PHOTO: Donna Foran outside This N That, the Gilgandra gift shop she has owned for 17 years.
Donna Foran, from This N That, a gift shop in Gilgandra has run her small business for 17 years and finds the workload reaches far beyond the open and close times.
These long hours are a common issue across small businesses and have been recognised as seriously stressful, prompting Australia’s Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, to encourage business owners to take stock of their mental wellbeing.
“When you own a small business, it is just as important to spend time working on your business as it is to spend time working in your business,” Mr Billson said…