Half of the UK’s small businesses waste more than 24 working days a year on non-core business activity such as finance, IT and human resources, according to the latest research from BT business.
And 10 per cent of owners are only running their businesses for two-thirds of the year because they are distracted by admin tasks for a day and a half every week.
Government legislation and regulation are the biggest concern for 56 per cent of small business decision makers, followed by company finance, which is the number one worry for 27 per cent of companies.
