One-hundred years ago this month, 11 of the first newly minted Model T automobiles rolled off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company’s Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. This was the start of something big. Having seized his opportunity, Henry Ford scored an unprecedented business triumph. 
 
New horizons
 
Fast-forward a century and it’s clear how much Detroit and the world have changed. The globalization of trade has transformed this city and many others in America’s industrial heartland. Yet, the spirit of entrepreneurship that drove Ford now inspires a new generation of business operators ...