--- title: SME business guides | MD business tools | leadership advice (39) description: The ultimate toolkit for MDs and CEOs. Practical guidance and advice from real-life business experiences for business leaders (39) --- ** # Vistage UK Blog ** Category: All categories Uncategorized Business Leading, Not Managing Getting Ahead Strategy Work/Life Balance Issues Employee Motivation Life At The Top Sales Vistage Members Speakers HR Economy Marketing Recruitment Vistage Change Management Being a new CEO Vistage Chair Exit Planning/Strategies Family Business Technology Vistage Staff Time Management Vistage Open Days Mental Health Brexit Negotiation Scaleup Business Cybersecurity Raising finance 979 Results [Marketing](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/marketing) October 22, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1930006776-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/social_media_for_smes.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/smes-use-social-media-just-because-their-competitors-do) ### [26% of SMEs Use Social Media Just Because Their Competitors Do!](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/smes-use-social-media-just-because-their-competitors-do) Practically every company uses social media, but some business leaders are using it for no good reason at all. According to Social Media Examiner, 97% of.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) October 16, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1877514942-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/Staff_holidays.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/unlimited-staff-holidays-for-smes) ### [Unlimited Staff Holidays: Will Branson's Crazy Initiative work for SMEs?](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/unlimited-staff-holidays-for-smes) There seems to be no shortage of pictures on the internet of Sir Richard Branson ‘Picking Up Women', so it’s no surprise that when covering his latest.. [Leading, Not Managing](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/leading-not-managing) October 15, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1870782081-jpg/Blog_Images/Other/Becoming_a_CEO_Coach.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/nothing-is-as-enjoyable-as-telling-someone-else-how-to-run-their-business) ### [Nothing is as Enjoyable as Telling Someone Else How to Run Their Business!](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/nothing-is-as-enjoyable-as-telling-someone-else-how-to-run-their-business) Some 23 years ago a simple request from my wife literally changed my life. She telephoned me at my office, where I ran my business consultancy and asked me to.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) October 14, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1856337552-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/why_your_website_doesnt_work.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-your-website-doesnt-work) ### [Why Doesn't Your Corporate Website Get Any Attention?](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-your-website-doesnt-work) We spend exorbitant amounts of time online – which is why it’s more crucial than ever before that businesses cater to this online audience. The problem is,.. [Work/Life Balance Issues](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/work-life-balance-issues) October 9, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1806525719-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/spend_more_time_with_family.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-its-always-later-than-you-think) ### [Work Life Balance Issues? Why It's Already Later Than You Think!](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-its-always-later-than-you-think) Irrespective of your age now, how many people, especially business leaders, come to the end of their life and state, “I had far more time than I needed”? You.. [Sales](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/sales) October 7, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1798162485-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/negotiation_skills_for_business_leaders.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/advanced-negotiation-skills-2-the-art-of-preparation) ### [Advanced Negotiation Skills (2): The Art of Preparation](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/advanced-negotiation-skills-2-the-art-of-preparation) We all have to negotiate, whatever we do, whether at work, home or play. Most of us learn through bitter experience that if we want to win really good deals,.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) October 3, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1764008558-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/the_mindset_of_a_leader.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-business-leaders-need-to-put-on-their-oxygen-mask-first) ### [Why Business Leaders Need to Put on Their Oxygen Mask First!](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-business-leaders-need-to-put-on-their-oxygen-mask-first) How many of you have flown in the last couple of years on a plane? No doubt you’re familiar with the safety announcement. It always says, "If there's a drop in.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) October 2, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1755408134-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/how_to_avoid_bad_business_advice.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-avoid-the-pitfalls-of-poor-business-advice) ### [How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Poor Business Advice](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-avoid-the-pitfalls-of-poor-business-advice) Looking for high quality independent business advice can be an infuriating process. The market is flooded with consultants who propose blanket approaches and.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) October 1, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1746813447-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/unlock_your_knowledge.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/collective-knowledge-is-a-gold-mine) ### [Why Your Company's Collective Knowledge is a Potential Gold Mine](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/collective-knowledge-is-a-gold-mine) Many entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, and CEOs think that their business’ best asset is what’s in the bank account. They think value comes from a.. [Work/Life Balance Issues](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/work-life-balance-issues) September 29, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1727090564-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/spend_more_time_out_office.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-great-ceos-work-less-to-achieve-more) ### [Why Great CEOs Often Work Less to Achieve More](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-great-ceos-work-less-to-achieve-more) We are endlessly told that hard work creates more profit. Work harder to create more profit in your new business. Does more work really mean more profit? Do we.. 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