Entrepreneurs
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Way ahead
Starting a new business is about ideas, inspiration and location. We visit a Lisbon neighbourhood pushing small enterprise, the corner of Istanbul that’s ripe for retail and a Mexican tech hub.
Ahead of the curve
Food, tourism, wine and coffee have been on the menu before. To be successful, the trick is to approach them differently – as seen in our round-up of inspiring regions and business owners.
Liquid courage
The struggling region of Oaxaca is tasting economic success with its burgeoning mezcal production. Monocle meets the spirited generation mixing rural tradition and business to create a Mexican brand with bite.
Super Swedes
Stockholm’s conservative culinary scene is being transformed. A new generation of food entrepreneurs are answering the call for laidback dining with clever, big-scale enterprises where locals can grab a quick bite.
Open season
Monocle meets the foreign investors and returning natives making the most of a budding business market in Yangon, Asia’s new rising trade magnet.
What’s in a name?
From a Thai swimwear firm to a Swedish tannery, successful brands have a story to tell. We profile five companies with varied backgrounds but a shared quality: initiative. Here are their stories.
Cover Story
‘Real’ books make good business sense, as proved by Vancouver’s new launch The Paper Hound. The secret to challenging electronic devices? Believing in a beautiful cover.
East Austin
An influx of entrepreneurs has given East Austin a new lease of life, filling the border town with an artisan scene that’s disproving many of its myths.
Eastern promise
Japanese whisky giants are world famous but it’s an upstart distillery, Chichibu, that’s winning all the awards and showing how to blend Scottish know-how with local ingredients.
Breaking out
We’ve been telling you for years to take the plunge and start that business. The world is ready and, armed with our Entrepreneurs Guide, so are you.
