Résumé
Stories are an important tool to create shared meanings about ventures and entrepreneurs. To analyze how storytelling contributes to legitimacy, identity and resources access, data was collected from press articles (2005-2016) about a french small business Michel & Augustin. Thematic analysis of the 275 press articles shows that the balance between alignment with norms and uniqueness is crucial for entrepreneurial identification and acceptance. Further perspectives of this research relate to the effects of developing effective mediatic storytelling on customer relationships and human resources strategy.