The individuals appearing on the front cover of the Malta Business Review out with The Malta Independent next Sunday 7 December, are committed to the same mind-set and thought leadership that we share at Malta Business Review. They are committed to produce innovative products, and providing superior services which create long-term and lasting shareholder value. Olga Finkel of WH Partners features in our front cover story interview.

All interviews in this magazine are special, unsurpassed, top quality and exceptional. And this month is no exception. Malta Business Review is providing the readers to a very special treat with our exclusive and superlative article by author Steve Tendon, who shares his standpoint on SMEs and setting up in a small country.

As always, and this month is no exception, we bring you top class contributions and interviews with a broad range of business and other sector leaders, such as a rare interview with Charles Polidano, and an informative one with BICC Chairman Architect Charles Buhagiar. In many instances, these front-runners write with a profound sense of social and business purpose for the benefit of all our readers so as to enable them achieve successful growth within a constantly changing business environment.

In this issue we interview Arch+ Architects Studio present a different latitude of design concept with the AAT Research project. Werner E Jung gives us a rendition of Martinstag, HSBC gives us a special Trade Report, and Gordon Dimech COO with Forestals Limited, talks about HP and the Cloud following a seminar held at the Hilton Hotel. Our special feature on iGaming introduces Angelo Dalli of Bit8, and also special write-ups by LGA. We also present a special interview with Shield Consultant's Director Patrick John Mifsud, while Eileen V Muscat, Chairman of Malta Stock Exchange writes about SMEs and Capital markets. Our exclusive second part interview with Dr Edward Zammit Lewis, Minister for Tourism, who continues to build on creating a skilled workforce with the aim to compete in a socially responsible and appropriately accountable way.

Taking a leaf from Yue-Sai Kan: "Only if what you can do benefit others, can you really find your calling," I conclude that success is being who you are, believing in yourself and not quitting. And the best example and embodiment of this is captured in an article entitled 'Why Leaders Don't Listen' by Dan McCarthy.

Expert contributors discuss a variety of business topics including managing people, innovation, leadership, and other related issues. These are complimented with topical and updated news feeds and important investor developments. Other topics relate to business management magazine, blogs, case studies, and quality articles, addressing today's topics and challenges in business.

Malta Business Review targets highly educated readers containing many influential executives and policy-makers, and claims an audience of over 200,000 through its electronic digital version and over 20,000 print run.