NEWS
GOOD PEOPLE
HISTORY
LIFE HACKS
THE PLANET
SCIENCE & TECH
POLITICS
WHOLESOME
WORK & MONEY
About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy
GOOD is part of GOOD Worldwide Inc.
publishing family.
© GOOD Worldwide Inc. All Rights Reserved.

World's Oldest Business




Heard of Kongo Gumi? It's the world's oldest continuously operating family business. They build temples in Japan. Sadly, it is now closed after opening in 578. That's right. It's been operating under the control of the same family for 1,428 years. This begs the question: what has just become the world's oldest continuously operating family business?

Via Boing Boing



More Stories on Good