How to Get Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine

By Sam Harris, Digital Networking Agency · Last updated 9 August 2026

Entrepreneur is one of the few business titles founders name without thinking. It has been covering small business and startups since 1977, and a feature there still reads as a genuine credential.

Here is how it actually works.

Several different things get called an Entrepreneur feature, and they are not the same product.

  • Staff editorial. An Entrepreneur writer or editor decides your story is worth covering. Free, and entirely their decision.
  • Entrepreneur Leadership Network (ELN). A paid membership programme that lets accepted members publish bylined articles on entrepreneur.com. Application-based, with tiered annual pricing.
  • Sponsored and partner content. Paid placements produced with or for a brand, carrying a paid-content label.
  • Agency-assisted pitching. An agency develops your story and pitches it to the right editor or writer. You pay for the work, not a guaranteed outcome.

Working out which of these you are being offered is the most useful thing on this page.

Why Entrepreneur is worth pursuing

Entrepreneur sits in a useful place. It is instantly recognised, but its audience is specifically founders, operators and small-business owners — so a feature there reaches people who might actually buy from you, not just people who are impressed by the logo.

For a founder selling to other founders, that focus is often worth more than a broader mainstream name.

What makes a story Entrepreneur will run

Entrepreneur publishes practical, useful material. Its readers are building something, and the pieces that land help them do it.

That means a lesson learned the hard way, a number from inside your business nobody else can give, a counterintuitive take on how your industry works, or a genuine tactical playbook. "Founder launches company" is not a story. "What our first 100 customers taught us about pricing" is.

If you cannot say what the reader walks away able to do, it is not ready to pitch.

  • Pitch it yourself. Read what individual writers actually publish, then send something short, specific and relevant to their beat. Free, slow, and low odds — but it is the real thing.
  • Apply to the Leadership Network. If you qualify and want a bylined column, this is an official route with a published application process.
  • Use a professional feature service. A team builds the story, identifies the right targets and pitches on your behalf.

What to expect from the process

We develop the angle with you, write it to editorial standard, and pitch it where it fits. You approve every word before anything is submitted.

One honest note: no agency controls Entrepreneur's editorial decisions. We pitch and position, and we are good at it — but anyone guaranteeing you an Entrepreneur placement is selling something they cannot deliver. Be careful with that promise wherever you hear it.

Getting started

Digital Networking Agency builds the story and the press record that makes coverage like this possible — starting with publications where we place clients consistently, then building toward the bigger names.

Coverage follows coverage. If Entrepreneur is the goal, starting there is rarely the fastest route.

Frequently asked questions

Can you pay to be featured in Entrepreneur?

You can pay for Entrepreneur Leadership Network membership or sponsored content, both of which are official Entrepreneur products. You cannot pay for staff editorial coverage — that is an editorial decision.

Is the Entrepreneur Leadership Network worth it?

It depends what you want. It gives you a bylined presence on a recognised domain, which some founders value highly. It is not the same as being written about by a staff journalist, and you should be clear which one you are buying.

Should Entrepreneur be my first placement?

Usually not. Editorial coverage tends to go to people with an existing public record, so building that first makes the bigger names considerably more achievable.