Self-Care for Teachers
Video Entry
Business Information
Female Founder:
Ellen Ronalds Keene
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How has the business been funded to date?
Bootstrapped
Tell us about your business:
I support teachers and schools with wellbeing. We currently have a teacher shortage in Australia reaching crisis levels but it's been coming for years. I made the shift from classroom teacher to wellbeing coach in 2017. I coach teachers and have online resources to access on demand, including the Teacher Wellbeing Podcast. I do it because I care deeply about teachers and students, and our education system is in crisis, which puts our next generation at risk. Many factors need addressing, but teacher wellbeing is where I am well placed to make a difference. So I do.
How would $5k or $10k enable you to create more profit and impact in your business?
$10k would make a huge difference to the impact I could make to teachers and the profit I could make in business. After a challenging transition to working motherhood, it is clear that my solo-preneur approach is a bottleneck to business growth. By hiring admin support, I'd spend more time on service delivery and business development. This reallocation of my efforts would amplify my business's growth potential and enhance its profitability. The business model is sound, the resources are ready, the audience and market need is there and growing. What's holding me back right now is wearing every hat myself.
Please outline what you would spend the grant on:
Primarily I would prioritise the grant money on practical support to help me with the backend of running a business so I can devote more time to my front-end work with teachers. For $6600 Iād get 6 months of admin support at a few hours per week. I would then purchase 6 months desk space at my local Coworking space for $1980. An office away from home would facilitate networking opportunities and increase my productivity. With remaining funds I would offer subsidised coaching sessions to teachers who are struggling with both wellbeing and cost of living.
