Pitch your story

Get featured in Business Stories Magazine

We publish founder interviews: long-form press features with the small business owners, creatives and entrepreneurs building something worth reading about. If you have been looking for press coverage that actually tells your story, this page explains what a feature is and how to pitch yours.

The benefits of being featured

A magazine feature is the simplest form of PR for a small business owner, and it keeps working long after it is published. Here is what a feature in Business Stories Magazine actually gives you.

• A permanent press feature Your interview lives at its own address and stays there. We do not take features down, so the link you put on your website or send to a client keeps working years from now.
• Your story, in your own words The interview runs as a question and answer, so the voice on the page is yours. Our editor edits for length and clarity, never to change what you meant, and nothing is published until you have read it and are happy with it.
• Found when people search your name Features are built to show up when a customer, client or investor searches your name or your business. Founders tell us people read the piece before booking or buying, because people want to know who they are dealing with before they spend money.
• A press mention you can use everywhere Put our logo on your website, quote the interview in a pitch deck or a newsletter, and link it from your press page. It is the kind of third-party coverage that makes a small business look established.
• A feature on our Instagram We share features with our Instagram audience and tag you, so you can repost it to your own followers. Founders tell us the post is often how new people first find their story.
• Kept accurate as your business grows If something changes later, write to the editor and we correct it on the original page: a new company name, a new role, a new website, years later if need be. There is no time limit and no charge for a correction.
• Credibility without hiring anyone Traditional press can feel intimidating, transactional or out of reach if you are not already well known. This is a straightforward way to build real credibility online without retaining a PR agency.

Who we feature

Founders and small business owners across the United States, in every industry: home services, food, health, retail, professional services, technology and the rest. What matters is not the size of the business but the story. We look for a genuine turning point, a decision that cost something, a business that was built rather than bought. Not every pitch is accepted, and we would rather publish fewer interviews than fill the archive with pieces nobody would read twice.

Every industry, every state

We feature local business owners as much as founders of online brands: restaurant and cafe owners, salon and studio owners, home services and trades, real estate agents, interior designers, photographers, therapists and counselors, consultants, coaches, authors and makers. If you are looking for a magazine that features small business owners in your industry, start with our industry pages and read the founders we have already published.

Common questions about getting featured

How do I get press coverage for my small business without a PR agency?

Pitch publications directly. Agencies mostly write the same email you can write yourself: who you are, what you built and why it is interesting right now. For this magazine, one short email is enough. We read every pitch that comes in.

What does a founder interview include?

A written question and answer feature in your own words, edited by our editor and published permanently at its own address. It carries your photos, links to your website, and a share on our Instagram where you are tagged. You review the piece before it goes live.

Does a press feature help my SEO?

A feature here is built to show up when someone searches your name or your business, and for many founders it becomes one of the first results people see. That is the durable value of press coverage for a small business: the moment someone checks who you are, there is a professional story waiting for them.

Can a new or small business get featured in a magazine?

Yes. Size and age are not the test here; the story is. A one-person business with a real turning point beats a large company with nothing to say. Some of our most-read interviews are with founders in their first year.

What should I include when I submit my business story?

Three things: what you are building, why now is an interesting moment for it, and a link to your work. Short pitches read better than long ones. If the story is a fit, we send the interview questions and you take it from there.

I just started my company. What kind of PR should a new business get first?

Start with one strong, permanent piece rather than a scatter of small mentions. For a new founder that usually means a published interview or feature article: something a customer can read, a search engine can rank, and you can point to for years. Social posts disappear in a day. A feature keeps working.

How do I get an article written about my business?

You have two honest options: pitch journalists one by one and wait, or pitch a publication that features entrepreneurs as its whole purpose. We publish founder interviews in your own words, professionally edited, so the article about your business is one pitch away rather than a months-long campaign.

What publications feature small business owners and new founders?

Most business media covers companies that are already large. Business Stories Magazine exists for the rest: founders, creatives and small business owners across the United States, from home services and food to retail, wellness and technology. If your story has something real in it, the size of your business does not matter here.

I want something good to show up when people Google my name. What should I do?

Publish something permanent on a site that search engines trust, with your name in the headline. That is precisely what a feature here is built to do: founders tell us their interview becomes one of the first results for their own name, which means customers, clients and investors find a professional story instead of an empty page.

How can I make my company look more established online?

Third-party press does more than anything you can publish about yourself. A feature in an independent magazine, our logo on your website, and an interview that ranks for your name together read as an established business, even if you started this year.

What is an affordable way for a startup to get PR?

Skip the retainer. A PR agency is built for companies that need coverage every month; a new business usually needs one credible feature it can build on. Pitch your founder story directly to publications that accept them, ours included, and put the result everywhere: your website, your proposals, your social profiles.

How to pitch your founder story

Write to michael@businessstoriesmag.com. Tell us what you are building, why now is an interesting moment for it, and include a link to your work. We read every pitch that comes in and we reply either way.

If you want a feel for the interview first, the FAQ covers how it works, and what founders say covers what happened after theirs went live. Recent features are on the front page.