Cistercian Monks (Agricultural Business)
by Cistercian Monks (Agricultural Business) – The Monastic Order That Industrialized European Farming
Category: Nominations
The Bills of Exchange
The Bills of Exchange – The Paper Instruments That Created a Pan-European Credit Market
Marine Insurance Pioneers
Marine Insurance Pioneers – The Risk Managers Who Enabled the Age of Exploration
Double-Entry Bookkeeping
Double-Entry Bookkeeping – The Systematic Language of Capital and Modern Business
The “Corporate Raider” (T. Boone Pickens, Carl Icahn)
The “Corporate Raider” (T. Boone Pickens, Carl Icahn) – The Hostile Activist Investors Who Shook Up Corporate America
The “B Corp” Certification
The “B Corp” Certification – The Rise of Businesses That Balance Purpose and Profit
Byzantine Silk Weavers & Monopoly
Byzantine Silk Weavers & Monopoly – The State-Controlled Artisans of Imperial Luxury and Espionage
The Commenda Contract
The Commenda Contract – The Medieval Limited Partnership That Fueled Maritime Venture Capital
Fairs of Champagne
Fairs of Champagne – The Cyclical Hubs of Medieval International Finance and Trade
Guilds of Medieval Europe
Guilds of Medieval Europe – The Regulators of Quality, Training, and Urban Economic Life