Entrepreneurialism
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In good company
We all want to work in a friendly, challenging environment. The companies featured here are benchmarks in their fields, from looking after employees to maintaining traditions or simply providing the smartest staff uniforms.
Craft: Make it big
From Detroit to Frankfurt and Sagamihara, three makers demonstrate how having a vision, the confidence to follow it through and the ability to adapt can pay huge dividends for entrepreneurs.
Business
Some light reading at a new Taichung bookshop followed by a tasting session at a Tokyo winery.
Simply the zest
Prepare your palate for the family-run company making lemon liqueur on the Amalfi Coast.
Robert Wu: Words of wisdom
Eslite booksellers’ founder gives us chapter and verse on getting the best from his team.
Liquid launch
In the second part of our new series, we look at what it takes to make a splash in the booze business with the help of some of our favourite makers.
Business
Making empty space work in the UK, Turkey spreads its wings and microfinance on the march.
New Monocle feature: The Consultants
In a new feature, we identify a market gap. Here, we head to Scotland to see what it would take to establish a refined, high-quality food retailer in the country.
Art of retail
Andreas Murkudis embodies the serenity of his conceptual retail spaces. We discover how the unflappable pastor of fashion and design manages his staff and keeps his cool as another Berlin outpost looms.
