PROMOTIONAL KIT 

Small Business Wellness Package

The Small Business Wellness Package is a new package of mental health support providing tailored, one-on-one services to small business operators to help them grow and thrive. 

The services provided through the Small Business Wellness Package offer end-to-end support to small business operators at all stages of their business lifecycle.

The Package includes:

  • Small Business Wellness Coaches
  • financial support (up to $5,000 upon successful referral from a wellness coach/financial counsellor) to connect small businesses with specialist services
  • statewide campaign to promote the wellness coaches and additional support.
This package is being delivered by the Queensland Government in partnership with the Queensland Mental Health Commission, the Queensland Small Business Commissioner and Business Chamber Queensland.
 

Small Business Wellness campaign

The following resources can be downloaded to promote the Small Business Wellness Coaches who are available across Queensland to provide one-on-one support. Visit Small business wellness coaches | Business Queensland.

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promotional materials on individual wellness coaches available – feel free to share these on your channels and to your local networks.

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translated postcards available in Arabic, simplified and traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Kurmanji Kurdish, Somali, Swahili, Thai, and Vietnamese. 


Social

Below are videos and other social content you can share. Remember to tag #smallbizwellness when you do!

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When you're a small business owner, your greatest asset is you. 

Your mental health needs looking after so everything runs smoothly in your business. 

Free wellness coaches and support are now available for small business owners. 

Find a coach at
www.business.qld.gov.au/wellness.



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Translated postcards

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Wellness coaches – wellbeing support for your small business

When you’re running a business, you need to look after your mental health. Business Wellness Coaches are available to help with your personal and business challenges in a one-on-one, supportive environment. You can access up to $5,000 in support through this fully subsidised service. 

Wellness Coaches are available across Queensland and can help you find the right support for you and your business, including a referral to a specialist service provider for support to reduce stress, improve wellbeing and access flexible business support.

Please use the Wellness Coach bios and downloadable headshots below to promote our coaches to your networks and through your channels. 

We have also included additional content for newsletter articles and social posts, focused on our coaches. These can be used with the existing social tiles linked above, or the headshot tiles.


 

Cairns and surrounding regions: Susan Yeeles

Susan has been working as a small business financial counsellor for the past two years and enjoys helping small business owners with their mental wellbeing while they are managing their business.

With degrees in both commerce and psychology, Cairns-based small business wellness coach Susan Yeeles has a strong understanding of the pressures faced by business owners.

Susan can help you by supporting you to develop resilience, identifying your strengths and implementing practical supports.

Townsville and surrounding regions: Geoff Wyer

Geoff is an experienced and skilled counsellor and joins the team with nine years’ experience in supporting people with their wellbeing in residential and community settings. Before this, Geoff had extensive experience in government and construction industry.

With a specialty in facilitating behaviour change, he has proven experience delivering high quality, evidence based and collaborative support to individuals to improve their social and emotional wellbeing.

A born and bred North Queenslander, Geoff has a passion for helping others and looks forward to working with you to achieve your business wellness goals.

Mackay and surrounding regions: Kristy Wilson

Kristy is a skilled and experienced finance and coaching professional who is extremely motivated to use her skills and experience to support business owners.

Kristy has been working in the Mackay community sector for the past four years providing case management support to individuals experiencing financial distress.

With finance and coaching qualifications, Kristy can help you identify personal and business challenges, needs and opportunities and can support you to achieve your goals.

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Wide Bay - Burnett: Heidi Gray

Heidi’s experience on her family farm led to a first-hand understanding of the challenges small business owners face.

Heidi has worked as a Wellness Counsellor delivering counselling, health promotion workshops and wellbeing programs.

With qualifications in coaching and psychology, Heidi has a genuine passion for supporting business owners and will work with you to build skills to promote better wellbeing.

South East Queensland: Kim Walker

Kim’s professional experience as a psychologist for more than 20 years, many of those as an owner of her own private practice, has led to a first-hand understanding of the challenges small business owners face.

Kim has worked with a range of diverse client groups such as rural families, children, young people through to elderly, and those with significant health diagnoses.

Kim enjoys working with people in a collaborative way to identify their goals and increase their skill set in a supportive way.

Southern Queensland: Martin McGlone

Martin knows first-hand the significant challenges owning a small business can bring, having successfully run his own business.

He has extensive experience in the field, including working as a specialist coaching practitioner across several wellbeing and support services.

With qualifications in business management and psychology, Martin is committed to supporting you to address and treat stress, life adjustments, emotional resilience, and promote mental wellness.

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Southern Queensland: Katherine Watson

Katherine Watson has a passion for helping others, employing a person-centred and strengths-based approach to creating safe and trusting connections with her clients.

Having run her own small business in the past, and with a degree in psychology, Katherine understands the challenges small businesses are facing and the importance of adaptability in times of change.

Katherine is committed to motivating and supporting you to make positive changes to meet your future goals.

Southern Queensland: Sandra O’Neill

Based in Brisbane, Sandra O’Neill understands how running a business and managing mental health can be interrelated, particularly with the additional challenges small businesses have faced in recent years.

She is passionate about improving wellbeing and helping each small business owner live their best life.

With more than 30 years of professional experience in business including consulting, training, management and owning small businesses herself, Sandra is ready to share her a wealth of knowledge and expertise with business owners across Southern Queensland. 

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Business Wellness Coach articles/social post content 

Match one of the below articles/posts with a social tile from above and share on your communication channels.

 

Meet [coach name], a Business Wellness Coach supporting business owners with mental health and wellbeing in the [location] region, and virtually across Queensland.

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Contact them to receive fully subsidised business wellness coaching sessions in a one-on-one, supportive environment. Help is available - don’t hesitate to reach out >>
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#SmallBizWellness

Did you know that Business Wellness Coaches can help small business owners who are struggling with mental health and wellbeing?

You can access up to $5,000 in fully subsidised one-on-one sessions, where your coach will help you identify what’s not working well and will provide supportive guidance to help you reach your goals.

Business Wellness Coaches are available from the Far North to the Darling Downs.

Find your local coach:
https://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/support/wellbeing/wellness-coaches

When you’re a small business owner, your greatest asset is you💛 #SmallBizWellness

If you are experiencing challenges, our Business Wellness Coaches can provide you with support and guidance in a one-on-one, supportive environment. You can access up to $5,000 in support through this fully subsidised service.

Our Business Wellness Coaches are available in the locations below, as well as virtually across Queensland

 Cairns: Susan Yeeles

 Townsville: Geoff Wyer

 Mackay: Kristy Wilson

 Wide Bay - Burnett: Heidi Gray

 South East Queensland: Kim Walker

 Southern Queensland: Martin McGlone

 Southern Queensland: Katherine Watson

 Southern Queensland: Sandra O'Neill

When you’re a small business owner, your greatest asset is you💛 #SmallBizWellness


 

Are you a small business owner struggling to make things work? Our Business Wellness Coaches could be exactly what you need.

You can receive fully subsidised business wellness coaching sessions in a one-on-one, supportive environment. Coaches can also connect you with other support services. Help is available - don’t hesitate to reach out.

Find your local coach >> https://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/support/wellbeing/wellness-coaches

When you’re a small business owner, your greatest asset is you💛 #SmallBizWellness

When business challenges are taking a toll on your mental health and wellbeing, reach out to one of our Business Wellness Coaches who are here to help.

Your coach will help you to identify what’s not working well and will provide supportive guidance to help you reach your goals.

You can access up to $5,000 in support through this fully subsidised service.

Find your local coach and register today >> https://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/support/wellbeing/wellness-coaches

When you’re a small business owner, your greatest asset is you💛 #SmallBizWellness

Owning and running a small business can be challenging, particularly during difficult times.

Looking after your mental health and wellbeing is important to be able to work productively and achieve business and personal goals.

If you are experiencing challenges, our Business Wellness Coaches can provide you with support and guidance in a one-on-one, supportive environment. You can access up to $5,000 in support through this fully subsidised service.

Find your local coach >> https://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/support/wellbeing/wellness-coaches

When you’re a small business owner, your greatest asset is you💛 #SmallBizWellness



Contact us 

Contact us if you need any alternative formats for your communication channels or have any other requests or questions.

Thanks for your support!


communication@desbt.qld.gov.au 

 


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