Entrepreneurship insights

A work-experience placement changed Sabine Roemer’s life forever. From making her first piece in a small goldsmith’s workshop aged 15 to designing jewellery for Hollywood royalty, this is her story.

Family-owned businesses apparently fare better in complex crises like the Covid pandemic. Read more to learn why that is and what other companies can learn from them.

Eric Krafft, an investor and the son of a celebrated cruise ship entrepreneur, talks to WERTE about geopolitics, green energy sources and increased independence in supply chains.

Staying power and resilience distinguish the family-run business of Pilar Martínez-Cosentino – just like their products, which are the bedrock of dreams worldwide

In just a few years, the Syrian businessman Ghassan Aboud built a billion-dollar empire. But charity is even closer to his heart. WERTE has asked him what it takes to be a global entrepreneur.

Javier Toledo is responsible for making sure actors look the part, supplying the international film industry with costumes, uniforms and all kinds of accessories.

The success of Italian fashion brand Luisa Spagnoli has always been due to the ingenious women at the top of the company. A portrait of entrepreneur Nicoletta Spagnoli.

It might seem that coronavirus pandemic set retail on a new path – but this is not the end of the story. Watch our video briefing to learn more about the changes taking place in the sector.

The coronavirus pandemic caused immense disruption in global real estate markets, but new investment opportunities will emerge as the crisis comes to an end. Watch our video briefing to learn more.

Climate is "your generation's life or death struggle," the former US Vice President tells our annual Innovation Summit.

One of the first generation of superstar modern-wine growers in California's Napa Valley, Bill Harlan - founder of the renowned Harlan Estate - is facing a new challenge: passing on a successful family business to his children.

The third generation of his family to head Italian pen-makers Montegrappa, Giuseppe Aquila is defying the digital age with fountain pens that can sell for tens of thousands of dollars.

How the Antinori sisters are adapting their wine business, which has been in the family for hundreds of years, to withstand global warming.

Synthetic biology companies are re-engineering natural organisms to create sustainable products that are already having an impact on the planet.

Driverless cars and smart cities are interesting experiments, but are they enough to solve the challenges of dramatic urbanisation? Ricky Burdett, Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics explains how we might plan more sustainable cities.

Following the launch of the Battista electric hypercar, Paolo Pininfarina reveals what it takes for a heritage brand to keep ahead.

The Rockefeller philanthropist who believes collaboration creates social change.

Swarovski is a uniquely accomplished family-owned business, with its headquarters and crystal museum based in Austria. Company scion Nadja Swarovski describes how she and her family have reinvented the 123-year-old business – collaborating with leading architects and fashion designers – for the 21st century