Business News
This Venture Capitalist Is Paying a Record $9.6 Billion for an NFL Team
Billionaire Vinod Khosla has to give up his stake in the 49ers to close the deal, and NFL owners still have to approve.
Seattle
Business News
Chipotle Shuts Down Stores in Seattle and Portland After E. Coli Outbreak
This is the third outbreak of food contamination at Chipotle restaurants since August.
By Reuters
Building a Business
This Startup Has Figured Out How to Grow Metal Like a Tree
This innovation is useful for the construction, automobile, oil and gas industries.
Business Legal
Businesses in Seattle Are Now Required to Make Some Bathrooms ‘Gender Neutral’
Single-stall restrooms are now all-gender facilities in Seattle.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
The Sad Saga of the $70,000 Minimum Salary Company
The utopian vision of an entrepreneur who wanted to do his part for income inequality looks shortsighted in the cold light of reality.
By Steve Tobak
Business Legal
Seattle CEO Who Set Minimum Salaries to $70,000 Sued By Brother for Allegedly Overpaying Himself
Gravity Payments' Dan Price made national news when he announced an across-the-board raise for his 120-person team. Now, he is being accused of cutting his brother out of profits.
By Geoff Weiss
Thought Leaders
After a Life as Refugees, This Entrepreneur Family Has No Fear
Fleeing Vietnam at risk of their lives in hopes of reaching American taught the Lams everything there is to know about pursuing dreams.
Building a Business
Anatomy of a VC Deal: How One Seattle Startup Raised $12.5 Million
We'll take you through the entire process, from pitch decks to cut checks.
Building a Business
Amazon Sues Alleged Sellers of Bogus 5-Star Product Reviews
Beware peddlers of lies. The ecommerce goliath is dropping the legal hammer on four sites it claims hawk fake positive product reviews.
Building a Business
Starbucks to Begin Testing Delivery in Seattle and New York City This Year
Get ready to order coffee on your phone to be delivered fresh to your home.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Franchises Lose Bid to Block Part of Seattle’s Minimum Wage Rollout
Franchise owners in Seattle are still on track to be grouped with large businesses under the city's new minimum wage law.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
Why the International Franchise Association Is Suing Seattle
Oral arguments on the preliminary injunction to prevent Seattle's minimum wage hike start today.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Home Improvement Startup Porch Raises $65 Million at $500 Million Valuation
The 16-month-old company plans to allocate funds towards enhancing its new mobile app.
By Geoff Weiss
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Industry Not Without Hurdles in 2015
The International Franchise Association predicts a solid 2015 for franchised businesses, though regulatory battles loom.
By Kate Taylor
Thought Leaders
3 Things Every Leader Can Learn From Seattle’s Star Quarterback Russell Wilson
Believe it or not, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson can teach entrepreneurs a lot about leadership and running a business.
Building a Business
The Top 10 Companies to Work For in 2015
A positive work environment, intelligent co-workers and great benefits make these 10 companies the most exciting places to work for in 2015, as rated by the employees themselves.
By Laura Entis
Entrepreneurs
Is Your City Among the 10 Richest in the U.S.?
A new report reveals the 10 wealthiest cities in America.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Franchise Players: I Turned My Small Biz Into a Franchised Location
After two decades in the custom closet business, Truman Jepson converted his small business into a franchised location of Closets by Design.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Are Minimum-Wage Activists Trying to Kill the Franchise Model in Seattle?
The International Franchise Association claims Seattle's new minimum wage law discriminates against franchisees, and says it's all one labor union's fault.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Franchisees Seek Injunction to Halt Minimum-Wage Hike in Seattle
The International Franchise Association filed for an injunction preventing Seattle from enacting the new minimum wage law in its present state.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
17 Ridiculous Questions Google Has Stopped Asking During Interviews
Google often asks potential hires to think outside the box, but these interview questions are so absurd the tech company eventually banned them.
Business News
Massachusetts Hikes Minimum Wage to $11
The state's lawmakers passed legislation that will raise the minimum wage from $8 an hour to $11, the highest minimum wage in the country.
By Laura Entis
Thought Leaders
Entrepreneurs Are Forgotten in the Minimum Wage Debate
Small businesses employ more than 50 percent of the population, but who is guaranteeing their wages?
By Carol Roth
Buying a Franchise
Franchisees Take Action Against Seattle’s Minimum Wage Law
Outraged that the new law holds them to stricter rules than small-business owners, franchise owners are fighting back with a lawsuit and full-page ad in the 'Seattle Times.'
By Kate Taylor
Business News
Amazon Is Being a Big Tease About Its 3-D Smartphone, May Reveal It June 18
It's like nothing we've ever seen before! Wait, we've never seen it.
Buying a Franchise
Seattle Says Franchises Aren’t Small Businesses, Forces Them on $15 Wage Fast Track
The International Franchise Association is filing a lawsuit opposing Seattle's plan, which forces franchises to adopt a $15 minimum wage in three years.
By Kate Taylor
Business Accounting
How a $15 Minimum Wage in Seattle Could Leave Workers Worse Off
Seattle mayor Ed Murray proposed a record-setting minimum wage hike of $15 -- a move both waiters and restaurant owners are calling shortsighted for failing to credit tips.
By Geoff Weiss