Juan Manuel Matés-Barco is a Professor of Economic and Business History and Director of the Department of Economics at the University of Jaén, Spain.Irina Yányshev-Nésterova is an Assistant Professor of History and Economic Institutions in the Department of Historical Sciences at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

• Chapter 1. Companies and Entrepreneurs: An Approach to the Business History. An Introduction Chapter 2. Business and Patronage in the Art Trade during the Renaissance Chapter 3. Entrepreneurial Strategies and Business Models in the Cádiz Wine Trade: A Comparative Analysis Chapter 4. The Electric Telegraph Company: Origins, Structure, and Legacy of the First Telegraph Business (1846-1869) Chapter 5. Supplying the Observatory: Telescope Makers and Procurement Markets in Lisbon and Granada (19th–20th Centuries) Chapter 6. The Local Credit Bank of Spain as a factor of development (1925-1936) Chapter 7. The Montessori Project: A Global Educational Enterprise Chapter 8. Valeo Martos: Key to Success in the Automotive Components Industry Chapter 9. State-Led Infrastructure Development in the Canary Islands (19th Century-1914) Chapter 10. Geopolitics and phosphates. The case of the mining site of Bu Craa (Western Sahara) in times of Spanish colonization (1962-1975) Chapter 11. The National Bank of Equatorial Guinea (BANGE) and its influence on the development of the Equatorial Guinean economy in the 21st century Chapter 12. The Economic and Social Impact of Fashion throughout History: A Case Study of Zara Chapter 13. Competitive Strategies in Entertainment Sector Companies: A Game Theory Approach Chapter 14. International expansion in the water supply industry (1990-2025): The Agbar Group’s Strategy

Juan Manuel Matés-Barco is a Professor of Economic and Business History and Director of the Department of Economics at the University of Jaén, Spain.Irina Yányshev-Nésterova is an Assistant Professor of History and Economic Institutions in the Department of Historical Sciences at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

• Chapter 1. Companies and Entrepreneurs: An Approach to the Business History. An Introduction Chapter 2. Business and Patronage in the Art Trade during the Renaissance Chapter 3. Entrepreneurial Strategies and Business Models in the Cádiz Wine Trade: A Comparative Analysis Chapter 4. The Electric Telegraph Company: Origins, Structure, and Legacy of the First Telegraph Business (1846-1869) Chapter 5. Supplying the Observatory: Telescope Makers and Procurement Markets in Lisbon and Granada (19th–20th Centuries) Chapter 6. The Local Credit Bank of Spain as a factor of development (1925-1936) Chapter 7. The Montessori Project: A Global Educational Enterprise Chapter 8. Valeo Martos: Key to Success in the Automotive Components Industry Chapter 9. State-Led Infrastructure Development in the Canary Islands (19th Century-1914) Chapter 10. Geopolitics and phosphates. The case of the mining site of Bu Craa (Western Sahara) in times of Spanish colonization (1962-1975) Chapter 11. The National Bank of Equatorial Guinea (BANGE) and its influence on the development of the Equatorial Guinean economy in the 21st century Chapter 12. The Economic and Social Impact of Fashion throughout History: A Case Study of Zara Chapter 13. Competitive Strategies in Entertainment Sector Companies: A Game Theory Approach Chapter 14. International expansion in the water supply industry (1990-2025): The Agbar Group’s Strategy

Juan Manuel Matés-Barco is a Professor of Economic and Business History and Director of the Department of Economics at the University of Jaén, Spain.Irina Yányshev-Nésterova is an Assistant Professor of History and Economic Institutions in the Department of Historical Sciences at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

• Chapter 1. Companies and Entrepreneurs: An Approach to the Business History. An Introduction Chapter 2. Business and Patronage in the Art Trade during the Renaissance Chapter 3. Entrepreneurial Strategies and Business Models in the Cádiz Wine Trade: A Comparative Analysis Chapter 4. The Electric Telegraph Company: Origins, Structure, and Legacy of the First Telegraph Business (1846-1869) Chapter 5. Supplying the Observatory: Telescope Makers and Procurement Markets in Lisbon and Granada (19th–20th Centuries) Chapter 6. The Local Credit Bank of Spain as a factor of development (1925-1936) Chapter 7. The Montessori Project: A Global Educational Enterprise Chapter 8. Valeo Martos: Key to Success in the Automotive Components Industry Chapter 9. State-Led Infrastructure Development in the Canary Islands (19th Century-1914) Chapter 10. Geopolitics and phosphates. The case of the mining site of Bu Craa (Western Sahara) in times of Spanish colonization (1962-1975) Chapter 11. The National Bank of Equatorial Guinea (BANGE) and its influence on the development of the Equatorial Guinean economy in the 21st century Chapter 12. The Economic and Social Impact of Fashion throughout History: A Case Study of Zara Chapter 13. Competitive Strategies in Entertainment Sector Companies: A Game Theory Approach Chapter 14. International expansion in the water supply industry (1990-2025): The Agbar Group’s Strategy