entrepreneurship

My Wildest Prediction

‘The next Microsoft will be by a 17-year-old girl,’ says Chklovski

Can young women revolutionise the world of tech? According to Tara Chklovski, CEO of Technovation, the answer is yes - it’s simply a matter of providing them with the same funding and networking opportunities as men.

12/03/2025

Business

Where in Europe are women most willing to start their own business?

Women have the most appetite to create their own business in Portugal, Poland and Greece in the EU. However, outside the bloc, Ukraine is home to an even higher ratio of aspiring female entrepreneurs, a new study shows.

08/03/2025

Economy

IMF chief: Eurozone has tools for greater growth if it learns from US

The head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, was speaking at a panel in Davos alongside ECB President, Christine Lagarde.

24/01/2025

People

Meet Justin Francis, the tourism pioneer behind responsible travel

Justin Francis founded Responsible Travel as a groundbreaking holiday company seeking to drive change in tourism.

04/01/2025

Living

Waste from German hops farms turned into building materials

HopfON was inspired by how banana fibres in Colombia are used to make sustainable building materials.

01/10/2024

Economy

The anti-growth traps: What stops countries from getting ahead?

Middle-income nations are stuck on the road from rags to riches. According to the World Bank, the status quo is partly to blame.

01/08/2024

Business

AI works best with humanity, suggests NYU professor

People who can find a way to complement AI with their unique human skills and traits may have an edge over people who steer clear of AI altogether, according to NYU professor Arun Sundararanjan.

07/03/2024

The Big Question

How two Dutch rail enthusiasts funded their own night train start-up

Elmer van Buuren, CEO of a European night train firm, explains how he made his business dream a reality through community funding.

26/02/2024

Mobility

This French company has designed an e-bike that doesn’t need a battery

The brainchild of French entrepreneur Adrien Lelièvre, the Pi-Pop e-bike uses a supercapacitor to store energy rather than rely on batteries.

05/12/2023

Scenes

Meet the French eco-chic architect crafting fashionable bricks

In partnership with Media City

In partnership with Media City, Qatar. "I took two t-shirts, I compressed them into a brick, and it held. That's how the idea of ​​FabBRICK emerged!"

04/09/2023

Scenes

Meet the father-and-son duo keeping Qatar fragrant

In partnership with Media City

In partnership with Media City, Qatar

07/08/2023

Lifestyle

Ann Summers boss, who transformed sex shops in the UK, dead at 62

Ann Summers CEO Jacqueline Gold helped make lingerie and sex toys a female-friendly mainstream business after taking inspiration from Tupperware parties in the 1980s

20/03/2023

Work

These are the skills you’ll need to pick up for jobs in the future

The world of work is being transformed by tech at a rapid pace - what abilities will you need to develop to stay one step ahead?

04/10/2022

Scenes

Meet the Tanzanian film academy showcasing Africa's richness

In partnership with Media City

As Africans, our voices are often left unheard. By initiating this hub for filmmakers and storytellers, we can tell our stories as a continent.

03/10/2022

Nature

Why sunflowers and dried mangoes are life-saving crops in Zimbabwe

Farmers in Gokwe South are experimenting with drought-resilient crops as climate change affects their harvests.

01/07/2022

Stays

Remote working on the cheap: 5 winning hostels for digital nomads

Hostels are starting to cater for digital nomads with co-working halls and networking events. This year’s Hostelworld awards picked five of the best.

28/06/2022

Start Me Up

Steven Bartlett gives advice to startups on growth and scaling up

Since the WeWork story highlighted the risks of rapid business growth, the benefits of scaling up without excessive investment are appealing to startups.

13/06/2022

Partner content

Meet the Entrepreneurs: Vilhelm Hedberg

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Meet the Entrepreneurs speaks to Vilhelm Hedberg, the founder of ‘ekar’; the Middle East's first and largest personal mobility company, headquartered in Dubai.

28/05/2022

Rethink

Meet the men redesigning the battery to make it more sustainable

Aceleron claims to have designed the world’s "most sustainable" lithium-ion battery; one that is reusable, repairable, and recyclable.

14/02/2022

Scenes

Surf Ghana: meet the skateboarding collective making waves in Africa

In partnership with Media City

"The scene in Ghana is bigger and better than I ever expected. When I started skating there were only two of us."

27/09/2021