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This list of the world's oldest companies may also be of interest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_o

This list of the world's oldest companies may also be of interest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies Remarkable to see companies that have lasted more than 1,000 years! And sad to see that Kongo Gumi - a Japanese construction compnay - shut down in 2006, after being founded in 578 CE.

grexi 13y ago
Wow, impressive list. And founding a brewery in the 1400ies was really a good idea.
- speeder 13y ago
  I guess great sail era was full of drunkards.
- k2enemy 13y ago
  We don't see how many were founded and failed. So maybe not.
nawitus 13y ago
The first company with shares appears to be Stora Enso[1], and it's also claimed by some to be the first corporation. 1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16611040 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16611040