But, as businesses shrink or disappear, they also wipe out lots of jobs.

If you're not increasing turnover every year, your business is shrinking in real terms.

With the fall in popularity of the long board, eventually the business shrank to a single shop.

While the new firm scored some impressive triumphs, its business shrank as merger activity quieted in recent years.

There is no doubt the business is shrinking.

However, because of financial difficulties, its business shrank.

Mr. Cornette doubted management's claim that business in the port has been shrinking in recent years.

As their traditional business of inpatient care has shrunk, hospitals have moved into home health care.

Since 1995 business had been shrinking, and Brukman had fired over half of its formerly 300 employees.

Mirna Obrenovic, 38, a travel agent, said her business had shrunk to 20 percent of its level of 10 years ago.