Analysts said similar companies would be expected to sell for one and a half to two times that.

For some similar companies, this has been a problem.

In particular, the turnover among senior executives is higher than at similar companies.

Ask them to provide references from other, similar companies they've helped in the past.

There are several dozen similar companies but only a few with as prominent a presence on the Internet.

Aspen and similar companies may go public at some point, company officials said.

Several other similar companies were formed at about the same time.

The problem for investors, they say, is making a choice between two very similar companies.

Last month, he sold out to his partners and now is starting another, similar company.

The founders of other similar companies are predominantly black and worked their way up in large cities.