Mentorship and Wellbeing Why Having Someone in Your Corner Matters
Published: 13 September 2025
This month, as we approach R U OK? Day (September 11), it’s a timely reminder for small business owners to check in with your team, your peers, and yourself. 
Why mentorship matters for small business wellbeing
Running a business can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be stressful, isolating, and full of tough decisions. Having someone in your corner can make all the difference, and that’s where mentorship can help.
Our SBMS mentors care about small business. While mentors aren’t counsellors, they can be partners in your business journey, providing guidance that’s tailored to your goals, flexible, and ongoing. Their support goes beyond strategies and growth plans, offering perspective, encouragement, and reassurance that you don’t have to navigate challenges alone.
The Wellbeing Benefits of Mentorship
- Ease isolation — Work with a trusted sounding board so you’re not carrying everything alone.
- Build confidence — Strengthen decision-making with experienced guidance.
- Reduce stress — Share challenges, explore options, and identify practical next steps.
- Boost resilience — Prepare for setbacks and recover faster when things don’t go to plan.
- Create clarity — Sometimes simply talking things through brings relief and a clear path forward.
Mentorship creates a safe space to explore challenges, gain reassurance, and feel less alone on the journey.
This R U OK? Day, don’t forget to:
- Ask your staff how they’re really doing — Make time for a genuine check-in.
- Reach out to a fellow business owner — A quick call can ease pressure more than you think.
- Reflect on your own wellbeing — If you’re not ok, support is available.
- Consider mentorship — A solution-focused, tailored partnership that strengthens both your business and your personal resilience.
Mentorship helps you do all of this while providing a solution-focused, tailored partnership that strengthens both your business and your personal resilience.
This R U OK? Day, remember that checking in, and having someone check in on you, can make all the difference.
Book online and get matched with a mentor who understands your challenges.
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