How to stay sane 
By Jim Banting
It’s all about striking a balance, says Jim Banting, author of Get a Dog, Don't Work Like One, out later this month.

How to move away from Royal Mail 
By Sandra Patterson
The strikes may have been postponed till the New Year but the future of Royal Mail is still in flux. Here's a few tips from Boxby MD Sandra Patterson on how, why and when you should move your post business away from Royal Mail.

How to choose a domain name
By Andy Green
You're busy working on a business website for your company. The design looks great, the content is full of keyword rich text to help with your search engine ranking. Then comes the big question. Which domain name is best for your business?

Five tips to reduce stress
By Jo Clarkson
Stress is a very individual thing. What I find stressful may be exciting or motivating to you, but there seem to be a few common threads that affect us all – as well as the people for whom we’re responsible.Here are a few ways in which we can all reduce the impact of pressure in our daily life.

How to: retain staff in the upturn
By Carryn Dewing
How many of your employees will stick around in the upturn? If research by recruitment firm Robert Half is anything to go by, not as many as you may think. 

How to write a business plan
By Helen Reynolds
So, you want to start a business. What's the first thing you do? That's right. Draw up your business plan. It's the first step for any entrepreneur looking to launch a startup – any entrepreneur likely to succeed, that is. Check out our handy guide on how to write a business plan and give your startup the foundations it needs.

Top five survival tips for SMEs
By Jo Clarkson
In uncertain times – and times are currently uncertain by any measure you apply – there are some simple but powerful ways owners of SMEs can increase their chances of survival and make sure they benefit from the recovery, when it arrives.

How to boost sales through networking
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
Are you a wallflower at networking events? Not sure how to make money from the relationships you form? Andy Preston, sales expert and networking maverick, gives you his top tips on turning new friends into new business leads.

How to cut costs without harming your business
By Oliver Gray
If your turnover has dropped, then you may need to cut costs until you are able to find new ways to increase your revenues. Oliver Gray is the managing director of www.energiseyou.com, a provider of employee wellbeing services to the UK’s most progressive companies. Here are Gray’s top tips to cut costs without harming your business.

What is a patent?
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
The Intellectual Property Office has teamed up with RB to provide a series of "how to" guides debunking business myths and making starting a business a lot easier for all you entrepreneurs. This week: does your invention need a patent? And how much does it cost to register a patent?