The Entrepreneurs

We look at the state of small business in Brazil, meet Rupert Scofield of microfinance pioneers Finca and talk big data with the founders of QuantumBlack.

The highlights of 2014, including brand-reinvention stories, burgeoning business cities, travel titans and much more.

We peruse the Turkish retail and hospitality scenes in Portland, Eden Collinsworth discusses her new book *I Stand Corrected*, Asi Sharabi of Lost my Name explains the service’s personalised children’s books, we meet the creative director of Bang & Olufsen and the Winkreative team analyse Starbucks’ premium-market motives.

We meet the minds behind Escape The City, check out Finnish fitness app HeiaHeia and watchmakers Audemars Piguet, talk luxury book publishing with Prosper Assouline, and look at the branding of passports with the team at Winkreative.

We tour the London flagship store of Gieves & Hawkes at 1 Savile Row, meet the founders of Billykirk and Ikiré Jones, and discuss the challenges and opportunities of commercial spaceflight with Karin Nilsdotter from Spaceport Sweden.

We visit Slush in Helsinki to meet Spotify’s Martin Lorentzon in a sauna, hear the nightlife success story of Francisco Ferrer from Ibiza's Lio, visit the Creative Business Cup in Copenhagen, and Sebastian Nienaber explains his new event Hacking Happiness.

We visit the Granny’s Finest team in the Netherlands, discuss habit-forming products with Nir Eyal and talk fairtrade jewellery with Alan Frampton. We also meet Cathy Ridley from MovePlan, chat with and the duo behind Tavistock Tutors and hear from the Winkreative team on how brands move across markets.

We visit the Web Summit in Dublin, meet the founders of Evernote, BlaBlaCar, Flipboard, VSCO, and FiftyThree, discover a new cocktail kit subscription service, and discuss the branding of vermouth with Alessandro Palazzi from Dukes Bar in London.

We survey Lebanon’s beer industry, meet the CEOs of Fitbay, Simudyne and GoodWeave and talk music with Downtown Music Publishing’s Justin Kalifowitz. Plus: the Winkreative team discuss retail stationery brands.

We navigate Istanbul's Grand Bazaar with a mobile app, talk sustainable luxury with Maria Eugenia Gijon and meet business thinker Jeff Sutherland. Plus: Indian fashion brand Bhane, the Stair-Rover team and a chat about currency branding with the Winkreative team.