About The Business Tales
Independent editorial coverage of business, entrepreneurship, startups, marketing, technology, and finance.
The Business Tales is an independent publication covering the ideas, decisions, and developments that shape how businesses are built and operated. We write for people who run companies, work inside them, and think seriously about how business works — from founders raising their first round to operators managing established organisations.
Our coverage spans business strategy, entrepreneurship, startups, marketing, technology, finance, leadership, and careers. We focus on subject matter that is useful to readers making real decisions — not abstract theory, not motivational content, and not coverage driven by press releases.
What We Cover
We cover the topics that matter to people building and running businesses:
- Business — Strategy, operations, management, and how companies are structured and run.
- Entrepreneurship — What founders actually face, from early decisions to the long-term realities of building a company.
- Startups — Early-stage company building, fundraising, and the transition from idea to functioning business.
- Marketing — Strategy, content, performance, and brand. What actually drives growth versus what sounds good in a deck.
- Technology — How businesses use and are changed by technology, with a focus on practical implications over hype.
- Finance — Business finance, capital, and the financial decisions that determine a company's viability and growth.
- Leadership — Managing people, building culture, and the realities of leading organisations.
- Careers — Professional development and career strategy for people building meaningful careers in business.
Our Editorial Approach
We aim to be useful above all else. Useful means specific rather than generic, honest rather than reassuring, and grounded in how businesses actually work rather than how they're supposed to work according to popular frameworks.
We do not publish content designed primarily to attract search traffic rather than inform readers. We do not fabricate statistics, invent case studies, or dress up promotional content as editorial coverage. When we express an opinion, we say so. When something is sponsored or contributed, we label it clearly.
We welcome contributions from practitioners — founders, executives, operators, and professionals who have direct experience with the subjects they write about. All contributor content is reviewed against our editorial guidelines before publication. Read more about contributing on our Write for Us page.
Sponsored Content and Advertising
The Business Tales supports itself through direct advertising and sponsored editorial opportunities. Sponsored content is always clearly labelled as such and is not permitted to misrepresent itself as independent editorial coverage. Our Content and Link Policy sets out how we handle sponsored placements, advertorial content, and the link standards we apply.
Contact Us
For editorial enquiries, contributor submissions, advertising, corrections, or general contact, please use our contact page. For contributor submissions specifically, please review our submission guidelines before reaching out.