After 33 years in Microsoft, William Gates III, officially stepped down this week to retire from the software industry. Well not really since he’s going over to work at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation but this was officially his last day as a full time employee of the software behemoth that he co founded with Paul Allen.

Bill Gates was one of the main forces that defined the computer industry in the early eighties. He and Paul Allen rode the early wave of visionaries who saw the potential of the personal computer. From a small operation in Albuquerque New Mexico they eventually ballooned to the 80,000 workforce that Microsoft is today.
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Saint Homobonus is the patron saint of people who are in business. He lived life as a merchant in Cremona, Italy. His full name was Omobono Tucenghi, Homo bonus is latin for “Good Man.” St. Homobonus was a rich tailor and merchant who had a calling to use his wealth to help the poor.

Known for his honesty in business, he donated a large portion of his wealth to help uplift the poor. He initially acquired his wealth via the inheritance he received from his father.
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