Entrepreneurialism
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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.
Boosting Houston
Economy-wise, Houston is bigger than Austria and South Africa, thanks largely to its oil and gas industry. But alongside the energy behemoths, small entrepreneurial businesses are finding a welcoming niche.
Predictive texts
A new year, a clean slate, a fresh start; whether it’s shopping, travel or industry, this issue forecasts the best of 2014, and pinpoints the stories and opportunities that matter.
In the blood
With great power comes great responsibility. When that power comes from taking over a family business, it can be daunting. These heirs, however, have embraced the challenge and are nurturing their heritage.
Page turners
Thisispaper, Text Publishing, Danese, Do You Read Me?! and The American Book Center.
Class work
Making a workplace an enjoyable, productive environment doesn’t have to involve table football. These industrial spaces have it right through simple light, good architecture and a commitment to people.
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.
Planting the seeds
The flagship product of Royal Copenhagen is its Flora Danica porcelain. The delicate dinner set is handpainted, an art that takes years of intensive training. We meet the master painter and her apprentice.
Business
Chopper charters in the frozen north, making cookies for China and radar technology in Canada.
Way to work
Sydney repurposes military relics and heritage huts into shared workspaces, where bankers, dancers and PR consultants swap ideas across harbourside studios designed for a new, adaptable working culture.
