Discover some of the most inspiring business, shops, and hospitality ideas changing the face of entrepreneurship.

Discover outstanding businesses and the unique entrepreneurs who have brought them to life, from local Mescal producers to global food influencers. Dream Businesses showcases a diverse range of innovative entrepreneurs through photo-led features, providing readers with a glimpse into the extraordinary world of these businesses and the individuals who conceived them. In collaboration with Courier Media, this book takes you on a global journey, introducing a new generation that is changing the face of entrepreneurship.

About the Author:

Courier Media is the defining media brand for a new generation who want to live and work on their own terms. Based in London, Courier has been telling insightful and inspiring stories of modern business through print, podcasts, events and more since launching in 2013. This is their third book with gestalten, following up to The World's Best Shops and Work Better. Live Smarter. Be Happier.

A guide to the next generation of retail businesses. Meet the innovators and entrepreneurs who run shops, and learn how you can do the same.

A new generation of founders and entrepreneurs are revolutionizing brick-and-mortar retail with innovative sales strategies and hybrid shop designs that leave nothing to chance.

Curated by Courier magazine, The World’s Best Shops is a guide to the best of modern shops, featuring profiles of some of the world’s most diverse and inspiring retail spaces, briefings on big retail trends and opportunities, and more than 70 pages of practical advice and tips for anyone who’s ever dreamed of setting up their own shop.

It is a refreshing view on thriving businesses that makes one thing clear: retail is alive and kicking, and reinventing itself in wonderful ways. Let’s get selling!

About the Author:

Courier Magazine is the defining media brand for a new generation who want to live and work on their own terms. Based in London, Courier has been telling insightful and inspiring stories of modern business through print, podcasts, events and more since launching in 2013. This is their second book with gestalten, following up to Work Better. Live Smarter. Be Happier., published in 2021.

How to run a meaningful and successful business with and for like-minded people

New attitudes to work are dynamically changing conventional habits. The formulaic 9-to-5 routine is not a one-size-fits-all structure, which is why individuals from across the globe are establishing their own terms — putting personal fulfilment first while leaving the corporate world behind. Work Better. Live Smarter. Be Happier. profiles 25 entrepreneurs, exploring how they live and work and offers practical advice, insight, and inspiration on how to follow in their footsteps.

Human-based skills are becoming increasingly important for the modern founder to thrive and Work Better. Live Smarter. Be Happier. looks at stories of success from health food companies, streetwear labels, ethical jewellery lines, and so much more. This truly international book acts as a start-up manual for people with a dream, no matter the scale and champions a generation of dynamic, driven decision-makers.

About the Author:

Defining media brand for a new generation who want to live and work on their own terms, London-based Courier has been telling insightful and inspiring stories of modern business through print, podcasts, events and more since 2013.