Did you Know?

We think of companies that have been around 100 years as "old."

Did you know the world's oldest continuously operating family business, Kongō Gumi Co., started in Japan in the year 578??


What did they do? They built Buddhist temples.

Unfortunately, their run ended almost five years ago in 2006 and is now part of Takamatsu, a larger Japanese construction company. But 1400 years!

You can read more here: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/apr2007/sb20070416_589621.htm

Just a random piece of knowledge...