Medieval Business Practices

A common saying that we hear today is, “history repeats itself” but how true is it? We have many examples of this but what really matters is that we are learning from history. One example is the business practices today and those from almost a millennium ago. If one takes the time to look at business practices today and those shown in the medieval documents, they are quite similar. “The Venetian Commada or Collegantia” provides medieval documents that discuss entrepreneurship and it’s common today, it’s even seen in television shows like the one called “Shark Tank.”
The first example of the medieval documents states, “...Sevasto Orefice, son of Ser Trudimondo, and from your heirs, this [amount] £200 [Venetian]. And I myself have invested