Citing economic weakness and uncertainty, Seattle-based Isilon Systems today announced that it is cutting 10 percent of its workforce. The Seattle digital storage company also said that revenue for the first quarter would be down about 15 percent to 17 percent over the fourth quarter. The shares plunged nearly 10 percent on the news in [...]

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Two of the top executives at heavily-funded startup MOD Systems have been placed on administrative leave, a move that comes a little more than a month after an angel investor filed a lawsuit accusing executives of fraud and embezzlement.
Chief Executive Mark Phillips and Chief Operating Officer Kenneth Gordon were placed on leave last Friday, according to sources [...]

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American culture makes a big deal about Â?fast-growthÂ? companies, trumpeting such achievements as getting on the Inc. 5000 list. But does our future Â? and the future of the planet - depend on Â?no growthÂ? companies?
According to one MIT professor, it does.
Jay Forrester, an MIT Sloan School of Management professor emeritus, argues in a [...]

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Although the recession continues, experts say now can be a good time to start your own business., more  and Google poised for venture capital launch (Financial Times)  Google on Tuesday made a move to extend its already outsized influence over Silicon Valley with plans to join the handful of leading venture capital firms that dominate the [...]

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A Longview couple was told they could not provide childcare in the state of Washington anymore so what do they do?  They hop across the Columbia River and open up shop in Oregon., more  and Business Week: Sparks is the best place in Nevada to start a business (Reno Gazette-Journal)  Sparks topped a dozen other Nevada [...]

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SOUTHLAKE, Texas—-The Grout Medic, an industry leader in the aftercare market of grout and tile repair, is offering franchise business opportunities in the grout restoration industry for entrepreneurs interested in starting their own environmentally friendly cleaning company., more  and That winning feeling (Oldham Chronicle)  BUSINESSES big and small were recognised for their immense contribution to Oldhamâ??s [...]

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Is there such a thing as a free lunch? These days, some restaurateurs are banking on it.
To attract diners in these tough economic times, a bunch of restaurants, from fast-food chains to small eateries, are going beyond cutting prices. Some are offering free meals, while others are trying a pay-what-you-want option.
Customers of Denny’s [...]

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The appearance by Microsoft "Halo" franchise development director Frank O’Connor at this weekend’s Emerald City ComiCon had our friend Jake Metcalf, video-game blogger, very excited about what might be announced. Could this be the stealth unveiling of "Halo IV"?!
Well, no, as it turned out. As Metcalf reports from the scene, the company instead used the [...]

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