I did a newsletter on family business about eighteen months ago, and came across this article - the 100 oldest companies in the world http://www.bizaims.com/art

I did a newsletter on family business about eighteen months ago, and came across this article - the 100 oldest companies in the world http://www.bizaims.com/articles/business+economy/the+100+oldest+companies+world http://www.bizaims.com/articles/business+economy/the+100+old... There's actually a range of industries in the top 10 - construction, inn keeping, viticulture, goldsmithing and others.