
In February 2011, Nigel Botterill published his first business book The Botty Rules.[13] Sales proceeds from the book were donated to Teenage Cancer Trust.[14]
In May 2015, Botterill co-authored his second book Build Your Business In 90 Minutes A Day with Martin Gladdish.[15]
Awards[edit]
In addition to the awards his business’ have won,[16][17] Botterill has also picked up accolades for his contributions to the business world. He was Highly Commended at the National Business Awards in the Entrepreneur of the Year category in 2007 and again a finalist in 2012.[18] Botterill was also the first ever non-American (and two time winner) to pick up the GKIC Marketer of the Year award.[19]
Personal Life[edit]
Botterill lives in Solihull, United Kingdom with his wife and four children.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Nigel Botterill's mission to revive the West Midlands high streets" Birmingham Post, 17 June, 2011
- ↑ "My Week: Nigel Botterill of thebestof" Management Today. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ↑ "TheBestOf wins E-Company of the year" The Franchise Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ↑ "Entrepreneur's Circle" The Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ↑ "Small business leader: Nigel Botterill, Entrepreneurs Circle" The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ↑ "Entrepreneurs Circle — Achieve more than you ever thought possible!". Entrepreneurs Circle. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ↑ "Entrepreneur publishes book on Twitter" Business Wings. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ↑ "Books: Three of a kind - Unleash your inner guru" Management Today. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ↑ "Short and simple recipe for success in 90-minute bites". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ↑ "About". Nigel Botterill. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ↑ "Thebestof Franchise Opportunities — thebestof — Startup TV". www.startuptv.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ↑ "The Entrepreneurs Circle | works with thousands of business owners, just like you!". Entrepreneurs Circle. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ↑ "Books: Three of a kind - Unleash your inner guru". www.managementtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ↑ "Top Midland businessman guest of honour at Solihull Speech Day". Midlands Business News. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ↑ Botterill, Nigel; Gladdish, Martin (2015-06-08). Build Your Business In 90 Minutes A Day. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780857086013. Search this book on
- ↑ "Innovative Business of the Year 2008" Startups. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ↑ "The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 league table 2007" The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ↑ "The Finalists – the Judges Comments" National Business Awards. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ↑ "My Mag Opportunity" Information Marketing Insiders' Journal. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
External links[edit]
- Entrepreneur's Circle Official site
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