1. THE LLOYDS IN THE EARLY ENGLISH IRON INDUSTRY.
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Flinn, M. W.
- Subjects
FAMILY-owned business enterprises ,IRON industry ,ENTREPRENEURSHIP ,STEEL industry ,INDUSTRIES ,BUSINESS enterprises ,BUSINESSPEOPLE ,METAL industry ,EIGHTEENTH century ,SEVENTEENTH century - Abstract
Examines how the rise of the Lloyd family in seventeenth and eighteenth century English industry illustrates one source of industrial capital and entrepreneurial skill. Background on the family, including Sampson Lloyd I; Details of the iron trade business that Lloyd created in Birmingham, England; Importance of steel as a commodity; Focus of the business on the manufacture and distribution of iron; Trading links; Details of the family business; Elements in the success of the business.
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- 1959
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