25% of SME bosses waste time on social media

A quarter of small business owners admit the greatest waste of their time is spent browsing social media, shopping online and contacting friends.

The cohort of business leaders spending their time on Twitter and emailing friends is eclipsed only by those who consider administrative duties as the greatest waste of their time in a working day.

A survey carried out by software provider Sage Ireland also found that more than four in 10 owners of SMEs feel they do not have enough time in their working day.