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Book your tickets and pack your bags – we’re heading to Shanghai
Shanghai is on the up. Monocle’s new conference will bring together founders and business leaders in the city for practical insight on building brands, China’s changing consumer market and expanding across Asia.
Eureka moments
Many entrepreneurs can trace their successful ventures back to a moment of clarity. Here the movers and shakers behind a crop of canny enterprises share their foundational breakthroughs.
A nose for business
Wake up and smell the possibilities. Monocle meets the entrepreneurs and perfumers creating distinctive fragrances that look after our wellbeing and represent key elements of the uae’s history and heritage.
I wish I’d known
The UAE has a vibrant ecosystem that supports bright ideas. We asked 20 business leaders for their top tips to help those who are just starting out in the country.
Movers and shakers
From redefining retail and simplifying fintech to connecting students with their ideal teachers, we meet six young entrepreneurs who have turned big ideas into emerging businesses with a wealth of real-world benefits.
From firefighting robots to artificial islands – what’s made in the UAE?
As the UAE looks to rapidly diversify its economy, advanced manufacturing is one surprising growth area. From plane parts to robotics, new technology start-ups are tapping into the Emirates’ entrepreneurial spirit.
Bright ideas
There's no shortage of new niches to seek in the UAE. Fresh proposals for booming business across healthcare, retail and laundry can fill gaps in the market, and we'd back them.
Breaking new ground
As a still-young country, the UAE offers bold, enterprising entrepreneurs opportunities to carve out their own path, whether in logistics or property. We meet three business pioneers.
The future of farming
A new crop of entrepreneurs is prepping the ground to grow food in the desert. Now the competition is hotting up.
Shifting Gear
An entrepreneur has found a way to retrofit gas guzzlers and turn taxi fleets electric, helping his car-centric city hit its climate goals. The technology's final destination could be well beyond the UAE.
