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It's common for owners of small and start-up businesses to look to relatives and friends for support when they need additional business funding.
As can be seen on a map of the world, the continental coastlines of North America and Europe and of South America and Africa almost match. Hoped this helped !!
In the Middle Ages, they used to trade a lot. They didn't use money a lot because back that trade was much easier and better.
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