Local movers and shakers featured in Seattle 100
ChaseJarvis.com
Seattle 100: Portrait of a City is the culmination of a two-year personal project by renowned photographer, filmmaker, and social artist Chase Jarvis. 100 leading artists, musicians, writers, scientists, restaurateurs, DJs, developers, activists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, are featured, all of who are defining and driving culture in Seattle.

Plucky Columbia City theater fights to survive   
Seattle PI
The Columbia City Cinema expanded in 2007 and tried a stock offering in 2009, but more recently a new business model has surfaced that provides a solution that might help stop it from closing. However, this model that includes loyal customer support, might not be enough to continue operations.

Exit strategies for small business owners: a creative way to sell   
New York Times
A positive byproduct of the recession may be fresh thinking, ingenuity and alternative solutions. Many sellers have had to put their exit plans on hold, which is why this might be the time to take a closer look at an unfamiliar and misunderstood exit tool: selling your business to employees through a worker-owned cooperative.

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