Robin Bennett is a British entrepreneur, writer, and documentary producer.[1] He is the founder of The Bennett Group, including Aktuel Translations, a global translation company, London Tutors, River Consulting, Comp Kennels, 1155 (Charity) and Monster Books, an independent publishing house.[2] He is the great-nephew of Hilda Harding, Britain's first female bank manager.
Robin Bennett | |
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 Bennett in 2023 | |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Royal Holloway |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Bennett Group
editRobin Bennett attended Royal Holloway and graduated in 1992 with a degree in Modern Languages.[3]
Translation company Aktuel Translations was founded in 1992 as part of the Bennett Group and provides technical translations to corporate businesses.[1][4]
Other companies in the Bennett Group include London Tutors, thisisplanetearth.com, Quarto Translations, which provides translations for publishers, and Patent Translations International, which provides patent translations for legal services.
Robin has also spoken at UK universities and at conferences about how to start up a new business.[1][5][6][7]
Monster Books
editRobin Bennett founded independent publishing house Monster Books in 1997. He has written numerous books for both children and adults.[2]
Publications
editNon Fiction Books
edit- Alpha Dad (2005)
- Start-up Smart (2010)
- How to Make a Good Living Running Your Own Business (2012)
- Kicking the Property Ladder (2012)
- Life's a Banquet (2020)
- Rampaging Rugby (2021)
- Fantastic Football (2022)
- Cracking Cricket (2023)
- Fieldsports, Foraging and Terrible Ordeals (2023)
- The Linguist's Lexicon (2024)
- The Good Snooze Guide of Great Britain (2024)
Fiction Books
edit- Creake Castle: The Pepper King (2007)
- Creake Castle: Tobias Brown, Inventor Esquire (2007)
- Creake Castle: Miles Byfar and the Christmas Spirit (2011)
- Small Vampires: Picus the Thief (2011)
- The Angel of Mons (2013)
- Small Vampires: Mousch the Crooked (2013)
- Iron Knights (2013)
- Small Vampires: Raptor the Avenger (2015)
- The Hairy Hand (2019)
- Space Dragons (2019)
- Monster Max (2021, 2022, 2023)
- XII (2022)
- Lief the Lesser (2023)
Picture books
edit- Fairy Tales and Other (1997)
- Nervus Rex (2002)
- Bad Boris (2007)
- Bullets and Bones (2007)
- Pippin and the Moon (2007)
- Quincy Duff and the Tangley Lane Trio (2007)
- SPLAT! (2018)
Audiobooks
edit- Buk (2013), narrated by Imogen Stubbs
- Monster Max and the Bobble Hat of Forgetting (2021), narrated by Robin Bennett
- Rampaging Rugby (2021), narrated by Robin Bennett and Conrad Smith
Films
edit- Fantastic Britain (2016), writer and producer
Accolades
editRobin Bennett was listed in the Who's Who of British Business in 2003.
His novel Picus the Thief was longlisted for the British Fantasy Award 2012 [8] and won the Writer Magazine Indie Book of the Year Award 2012.
His children's book The Hairy Hand was longlisted for The Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2013.[9][10]
In May 2016 his documentary "Fantastic Britain", about the British obsession with magic and folklore, won an "Award of Excellence" at the Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards (HIIDA).[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Entrepreneur and Author Talks to Worcester Students About Business Start Up - University of Worcester". worcester.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Henley on Thames News | Idea born on family holiday". henleystandard.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.royalhollowayentrepreneurs.com/2011/01/robin-bennett-aktuel-translations-podcast/[dead link]
- ^ "Henley on Thames News | Local entrepreneur's guide to success". henleystandard.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Smart author inspires students to get a start (From Worcester News)". worcesternews.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "How to start a business for under £5,000 | Start-up Smart by Robin Bennett | Harriman House". harriman-house.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "How to start a business for under £5,000 - News and Events at Bangor University". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Lists of members' recommendations for British Fantasy Awards". 15 May 2012.
- ^ Books, Chicken House. "Chicken House Books website". doublecluck.com.
- ^ "Chicken House longlist: The Hairy Hand by Robin Bennett | The Times". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "May 2016 Winners - Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards". hiida.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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