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.

What a press feature does for you

A magazine feature is the simplest form of PR for a small business owner. Your interview is a permanent, professionally edited piece at its own address, in your own words, and it is built to show up when someone searches your name or your business. Founders tell us customers read the piece before booking or buying, and many send it to new clients themselves.

You can put the press mention on your own website with our logo, quote it in a pitch deck or newsletter, and we share features on our Instagram, where you are tagged. It is a straightforward way to build credibility online without hiring 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.

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.