Mia
Morris has a wide experience of working directly with the unemployed
and those on low income in the Voluntary, Private and Public Sector.
Her skills relate to Regeneration, Training, Community Outreach and
Development. Current clients include: Planet-Science (formerly Science-Year
) Lewisham Education Business Partnerships, African Caribbean Scientist
Technology Network, The Home Office Network, Rugby Football Union, Brent
Health Action Zone, Youth Charter for Sports, Culture and the Arts ,
Hackney Community College ,London Borough of Wandsworth , Supplementary
School Support Service African Schools Association, Job Centre Plus
Pulse Network and the BT Ethnic Minority Network.
Mia runs
a successful Research and Development Consultancy Well Placed www.wellplaced.co.uk,
www.black-history-month.co.uk
and www.international-womens-month.co.uk
this has an Event Management. Search and Training function.
She previously, worked for TS2K where she set up and ran the successful
Work Experience Program. Her claim to fame came from setting up arrangements
so that young people could get valuable work experience carrying -out
assignments for the BBC. The inspiration for the bbc.co.uk/londonlive/colours
of London website.
She is highly respected for her motivational and entrepreneurial skills
plus her dedication to promoting, organizing Black Achievement. Her
craft and her ability to Network, facilitate and providing a good resource
center and support, develop young people plus her irrepressible energy
and zest for life.
She is good at creating opportunities by pooling resources and identifying
ways and means by which to move young people forward positively. Mia
firmly believes in the importance of supporting the young so that black
geniuses can emerge.
Mia
believes that the EMN is a force to be reckoned 'there are no limits
when we work collectively in the community.'
Mia - sees herself as Harriet Tubman on email
organically routed within the Black Community.
Mia, Finalist for the European Federation of Black
Women Business Owners 2002 - Professional Award: This category aims
to recognize a female business owner OR individual who has succeeded
in her business sector whilst promoting the reputation of an progressing
opportunities for other Black and Asian business owners , or individuals
and the community in general.
Address
to our nation
As
we look forward to the New Year we need as a community to ensure that
we are all moving to the same beat and supporting each other with the
various endeavours. Make that special effort to know our black neighbours
on the street, stop walking pass each other glazed over on public transport
and worse still at networking events.
Spend money in our community, make sure your children see you asking
for advice and support through our networks. Reach out and support activities
home and abroad. For some of us in no time at all we will reach pension
age and then wonder why nobody knows who on earth we are, worse still
when you can not get to a library or a health clinic think about the
money you squandered.
So do yourself a favour and ensure that you arrange for tax efficient
ways to make donations to your favour good cause. Click on to www.allaboutgiving.org
Let' s find away that causes and charities we care about in our voluntary
sector are well supported.
If you work for someone , really make a go of it constantly review your
plans and goals and promise yourself if you find yourself getting embroiled
in further employment hazards. Promise yourself you will press on with
your other plans .
If need be best to have your dignity and mental health in tact and move
on sideways . Nevertheless, at least you can survive another day elsewhere.
You can not do that from an institution. Maybe next year would be the
year that you finally get your business up and running, become a real
modern detective get a folder / filing cabinet and start beavering a
way now go on the internet, attend conference, seminars too many of
us beaver away for someone else and then wonder why on earth we do not
know anyone else doing what we do because we have not been visible.
Ensure
before you leave anybody's job, have that wonderful reference and ensure
that you have at least 6 months salary put away or find away of legally
looking after your finances.
Promise yourself that you will do all the things you were going to do
but never got round to it .Start next year now get a diary, put in your
birthday , your loved ones then think about your holidays. Book that
with a Black business maybe go on a tour to Egypt, Senegal, Gambia or
take a cruise to the Caribbean.
How many of us join a gym in January visit a few times and then it peters
off, find yourself a gym buddy , integrate going to the gym into your
week and next thing you know , people can start to set the clock by
you. Don't forget to talk to our brother and sisters.
If you work for yourself as I do, pat yourself on the back and get your
taxes sorted before the end of the year send your cards now to clients.
Pay all your associates on time for Xmas because come next time round
they will not be there for you. Take them all out for a drink and celebrate
how we like to do it in style and at home…….
This has been an exceptionally busy year for us at Well Placed, keeping
your head down pays off eventually together with planning and researching
information well. Next time you get the papers and you spot a reading
group, a black elders group meeting and reminiscing or a report being
launch it is likely to have my involvement There is no typical week,
last week I was out every evening on top of running the business during
the day. But just the thought of going back to someone's office to worry
about coffee cups, telephone cover just fills me with such dread.
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