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Our Team
Mr Ben Botes
Founder
My1stBusiness.com
My1stbusiness.com, web portal for 1st time business owners
ben.botes@my1stbusiness.com
http://www.my1stbusiness.com
Ben is an entrepreneur, management consultant, executive coach and one of the UK's new leading thinkers on the Coaching of entrepreneurs and small business leadership. His specialisms are leadership development, individual and organisational learning, business innovation, personal transformation, and team dynamics. He is currently a doctorial candidate focussing on the value of online networks for entrepreneurs, holds Master degrees in Psychology and Business Administration as well as qualifications in coaching and mentoring. Three years ago, Ben became the youngest president of the European Coaching Institute, a body that promotes professional standards and accreditation for coaching and coach training providers in Europe. He is the author of numerous e-books on various small business issues, papers on coaching and has been featured in articles by The Guardian, The Times and the Wall Street Journal for Europe newspapers. Ben is also currently a visiting lecturer in Small Business Management at Middlesex University.
Ben's current projects concentrates on the provision and improvement of online networks and resources for first time business leaders and entrepreneurs and have consulted on these issues for organisations such as Accenture, Hewlett-Packard, Business Link UK, The Prince’s Trust and Shell. He also works as a Coach for a large range of small and medium size enterprises on strategy and innovation, knowledge management, personal effectiveness and network and support system development.
In 2000, after five years as a Management Consultant and Executive Coach, Ben moved to London from South Africa where he trained as a consultant with the consulting firm and think-tank Future Coaching, spending much of his time working on strategy, innovation and Futures & Scenario Planning with large clients such as HMI, an international hospitality and Leisure Company and the Ministry of Defence. Further work with corporate clients included the development and implementation of cultural diversity and leadership development programs in post-apartheid South Africa for ABSA Bank, Brilliant Business Systems and Toyota.
Ben is the founder of My1stBusiness.com – a web portal for first time business leaders and entrepreneurs.
In his spare time Ben reads futurist literature and ambiguous philosophy. He is a keen sportsman and chef, loves animals and has a great passion for people.
Other Team Members
Dr Alan Rae
Ms Carla Akalarian
Ms Caroline Jordan
Mr Dan Morman
Ms Holly Crane
Ms Jenny Partridge
Ms Jinger Jarrett
Mr Keith Lewis
Mr Ken Gosnell
Mr Lourie Nel
Ms Lynne Hunt
Mr Mike Jay
Mr Pat Grove
Mr Peter Smith
Ms Rita Bailey
Ms Susan Franzen
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