Focus: Mental Health
New Access for Small Business Owners Taking care of you as a small business owner is vital to your mental health and the overall success of your business. When we are mentally healthy and make wellness a key part of our small business, we ensure our teams, our customers and our suppliers are all supported as valuable participants to the success of our business.
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have been amazed at the support from the Beyond Blue team over the past year. They have worked tirelessly during the coronavirus pandemic providing support and resources for everyone including key programmes aimed at small business. In March 2021 Beyond Blue in Australia launched a mental health coaching program to support small business owners across Australia. A Federal Government survey of more than 1000 small business owners found almost one in three have experienced stress, anxiety or depression over the past year. The free NewAccess for Small Business Owners is a six-week program that offers support by trained mental health coaches who have a background
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in small business. The program is delivered via telehealth to small business owners experiencing stress and worries, and coaches, who operate with oversight from clinicians, are trained to refer participants to other support services as required. This is an amazing achievement from Beyond Blue and recognises the challenges small business face and how the past year has added to those challenges. What is new Access for Small Business Owners? NewAccess is a free and confidential mental health program, developed by Beyond Blue to give small business owners the support you need. Whether you’re just feeling stressed, or completely overwhelmed about everyday life
Tim Hoopmann, Speaker and Trainer Experienced founder with a demonstrated history growing small business. Strong entrepreneurship and professionally skilled in Business Planning, Cloud Technology, Sales, Marketing, and Operations Management. A passion for helping small businesses use technology as a key enabler to increase productivity and decrease costs. A volunteer speaker for beyondblue, an Australian organisation that works to raise awareness of anxiety and depression, reduce the associated stigma and encourage people to get help.
issues like work, relationships, health or loneliness, NewAccess is there when you need it. Over six sessions your NewAccess Coach will work side by side with you to overcome difficult issues, providing you with practical skills to manage your stress and get you back to feeling like yourself. Why Have Beyond Blue set up a programme specifically for small business owners? Running a small business is a unique experience which can involve stress and pressure coming from many directions. If left unaddressed, these demands can sometimes place you at risk of severe or longer-lasting mental health challenges. We understand you may feel obliged to work when unwell, take
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