A month with Dr alistair Soyode

I spent a month trailing Dr Alistair Soyode , the Founder and CEO of BEN Television, just to see how he copes with the demands of his job .HIS meetings ranged from meeting youths from a deprived area, working experience, making a keynote speech in the commons or the london assembly,meeting heads of state, ministers , ambassadors,businesses people and so on Photo: Ayoub mzee
As the founder and initiator of the African Diaspora Investment Forum, the leading non-governmental organisation mobilising the Diaspora to invest in Africa by organising forum and seminars between African businesses in Africa and the Diaspora

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And through the African Business Forum aims to help, train, support and seek funding and partners for African businesses in the UK.

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Alistair Soyode is a pivotal member of the UK's black community, bridging the gap between the mainstream and grassroots

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Hands on approach

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DR Alistair Soyode, "It shows that people recognise the fact that we are doing something positive. People recognise that BEN TV is delivering positive content. We give a fair representation of the society at large and the whole team has worked very hard this year to get this far. ." Photo: Ayoub mzee

As an initiator of the African Business Roundtable (http://blackukonline.com/admin/www.abrnet.org), he was instrumental to the publishing of Invest Africa 2004, in association with Alhaji Bamanga Tukur's NEPAD Business Group (http://blackukonline.com/admin/www.nepadbusinessgroup.org).

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He is also a board member of the NICA organisation. A private sector organisation dealing with farmers and ensuring fair pricing and trade in Nigeria (http://blackukonline.com/admin/www.nicanig.org).

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Obalende Suya chief

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Alistair is the founder of Jadergroup Publishers, which operates as a marketing, publishing, event and sporting management firm in the UK.

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A much-sort-after speaker, he takes delight in mobilising youths to rise up as leaders of tomorrow.

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Alistair sees himself as an entrepreneur and visionary to get Black and Ethnic communities working together for the benefits of self-empowerment in the localities they find themselves

Business

open day

open day

John Uche - scheduling

other media gurus

guests
guests


dialogue

Mr ebere- Marketing at work
big business staff party
staff party
staff party

staff party
Staff party
Staff party

part of the admin office

A work experience intern
Among many of Awards won by BEN TV include Black Charisma Magazine, Prime Magazine’s Achievers Award (Black Pioneer TV station, UK), Black Business Initiative Award (Young Entrepreneur Of The Year, Presented by the Mayor of Southwark) and the Nigerian Achievers Award (Best Media Outfit).

TO BE CONTINUED...............on http://www.ayoubmzee.blogspot.com/