The History of Business Loans
Source: Flickr The first business loans possibly date back to ancient Greece. One of the most important services offered by Greek bankers was the lending of money to finance the carriage of freight by ships. They also lent money for mining, and construction of public buildings. Later, during the middle ages, the Jews fled for their lives to Italy, where they encountered grain farmers looking for money to help support their businesses. The Christians, who were the current settlers of Italy, were forbidden the
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