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|local_name=De Jonkman Groep
|logo=logo_jonkman_var1_transp.png
|type=Private conglomerate▼
|traded_as=Jonkman▼
▲|formerly=Jonkman Handel Huysen
▲|type=Private
▲|traded_as=
▲|genre=Various
|predecessor=Jonkman Handelhuysen
|founded=1691
|founder=Cornelis Jonkman
|headquarters=Jonkman Dorp, Nieuw Amsterdam
|area_served=Worldwide
}}
'''Jonkman Enterprises, Inc.''' ([[Amerikaens]]: ''De Jonkman Groep''), also known as '''Jonkcorp
Jonkman was founded by [[Cornelis Jonkman]] in 17th century as a merchant house. Over the next three centuries, the merchant house
== History ==
=== Founding
The Jonkman corporation or as it was known when it was founded “'''Jonkman Handelhuysen'''” or Jonkman merchant houses, was first established by Cornelis Petrus Jonkman in late 1691 when Cornelis was just 16. He founded the company after he found that there was a hole as the WIC did not have any services for selling and buying goods from the many frontier towns west of the coast. Seeing this opportunity young Cornelis loaned money from his parents to buy a horse and cart. With this, he began traveling from frontier town to frontier town and buying their goods, selling them in the coastal cities and then buying goods there to sell them to the frontier towns. It turned out this was a very profitable industry and by 1711 Jonkman Handel huysen had 20 Handelshuizen through the colony of Nieuw Nederlandt and had a network of trade outposts, and even a few ships of its own to buy and sell goods directly to and from far lands.
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With the new government in power in the 1840s and 1850s, NNL began massive catchup from which Jonkman provided greatly. Expanding its operations further into shipbuilding, chemicals, trade and commerce, and further railroads. The 1800s were thus marked by the extensive and rapid growth of the company and the family her wealth and influence in the nation. Despite at the time authoritarian government the company remained relatively popular with the general population due to it investing in the quality of life for its employees. It thus created an image that was one of caring which increased its overall wealth, it at the same time made contact with the wealthy upper-class Patroons even marrying some of their daughters to them. By this point, the family had more wealth than some of the Patronen themselves thus gaining more political leverage.
When the republic was founded and properly installed Jonkman Handelhuizen or as it was more commonly known Jonkman Compagnie found itself in an interesting position. Through the latter half of the 1800s, it has invested a great amount of money and made itself incredibly wealthy through its close ties with the pre republican government. While it had close ties with the elite it still retained its position as a company that cared about its workers and was not directly associated with the old regime. This put it in a position where it was able to weather the early years and continue to expand, not just diversifying its operations but also expanding its operations across the American continent. It was a major contributing factor in NNL her rapid economic growth and advancement from backwater to one of the leading industrial powers on the continent and even in the world.
By the 1920s the Jonkman Groep was then known as the largest manufacturer and innovator of NNL, its backbone being industrial goods, ships, trade, electricity, retail, insurance, and mining yet it was to start its newest and riskiest expansion yet. With the rise of the Aero plane Jan Anne Jonkman, the then Director-Generaal of the Groep knew that it was an industry that would be the future. In a series of acquisitions, the Groep bought small aircraft manufactures and designers, and with the help of the military, who wanted a sustainable and robust domestic Aviation industry it began to build up the aviation industry of NNL. In 1927 it also entered the radio broadcasting industry and entertainment industry as it established itself as a movie producer, radio broadcaster, film equipment, and radio makers, it even bought several theatres throughout the nation. It became a silent contributor to the growing entertainment industry in NNL. It was in this period of time that the company became one of the wealthiest if not the wealthiest company in Nieuw Nederlandt with its influence being strong enough to put itself in the Huis der Patronen. Yet despite its fast wealth, the company was still seen by many as a company that actually cared about its community.
== Financial performance ==
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