Brand Matter uses its gray matter to manage and market consumer brands. The brand management and licensing company owns the Ellen Tracy clothing brand, which is targeted towards professional women. (Ellen Tracy struggled under several owners in recent years until it was purchased by Brand Matter from Liz Claiborne in early 2008.) Brand Matter licenses the Caribbean Joe Island Supply Co. lifestyle brand of beach-inspired apparel and accessories, such as sunglasses and luggage. It also advises companies that own brands, including The Bombay Company and Linens n Things, that were once part of now-defunct retail chains. Brand Matter is owned by private equity firms Windsong Brands and Hilco Consumer Capital.

Proficiency Solutions believes that successful organisations continuously develop and assess the competence of their staff. The e-learning modules and assessments that management provide have been employed by outstanding businesses, ranging from international brands to sole traders, boosting the knowledge and performance of their employees.

Finarte was founded in 1959 by the Milanese banker Gian Marco Manusardi. It started operating in the financial sector, with the main purpose of assisting collectors and art operators in the art trading while, at the same time, filling a gap in the banking system. In the course of the years, the Company developed a special competence in bank operations related to the art market, and, first in the world, started to provide loans in a field which still had no credit among bank institutions. Advances on sales, loans against works of art, financing of art operators’ activities, hire –purchases, all these operations were started by Finarte some 35 years ago. The Company’s first seat was located in Milan, via Broletto 37.

Fellows Staffing wants to find the right fellows -- and women -- for the job. The staffing firm specializes in placing workers in administrative, financial, human resources, and legal support (billing clerk, paralegal) positions at Chicago-area businesses. It also places graphic design artists, receptionists, greeters, mail room staff, and workers for data entry. The company provides temporary, temp-to-hire, and permanent placement staffing services. Founded in 1979, Fellows Staffing separates itself from other staffing agencies by offering a $100 quarterly bonus as a reward for a candidate's "peak performance" at employer locations.

Landauer, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide technical and analytical services to determine occupational and environmental radiation exposure internationally. Landauer, Inc. services include the manufacture of various radiation detection monitors; the distribution and collection of the monitors to and from customers; and the analysis and reporting of exposure findings. Landauer, Inc. offers its services for measuring the dosages of x-ray, gamma radiation, and other penetrating ionizing radiations to which the wearer has been exposed primarily through badges that contain optically stimulated luminescent material, which are worn by customer personnel. Landauer, Inc. provides its radiation dosimetry services to hospitals, medical and dental offices, universities, national laboratories, nuclear facilities, and other industries primarily in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the People's Republic of China, France, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Landauer, Inc. has a joint venture with Nagase-Landauer, Ltd. to provide radiation monitoring services. Landauer, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Glenwood, Illinois.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) lives for the day when it has no customers, but for now seeks to serve the more than 20 million children and adults in the US who have the disease. American Diabetes Association is a not-for-profit research, information, and advocacy organization that is working to prevent and cure diabetes as well as to improve the lives of people affected by diabetes. The ADA has operations in all 50 states and Washington, DC. America's Walk for Diabetes is the group's main fund raiser; others include the Tour de Cure (cycling), School Walk for Diabetes, and Kiss-A-Pig, to honor the pig for its role in discovering the effectiveness of insulin in controlling diabetes. The ADA was founded in 1940.

Ultra-Scan Corporation is an identity management solutions provider and a pioneer in the development of high accuracy, fingerprint identification technology, serving the healthcare, government and transportation security, and financial markets. In 1996, Ultra-Scan introduced the world’s first ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, a major breakthrough in the emerging field of biometrics. That year, the Company’s work was recognized with the prestigious R&D Top 100 Award as one of the world’s most technologically innovative products. During the next few years, the Company developed and field-tested several high-end ultrasonic fingerprint scanning systems including both hardware and software. At the same time, company engineers continued to advance the use of ultrasonics for fingerprint identification and Ultra-Scan now holds a number of key patents related to the technology. Following the events of September 11, the company experienced a sharp increase in demand for its systems, as the industry and the general public came to realize that accuracy was critical for any true biometric system. In early 2002, Ultra-Scan announced it would expand efforts to license its technology to leading OEMs and system integrators in the security industry with the goal of making ultrasonic technology the standard for the next generation of true identity fingerprint readers.

Onward Healthcare, Inc., a healthcare staffing company, provides travel nursing, per diem nurse, or allied healthcare staffing services in the United States. The company provides allied health jobs, including physical therapist/physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists/occupational therapy assistants, speech language pathologists, respiratory therapists, radiology technicians/imaging professionals, medical technologists/medical lab technologists, and surgical technologists. It also provides clinical research staffs comprising data managers, dieticians, drug safety associates, financial specialists, laboratory technicians, medical research associates, medical writers, patient recruitment specialists, pharmacists, phlebotomists, project managers, radiology technicians, regulatory specialists, clinical study coordinators, and statisticians, as well as clinical research nurses, associates, assistants, and scientists. The company serves hospitals, outpatient clinics, magnet facilities, government facilities, schools, and long-tem care facilities.

The Salem Group provides temporary staffing and payroll services in a variety of professional and technical areas, including administration. The company handles special project staffing for law firms and corporate legal departments. It also recruits personnel for engineering, oil and gas leasing, appraisal, and expert witness testimony for land and right-of-way projects. Its technical services unit provides programmers, network engineers, and help desk personnel. For large clients, The Salem Group offers on-site and off-site managed staffing programs. The company has several offices in the Chicago area.

SyCip, Gorres, Velayo & Co. (SGV) is a professional services firm. It provides actuarial advisory, business advisory, business risk, financial services risk management, fraud investigation and dispute, and technology and security risk services. It also offers accounting and financial reporting, external audit, financial accounting advisory, tax advisory, transaction advisory, corporate development, and transaction planning and management services. SGV is a member practice of Ernst & Young Global. The firm was founded in 1946 and is based in Makati City, Philippines with additional offices in Bacolod City, Baguio City, Cagayan de Oro City, Cavite City, Cebu City, Davao City, and General Santos City, Philippines.

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