Entrepreneurs
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The living is easy
Sweden’s second city is fertile soil for small businesses thanks to its history of maritime adventure, the population’s can-do attitude and its intimate size, which helps keep the co-operative spirit alive and well.
How to be a band in 2010
Rock stars are now essentially CEOs of their own small (and big businesses). Learn how to harness patrons, sponsorship and the digital revolution, and you could soon be selling out, without selling out.
Deep freeze
Russia’s boom years raised the profiles of its ‘second cities’, nowhere more so than in Ekaterinburg. But as cranes fall silent, local entrepreneurs insist the good times are not over yet.
Africa/Middle East
Is a fitness centre in Iraq entrepreneurial folly or a viable business? For Ibrahim Abdullatif, there is no doubt: he believes Iraqi Kurdistan is the place to invest, opening a gym in Dohuk.
The Full Monte
In Montevideo, Uruguay, multinational companies are setting up shop and property is cheap. But can the city attract a new generation of global entrepreneurs to secure its future as an investment hub?
Business
Psychotherapy vouchers for French workers, an interview with Iceland's "minister of ideas", and why renewables are an attractive investment in hard times.
Mine field
Wars and volcanoes have made Goma a dangerous place to call home. But with fragile peace in the DR Congo, traders and pilots are arriving, lured by the region’s vast mineral wealth.
What crisis?
While Wall Street sweats, some businesses are thriving. From Beirut bankers to London publishers, Monocle looks at the firms bucking the market and finding new opportunities during the economic crisis.
The smart money
The world recession, climate change and volatile oil prices will take their toll on businesses but also herald new opportunities. Monocle looks at the migration of wealth and the changing business landscape.
20 new heroes
Monocle shortlists 20 individuals from politics, business, music and design to watch in 2009. By overcoming odds and thinking creatively, they have already helped make the world a better place.
