Los Angeles, California · Publishing since 2018
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Business Stories Magazine publishes long-form interviews with founders, creatives and small business owners across the United States. This page sets out who makes the magazine, how we work, and how to reach us.
Editorial
Runs the magazine, commissions interviews and handles all correspondence with founders.
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Edits every interview for length and clarity, and is the point of contact for corrections.
Researches the founders we approach and checks the details in an interview before it reaches the editor.
The magazine is produced in Los Angeles and covers founders across the United States.
How an interview is made
- We get in touch. We read a founder’s existing coverage or their work, and write to them directly. There is no application form and no panel.
- Questions, answered in your own time. Interviews run as a written Q&A. There is no call to prepare for, and questions can be skipped.
- We edit, you approve. Our editor edits for length and clarity only. The subject reads the piece before publication and can correct anything that misstates what they meant.
- It is published, and it stays. The interview goes live at a permanent address and is not taken down.
Editorial standards
We choose the story
Features are decided on the strength of the story, not on who asks. We look for a genuine turning point, a decision that cost something, a business that was built rather than bought. Not every founder we approach ends up in the magazine.
The subject’s own voice
We edit for length and clarity, never to change the meaning of what someone said. Answers are not rewritten into our house voice.
No anonymous features
Every interview names a real person and their business. We do not publish unattributed pieces.
We do not un-publish
Interviews stay online at the same address. A feature that quietly disappears is worth nothing to the person who sat for it.
Corrections in place
Errors are fixed on the original page rather than by republishing elsewhere, so a link already shared with customers keeps working.
Corrections
If something in your interview is wrong, out of date, or no longer reflects your business, write to the editor and we will correct it. This includes changes of company name, role or web address long after publication. There is no time limit and no charge for a correction.
Rights and permissions
Founders are free to share and quote their own interview anywhere — on their site, in a pitch deck, in a newsletter — and to use our publication logo when linking to it. We ask only that quotations link back to the original page so readers can see the full interview in context.
Being considered
Most interviews begin with us approaching a founder, but we are always glad to hear from people who think their story fits. Tell us what you are building and why now is an interesting moment for it, and include a link to your work.
Contact
Pitches, corrections, press and everything else:
michael@businessstoriesmag.com
Instagram: @businessstoriesmagazine
Ownership
Business Stories Magazine is an independent publication, founded in 2018 and published by Michael Huston in Los Angeles, California. It is not owned by, or affiliated with, any agency, network or parent company.
The archive
Publishing since 2018, across 10 industries. Browse the full archive, read by industry, or start with the latest interviews. Our yearly entrepreneur reading list is a favourite with readers.