Nigel Botterill is one of the UK’s foremost entrepreneurs and business growth experts. Over the past two decades, he has founded and scaled more than 15 separate million-pound businesses from scratch across sectors such as consultancy, publishing, marketing and tech.
After an 18-year corporate career at Barclays – where he led 3,000 staff and hundreds of millions in revenue – Nigel launched his first venture, N5 Ltd, in 2003. What followed was an extraordinary entrepreneurial journey. From creating the award-winning “My Mag” programme to founding thebestof, the UK’s fastest-growing franchise of its time, Nigel’s influence has helped countless businesses, employees and the UK economy.
Today, Nigel leads the 50-strong team at Entrepreneurs Circle, a company he founded which has helped over 50,000 entrepreneurs grow their businesses to heights they never thought possible. Nigel’s influence is such that Entrepreneurs Circle was recognised as a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2024.