| 词条 | Mavis Amankwah |
| 释义 |
| name =Mavis Amankwah | image = Mavis Amankwah Photoshoot.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|8|28}} | birth_place = East London, England | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Business owner | parents = | children = 2 | nationality = British-Ghanaian | religion = | salary = | networth = | website ={{url|mavisamankwah.com/}} }} Mavis Amankwah (born 28 August 1974) is a British-Ghanaian entrepreneur, businesswoman and diversity ambassador, specialising in marketing, public relations, diversity communications and business start up & sustainability. In 2002, Amankwah set up the communications arm of Rich Visions after noticing a gap between large corporations/companies and traditionally hard-to-reach ethnic communities in the UK. As well as Rich Visions, Amankwah has several other businesses to her name. In 2009, Mavis launched another arm of the agency; Rich Visions Small Business (RVSB). RVSB has also helped small businesses secure around £6m in low-interest loans. Amankwah has been listed in the trade magazine PR Week's PowerBook[1] for six consecutive years between 2009–2015. Early life and educationAmankwah was born in Newham, East London to a Ghanaian family. Mavis has one son aged 23 and one daughter aged 17. Having completed secondary school in 1990 at St Angela's Usruline Convent School in East London, Amankwah went on to study IT at the College of North East London where she qualified as an IT Technician. CareerSt Leonard's Primary Care TrustAmankwah worked as an IT Technician at St Leonard's Primary Care Trust in London for six years. During that time, she spent her spare time organising community events targeting hard-to-reach communities. After working on a few events, Amankwah became the Event Organiser for Miss Ghana UK.[2] Rich VisionsIn 2002 Amankwah founded start up marketing and PR communications agency Rich Visions which focuses on reaching ethnic communities. They have created campaigns for among others Comic Relief,[3] and Digital UK TV switchover.[4] Rich Visions has also assisted the social enterprise Positive Inclusions,[5] the delivery partners on the government-backed initiative, the Start Up Loans Scheme.[6] In 2016 it was reported that Rich Visions had failed [7] Rich Visions Small BusinessIn 2009, Amankwah launched Rich Visions Small Business (RVSB) to provide professional Business Support (for start-ups and existing businesses), Funding Assistance, Marketing and PR services to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Entrepreneurs, Sole Traders and Organisations. Business AmbassadorIn January 2013, Amankwah was appointed as the Business Ambassador[8] for a social enterprise called Positive Inclusions. Positive Inclusions were working on the Start Up Loans Scheme as one of the official "Delivery Partners[9]" on the project delivering the scheme. Amankwah, as Business Ambassador for Positive Inclusions, is working on promoting this scheme to budding entrepreneurs and raising awareness as well as offering personal mentoring and business plan/cashflow forecast assistance. Young UpStartsMavis was featured on a programme called 'Young UpStarts' which was aired on satellite TV channel London Live on 15 June 2014. Mavis was seen mentoring and guiding a young lady on her journey into the world of business ownership.[10] Public speakingAmankwah has spoken at various conferences and seminars over the years.She was a keynote speaker at the prestigious Business 2012 event. She speaks regularly at the Business Show in London. Media coverageAmankwah has been featured in over 200 press titles including[11][12][13][14][15] The Telegraph, Virgin, The Drum, The Guardian,[16] The Voice[17] to PR Week.[18][19][20] She has been included in PR Week's Powerbook for five consecutive years (2009–2015). AccoladesIn 2012, she won two awards out of four nominated categories at the first annual Women4Africa Awards (Business Woman of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year).[21] In 2012, Amankwah judged for the Ghana UK-Based Achievement Awards (GUBA).[22] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prweek.com/powerbook/person/495f10e3-8e12-4a3d-ae95-99687288006b/mavis-amankwah |title=Mavis Amankwah's 2015 entry in PR Week's Powerbook |publisher=PR Week |accessdate=2013}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://themissghanauk.com/ |title=Miss Ghana UK |publisher=Miss Ghana UK |accessdate=2001}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1055880/Comic-Relief-appoints-Rich-Visions-raise-awareness-projects-Africa/ |title=Comic Relief appoints Rich Visions to raise awareness of projects in Africa |publisher=PR Week |accessdate=21 February 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1068600/Digital-UK-appoints-Rich-Visions-prepare-ethnic-consumers-digital-switchover/ |title=Digital UK appoints Rich Visions to prepare ethnic consumers for digital switchover |publisher=PR Week |accessdate=5 May 2011}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://positiveinclusions.org.uk/ |title=Positive Inclusions |publisher=Positive Inclusions |accessdate=2013}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.startuploans.co.uk/ |title=Start Up Loans |publisher=Start Up Loans |accessdate=2013}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.virgin.com/article/entrepreneur|title=why-entrepreneurs-should-embrace-failure-in-2016 |publisher=Virgin |accessdate=26 March 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://positiveinclusions.org.uk/blog/mavis-amankwah-becomes-positive-inclusions-business-ambassador/ |title=Mavis Amankwah becomes Positive Inclusions Business Ambassador |publisher=Positive Inclusions |accessdate=January 2013}} 9. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.startuploans.co.uk/partners/delivery-partners/ | title=Start Up Loans Delivery Partners Network | publisher=Start Up Loans | date=October 2013 }} 10. ^http://www.londonlive.co.uk/programmes/8-debate/cf9d3e06 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ventures-africa.com/2012/06/%E2%80%98wonder-woman-extraordinaire%E2%80%99-mavis-amankwah-rich-visions/ |title='Wonder Woman Extraordinaire': Mavis Amankwah, Rich Visions |publisher=Ventures Africa |accessdate=3 June 2012}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wearethecity.com/inspirational-women-mavis-amankwah-managing-director-rich-visions/ |title=Inspirational Women – Mavis Amankwah – Managing Director – Rich Visions |publisher=We Are The City |accessdate=20 May 2010}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.divascribe.com/DivaProfilesOn/Inspirational-PR-Guru-Mavis-Amankwah-Reveals-Her-Childhood-Traumas-a-230.html |title=Inspirational PR Guru, Mavis Amankwah Reveals Her Childhood Traumas |publisher=Diva Scribe |accessdate=2012}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://mefirighana.com/mavis-amankwah-ghanas-pr-guru/ |title=Mavis Amankwah: Ghana’s PR Guru… |publisher=Me Firi Ghana |accessdate=24 February 2012}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.reconnectafrica.com/5-minute-interview/5-minute-interview-mavis-amankwah-md-rich-visions-2.html |title=Profile: Mavis Amankwah, MD, Rich Visions |publisher=ReConnect Africa |accessdate=2010}} 16. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2010/apr/14/mavis-amankwah-rich-visions/ |title='There was a gap in the market for a PR agency to build communications between public sector organisations and hard-to-reach communities' |publisher=The Guardian |accessdate=10 April 2010 |location=London |first=Jane |last=Dudman}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/ten-years-top-pr-chain |title=Ten Years at the Top of the PR Chain |publisher=The Voice |accessdate=21 May 2012}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1008819/Industry-fails-value-diversity-background-research-finds/ |title=Industry fails to value diversity of background, research finds |publisher=PR Week |accessdate=10 June 2010}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/931172/Profile-Mavis-Amankwah-managing-director-Rich-Visions/ |title=Profile: Mavis Amankwah, managing director, Rich Visions |publisher=PR Week |accessdate=1 September 2009}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/945530/29-29-Framing-stars-future/ |title=29 under 29: Framing the stars of the future |publisher=PR Week |accessdate=14 October 2009}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.women4africa.com/women4africa-2012-winners/ |title=Women4Africa's 2012 Winners |publisher=Women4Africa |accessdate=2012}} 22. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gubaawards.co.uk/the-awards-2/judges/2012-judges/ |title=2012 JUDGES |publisher=GUBA Awards.co.uk |accessdate=9 November 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111061004/http://www.gubaawards.co.uk/the-awards-2/judges/2012-judges/ |archivedate=11 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }} External links
5 : English businesspeople|English people of Ghanaian descent|Living people|1974 births|British corporate directors |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。