MOBILITY AS A FACTOR IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PULIEVI DURING THE RENAISSANCE Cover Image

МОБИЛНОСТТА КАТО ФАКТОР В ПРЕДПРИЕМАЧЕСКАТА ДЕЙНОСТ НА ПУЛИЕВИ ПРЕЗ ЕПОХАТА НА ВЪЗРАЖДАНЕТО
MOBILITY AS A FACTOR IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PULIEVI DURING THE RENAISSANCE

Author(s): Ivaylo Naydenov
Subject(s): History, Economy
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: Bulgarian National Revival Period; Pulievi; merchant house; business practices; mobility
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the current article is to evaluate the role of mobility in Pulievi's entrepreneurial endeavors during the Bulgarian Revival period. The in-depth analysis of their documents reveals the essence and nature of the mercantile network, which Todor Puliev together with his sons Hristo, Nikola and Ivan and later on his grandsons Todor and Nikola Hristovi Pulievi build. On the other hand, the study takes into account the trips, which the family undertakes across the Bulgarian lands, as well as in Wallachia, Moldavia and Southern Russia in order to accomplish their business dealings. What is more, the author traces Nikola Hristov Puliev down to Marseille, where he is known to have negotiated with local merchants. Overall, the greatest merit of the current study remains the revelation that even though Pulievi stand at the intersection between the old and the new, they never really abandon the traditional way of doing business i.e. through travelling.