Entrepreneurs
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Crystal clear
Despite ideal conditions for producing sea salt, this remote Aussie island used to import from the UK. Today the pair behind its only salt farm are savouring their success.
Start-up community: Shared ambition
Creative types in Istanbul are banding together in new shared working spaces. By pooling skills, these entrepreneurs are building a strong community and a hopeful future to counteract the city’s recent turmoil.
Joyce Wang: Interior motives
Joyce Wang found success redesigning LA's Roosevelt Hotel before returning to Hong Kong. Her studio now serves top hospitality groups like Mandarin Oriental and has expanded to London.
Eureka moment: Changing fortunes
A spin-off from Monocle 24’s ‘The Entrepreneurs’, ‘Eureka’ tells one entrepreneur’s story in under 10 minutes. Here we spotlight five business leaders featured on the show, from early inspiration to their first success.
Upward mobility
As some borders tighten, many cities are opening their doors to lure ambitious businesses. We profile the global hubs holding their doors open and meet the entrepreneurs who accepted the invite.
✕5 Essays
Good business is more than a glossy finish. We speak to five founding figures about how to build bridges and teams, and the importance of being ready when opportunity comes knocking.
Business community: Good neighbours
Formerly quiet neighbourhoods are booming thanks to entrepreneurial businesses realising an area’s potential. We tour three districts where companies have struck gold and created thriving communities with an improved quality of life.
What I’ve learnt: How to start again
Quitting a job to follow your entrepreneurial ambitions is a bold move. Here we meet four enterprising originators who did just that, tracing their business journeys from inspiration to success.
Work, eat & stay: Come on in
Hospitality heroes in Japan, the US and Spain, united by their willingness to take a risk on an inspired idea, talk us through their nascent ventures in F&B and the hotel business.
The time is now
Despite recent turbulence, we know there is always somewhere up-and-coming and places whose doors are open to people with fresh ideas. So what are you waiting for?
