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Fast Lane: Getting your small business mentally healthy

Behind successful entrepreneurs and small businesses there can be some brutal realities. Mental health costs Australian businesses an estimated $10.9 billion annually. According to research by beyondblue, one-in-five Australian workers has taken time off work in the past year due to feeling mentally unwell. In particular, running a small business can have a huge impact […]
Cara Waters
Cara Waters
Fast Lane: Getting your small business mentally healthy

Behind successful entrepreneurs and small businesses there can be some brutal realities.

Mental health costs Australian businesses an estimated $10.9 billion annually. According to research by beyondblue, one-in-five Australian workers has taken time off work in the past year due to feeling mentally unwell.

In particular, running a small business can have a huge impact on your mental health due to the financial pressure, blurred boundaries between work and home, and sheer isolation.

It’s a topic we’ve covered before at SmartCompany, speaking to entrepreneurs who were “driving to work in tears” and became obsessed with their business, thinking about it “24/7”.

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