Entrepreneurialism
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Expo 66: Start here
Thinking of setting up your own business? Here are three cities that are startup friendly and that could make your life easier.
Living for the city
Our relationship with cities is symbiotic. As we evolve, they do too. Today, companies can proactively transform their home towns into places that serve communities, help the environment or add to the local character.
Business
Why Spain's book publishers are looking abroad and why businesses aren't looking to Sydney
Local talent
In Bandung, a growing hub of creative businesses are choosing to stay put and build an arts and crafts industry, giving ‘Made in Indonesia’ a new reputation.
Living the wood life
The work of the Zimmerer, or carpenter, in Germany is steeped in tradition. We meet a master and his apprentice who are training for a way of life, not just a job.
New World Order
Adrian Cheng is CEO of one of Hong Kong’s largest businesses, with fingers in all kinds of pies. But, he says, it’s easy juggling responsibility when you have the right team supporting you.
Comeback Kids
Monocle profiles four brands successfully brought back from the brink of failure, from a 400-year-old fabric company in Kyoto to an iconic British shoemaker. Here are their stories of revival and reinvention.
Business class
In under three years, Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti rebranded a struggling carrier and now competes as a major player. He tells us how it’s an airline’s staff that helps keep standards high.
Business
An air ambulance service in South Africa, mineral water in Georgia and butter-making in Australia.
Indie brands
Away from Beverly Hills’ brashness, Silver Lake has enjoyed a reputation for creativity for over 80 years. Monocle meets today’s residents who are keeping the tradition of enterprising independence alive.
