Monocle meets the bright sparks, clever companies and business-minded folks making a mark in the UAE. Our first ever Entrepreneurs nation special eyes up the key opportunities.

• AT THE FRONT

  • EDITOR'S LETTER

    Andrew Tuck on adapting to change to make the most of your opportunities.

  • CONTRIBUTORS

    Meet some of the international talents behind this issue.

  • BUSINESS TOOLKIT

    A survey of the new firms, founders and strategies that have caught our eye.

• THE AUSTRIA SURVEY

  • BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

    Join us on a special survey of Austria’s most exciting businesses, peaks of success and outposts of opportunity.

  • PLACES TO KNOW

    We scoured the length and breadth of Austria to find the best places balancing entrepreneurial ambition with a high quality of life that you can bank on.

• BUSINESS

  • START-UP NEIGHBOURHOODS

    Three city districts attracting the next generation of talent.

  • I SWITCHED CAREERS

    We profile founders and firms that dared to follow their dream and successfully switched direction.

  • BUSINESS CITY

    How the Brazilian city of Balneário Camboriú is flourishing, with its irresistible promise of safe streets, gleaming coastal towers and upward mobility.

  • BIG INTERVIEWS

    Five movers and shakers share their hard-won insights.

  • EUREKA MOMENTS

    Twenty entrepreneurs on their transformative breakthroughs.

• CULTURE & DESIGN

  • REEL ESTATE

    How Wildflower Studios is reviving New York film production.

  • HOLDING THE LINE

    We meet the leaders of three family-owned furniture businesses.

  • OFFICE ARCHITECTURE

    The best in workplace design.

  • TABLE TALK

    Our edit of the top office furniture.

  • MEN OF STEEL

    How metal-furniture brand Tolix is taking the world by storm.

• FASHION & HOSPITALITY

  • CARRYING CACHET

    German luggage-maker Rimowa is diversifying into the luxury sector.

  • PERSONAL TOUCH

    How New York fashion label Alex Mill secured an encore for its CEO.

  • ALL IN GOOD TIME

    Vanguart’s secrets to launching a successful watch brand.

  • FASHION

    The best accessories for the workplace.

  • HOSPITALITY REVIVALS

    Travel destinations making a comeback, from Nice to a hotel outside San Diego.

• EXPO

  • MAKING IT TOGETHER

    Meet the folk reimagining their HQs by bringing production into the office.