Entrepreneurs
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This is what success looks like
Does being your own boss mean weekend freedom or late nights? We asked eight successful entrepreneurs, from fashion to furniture, what their Friday evenings look like and what success really means to them.
Born to do it
From a blue-sky thinker to a master fashion brand builder, we meet the founders, owners and CEOs who have navigated the rocky road to success and are only too happy to share directions.
They found a gap
Successful businesses aren’t always the result of a groundbreaking idea. The key is knowing your market and finding a solution. We get some pointers from entrepreneurs who have done just that.
Rip up the business plan
The start-up landscape is always shifting and the latest crop of business owners will surprise you. We meet the people changing the game and look at the sectors reshaping business.
Back to school
From a baking school helping to cook up a business plan to an arts retreat that will get those creative juices flowing, we pull up a chair at some of the best courses on…
20 Ideas to steal
Where are the new fronts for investment? We asked 20 business leaders and entrepreneurs around the world where they would invest next. They have plenty of ideas for your portfolio.
Scaling up
The actual space in which you work plays a key part in any company’s story; find somewhere that reflects your values, get the details right and think of the future. Here’s our rulebook.
Striking a balance
Beauty and hospitality entrepreneur Cynthia Chua practises what she preaches.
Editor’s Letter: Meet and greet
Tyler Brûlé reveals our plans to bring even more of the Monocle experience to you.
Annual report
With their start-up thrills leavened by experience, four of our favourite new(ish) businesses tell us what they’ve learned in the past 12 months.
