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May 19, 2022 Leave a Comment

Capitalism and the Dutch East India Company

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Dutch managed to dominate world trade, and they did all through the pioneering use of corporations and finance.

March 21, 2022 Leave a Comment

The Age of Steel Begins

This series has five easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: The Lucy Furnace.IntroductionSteel became the principal material of the

May 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

Fur Companies Abolished

This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: How the Companies Got Their Power.IntroductionThe fur-trade of Canada,

May 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

McDonalds Hamburgers’ Humble Start to Business Supercorporation

Here’s a question: how old was Ray Kroc in 1954? The story reminds me of the one about Benjamin Franklin. As he walked out of the Constitutional

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