Entrepreneurialism
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Signs of the time
Setting up your own business brings both challenges and rewards. Introducing our special issue on entrepreneurial success, we seek advice from two special experts in the field.
Observation
Monocle's editor in chief Tyler Brûlé on his ideal summer afternoon: stimulating reading, restorative swims and inspiring start-up ideas. Plus, the matter of the various clothed animals in this issue.
Working brief
How do you fit out a new office? We created four fantasy firms and gave four very real architects the task of creating the perfect spaces, from home office to full-steam-ahead operation.
Business
An initiative letting US residents decide on the make-up of their high streets and a Swedish energy drink.
Sure shots
Nothing beats the warm embrace of a bar or café and whether it’s a speakeasy in Singapore or a cosy Torinese institution, we have found the most welcoming ones across the globe.
Here to help
From a farmer-friendly fruit-and-veg seller in Oslo to a modern concierge in Paris and a grocery store in Hong Kong, these ventures are creating careers, cohesion and community spirit in their cities.
Team player
Despite his position as president and COO of Ritz-Carlton, Herve Humler’s ability to motivate all around him regardless of role is a modern-day inspiration in leadership.
State of the play
We meet the Spanish craftsmen and women who have reinvented the traditional board game with a contemporary twist.
It’s tea at the top
Pioneering agency Abbott Mead Vickers remade advertising. Co-founder Peter Mead, in business for over 45 years, proves to be more nice guy than Mad Man in this exclusive profile.
