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Do you have technology expertise that would benefit entrepreneurs and small business owners? Why not contribute an article to Small Business Technology Magazine and reach an audience of 120,000+ small business technology decision makers and market experts?
Send us your draft and our Editorial Review Board would be delighted to consider it for our upcoming online exclusives and print editions.
Who should contribute?
- Entrepreneurs / small business owners
- Small business IT project managers
- Experts with insights on how to grow your business with technology
- Consultants
- Thought leaders
Types of articles we’re seeking
- Case studies on technology successes within small businesses
- New technology trends and opportunities for small businesses
- Implementation best practices and lessons learned
- Real-world small business technology success stories (case studies)
- Tips and How-tos
Review our current editorial opportunities
Our audience
- Most readers are U.S. small business owners or managers from companies with 1 to 300 employees
- Very few readers classify themselves as technology experts
- A large proportion of our readers are from companies with no IT department
Criteria for our content
- We consider original articles that are previously unpublished (article hasn’t run in print, websites, newsletters or collateral)
- Guest contributors are not paid
- Articles do not favor one product or vendor
- We do not publish all submissions we receive
- Read more guidelines here
Submit a Proposal
Features & departments
Our articles are practical and business-focused. We put complex technology topics in simple terms that general business users can understand. Readers favor concrete advice, simple examples, tips, how-tos and resources to help them grow their business.
- Feature Stories (750-1,500 words)
- Departments (500-1,500 words)
- Online exclusives – timely advice and tips on how to grow your business with technology
- Thought Leader Q&A – invitation only profile on an industry visionary
- On the Flip Side – small business tech issues turned upside-down and inside-out
- Web Resources – online small business solutions are just a click away
- Top 10 – tips & lessons learned from the pros
- Case study – real small businesses who are growing and thriving with technology
- Outlook & Trends – giving small businesses a crystal ball into technologies that are just around the corner
- Product quick takes & reviews – the hottest products and services for small business
Tips for Proposals
- We have hundreds of proposed articles in consideration with the Editorial Review Board at any one time. Most proposals are submitted as full drafts that are ready to publish. To ensure you have the most competitive proposal possible, we strongly encourage authors and their representatives to submit full length drafts.
- Include a real small business example in your article and send us a photo and logo of the small business
- Readers favor articles that incorporate tip lists, features to look for and lessons learned. Include suggested sidebars, callouts or checklists.
- Include recommended figures, conceptual diagrams and illustrations
- Include 3-5 additional websites where readers can learn more information on the subject
Tips for case studies
- Do not submit case studies that have been published in print, on the web or in collateral
- Include Business profile (background, market served, # employees, # locations)
- Articulate the business problem and implications
- Either written by the key sponsor inside the small business or include quotes from them
- Technology barriers leading to business problem
- Explain the technology solutions considered
- Evaluation criteria & decision drivers for technology solution(s) chosen
- Present quantifiable results achieved with the new approach
- IT infrastructure (describe the network environment, types of software and hardware being used including brands and models if relevant, and integration with other business systems); include diagram of IT environment
- Lessons learned
- Helpful resources (including web sites consulted)
- Stock photography from the small business – for example, photo of their headquarters, lobby, employees interacting with customers/clients, their products in use with their customers.
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