But this led to Stanfill doing things her own way, while she also researched how small publishing functioned — and how the big, New York publishing businesses operate. But wandering into the uncharted territory of small business, or a segment thereof, can be fascinating. Our family already had an existing, multigenerational, successful small business, so we weren’t sinking all our time and money into the various side schemes my dad started up. Doing it “the right way” or making it up as you go along: small press, like small business in general, can evolve in a multitude of ways. Anyhoo: if you’d like to get in touch with me about this or small business issues, please email [email protected].