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		edw519 on June 16, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The oldest, continuously running, independent busi... I can hear the naysayers now: "100% of all start-ups fail in the first 1500 years."

icey on June 16, 2010 | [–]

First we should see what happens with these fellows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoshi_Ryokan

This whole list is actually quite interesting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_corporations

mbenjaminsmith on June 16, 2010 | | [–]

"At nearly 400 years old, Zildjian is the oldest family-run business in America."

I never would have guessed that.

Aaronontheweb on June 16, 2010 | [–]

Sounds like they didn't exit the market soon enough.

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