1. Profile - Bano Younus
Various Posts - Manchester: 1984 - 1986
Argos: First job in the retail sector with duties in sales, stock and customer service.
North Western Regional Health Authority: Administration and accounts for the Ambulance Service.
UAPT Ltd: Proofreading and comparison of records for compiling the Electoral Register.
Various Posts and Training Courses - Lancashire: 1986 - 1988
Chair at Well Women Centre; Lecturer for the WEA: Indian History and Culture; TV Producer and
Crew Member with Cable 7; Training in interpretation skills and setting up a business.
Major Projects
Development Worker at EMDA: Ethnic Minorities Development Agency - Lancashire: 1988 - 1989
Set up EMDA as an umbrella organisation (also known as a Local Development Agency) for
community groups; carried out organisation development of the agency to provide support and
guidance to ethnic minority voluntary sector groups; searched for and identified premises for an
office base; furnished and managed the office; trained and supervised staff and volunteers;
organised and serviced meetings; organised AGM; assisted voluntary groups with community
development and funding applications; set up new projects to meet the needs of minority
communities.
Wrote successful funding applications and achieved thousands of pounds of funding for voluntary
groups from the Princes Trust, local government and central government funding, trusts and
foundations. Publicity in local and national newspapers and invited to speak on radio about the
success of the agency.
YTS Development Officer at LAMA: Lancashire Association of Managing Agents - Lancashire: 1990 -
1991
Regional responsibility for assisting government approved training organisations (managing agents)
to improve the uptake of trainees on employment related training schemes; assisting managing
agents with the development and implementation of equality opportunity policies; presentations of
quarterly reports (also sent to central government) at meetings of managing agents; meetings with
community groups to share training and employment opportunities provided by managing agents.
Development Worker - Asian Communities at MACHEM: Manchester Action Committee on Health
Care for Ethnic Minorities - Manchester: 1991 - 1992
Community development to identify health care needs of ethnic minority communities; meetings
with managers in hospitals and health service agencies to address health care service provision.
As a team we were successful in achieving the services of home midwifery, halal meals and last rites
for muslims in hospitals.
Project Co-ordinator - Asian Womens Refuge at London Borough of Hounslow: 1992 - 1993
Progressing the organisation development of the Refuge, making successful applications for funding
(with commendation from the Director of the London Borough Grants Unit), writing policies, staff
descriptions, finding premises, servicing meetings between the founders, the Council and housing
association in the development of the refuge

2. Profile - Bano Younus
Training, Research, Writing, Studying: 1993 - 1999
Research in health and personal development. Writing articles and books.
Courses: Basic Counselling Skills, Alexander Technique, Aromatherapy (Tisserand), Interior Design,
Decorative Paint Finishes.
Project Officer for the Capacity Building Project at Hounslow Racial Equality - Hounslow: 1999 -
2000
Worked with the voluntary sector community groups in Hounslow to provide capacity building and
organisation development consultancy, advice and training; assisted groups to improve effectiveness
of organisation and teams to achieve objectives; devised and carried out a training needs analysis to
identify training needs; assisted groups with marketing and publicity by examining leaflets and
brochures to redefine content, logos and branding.
A key achievement was to write the Hounslow Funding Guide after carrying out extensive research
(published 2000)
Creative Management - Setting up my own business: 2000 – 2013
 Setting up my own business and website
 Coaching and training clients in health and lifestyle goal achievement
 Providing home tuition in English
 Proofreading of a client’s book for publication and reports for clients
 Writing articles and books
 Developing and delivering courses in stress management and time management
 Working with companies to present business and personal development events including
crew member at Anthony Robbins’ Unleash the Power Within and Wealth Mastery
Training, seminars and courses attended:
 Anthony Robbins: Mastery University - Life Mastery, Health Mastery, Wealth Mastery, Date
with Destiny and Unleash the Power Within
 Bob Proctor: The Science of Getting Rich, You Were Born Rich, The Success Puzzle, Mission in
Commission; training in the Bob Proctor office in sales and marketing
 T Harv Eker: Millionaire Mind
 Internet marketing, copywriting, social media courses
 Reiki: Degree 1, Degree 2, Master - certified
 Pranic Healing: Basic and Advanced, Pranic Psychotherapy - certified
 Training in western and Indian singing; Distinction in Music Theory (RSA 1) - certified
Learner Support Assistant in the Work Club and ICT Sessions at Hounslow Adult and Community
Education, Business and ICT, London Borough of Hounslow: 2013 – 2015
Assisting learners with job search activities including writing and editing Cvs. Providing assistance
with Microsoft Office and internet applications. Volunteer role.
Employment Advisor: Work Club – Skills Escalator Project, London Borough of Hounslow 2015 –
present
CV writing, job search and applications, interview preparation, job and confidence coaching.
Volunteer role.