Great series on running a small business for women

One of my favorite eye candy blogs, Design*Sponge, is running a great series of posts on various aspects of running a small business "to connect and create local support systems" for women. Every Tuesday a new expert chimes in on various ways to start, grow, and run your small business.

Grace Bonney has pulled together some great guest authors and experts for her posts, but some of them stand out as being an absolute must-read for any small business owner (man or woman) in these hard times. Here's some of my favorites:

• Marketing Ideas from Ivie Parker - Basic rundown of simple and inexpensive ways to promote your business.
• Fresh from the oven media kits - How to get a media kit ready just in case you need it.
• Maximum visual impact for your business - Great tips on visual merchandising for those of us that sell physical products.
• Top 10 Biz Tips for Indie Online Newbies - List of basics for getting your own Etsy-type store off the ground.
• Advertising 101 for small business owners - Online advertising basics including terminology and tips for increasing conversion rate.
• The nuts & bolts of getting your biz online - Checklist for those of us who have a great product but no idea where to start with getting the word out.

Keep up the great writing Design*Sponge, I for one have benefited greatly from this series!