Chesbro Music Co. distributes musical instruments, printed music, and music-related gifts through print and online catalogs in addition to its Idaho headquarters. Chesbro sells band and orchestra instruments, guitars, karaoke accessories, DJ equipment, and other musical accessories by Gibson, Fender, Ibanez, Yamaha, Mesa Boogie, and others. The printed music division represents more than 200 music publishers and hosts workshops and clinics each year. Chesbro is owned and run by fourth generation Chesbro family members.

Premier Designs is a direct sales jewelry company founded in 1985 by Joan and Andy Horner in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. They created the company as a way to support ministries here and around the globe, as well as provide a home-based business opportunity established on biblical principles, such as integrity and unselfish service. Through our non-traditional approach of putting people first — before profits — Premier Designs has grown into a more than 350-million-dollar — debt-free — corporation with Independent Distributors (we call them Jewelers) in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Premier Designs Jewelers market quality high fashion jewelry to small groups through Home Shows. We are members of the Direct Selling Association, but our emphasis is on serving rather than selling.

AFD Contract Furniture Inc. was founded in 1980. AFD Contract Furniture helps businesses keep its workers seated and productive. The company distributes desks, seating, storage items, tables, and other office furnishings throughout the US. Its inventory includes products made by such manufacturers as American Seating, KI, Kimball, La-Z-Boy, and Steelcase. The firm also provides and manages space planning, furniture maintenance, project and asset management, and delivery and installation services. In addition to its New York headquarters, AFD Contract Furniture conducts its operations in California, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico.

Henricksen & Company, Inc. is owned by the founding Henricksen family who started the business in the 1960s. Henricksen & Company wants your company to be comfortable. The firm is an office furniture distributor, selling mid- and high-end office furnishings such as desks, chairs, and partitions from manufacturers including Allsteel, Falcon, HNI, KI, and Kimball. Henricksen also offers furniture warehousing, installation, maintenance, and cleaning as well as reconfiguration, design, and space planning services. It leases furniture as well. Customers have included Evanston Northwest Healthcare, Kohl's, the Green Bay Packers, DeVry, and Central DuPage Hospital.

Before Old Navy, there was the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM). Active-duty military personnel, reservists, retirees, and their family members can shop and gas up at more than 100 NEXCOM retail stores (brand-name and private-label merchandise ranging from apparel to home electronics), more than 155 NEXCOM Ships Stores (basic necessities), and its 100-plus Uniform Support Centers (the sole source of authorized uniforms). NEXCOM also runs about 40 Navy Lodges (motels) in the US and about half a dozen foreign countries. NEXCOM receives tax dollars for its shipboard stores, but it is otherwise self-supporting. Most of the profits fund morale, welfare, and recreational programs (MWR) for sailors.

Aaron Brothers has its hand in custom-framing and crafting. Aaron Brothers, Inc. opened its first shop in Los Angeles in 1946; today it operates some 150 stores in about 10 states. Its stores are located mostly in Texas and in the western US, but also reach to Georgia and Virginia. Aaron Brothers stores offer ready-made frames and mattes, art supplies, and custom framing services. A subsidiary of big brother hobby-retailer Michaels Stores, Aaron Brothers stores average about 5,600 sq. ft. and offer its customers some 7,100 products. Parent company Michaels Stores was taken private in 2006 by a pair of private equity firms (Bain Capital Partners and The Blackstone Group).

Founded in 1976, San Diego Office Interiors Corp. company is owned by president and CEO Vincent Mudd. It may always be beautiful outdoors in San Diego but this company would rather be indoors. San Diego Office Interiors (SDOi) sells office furniture to customers in Southern California. The company's inventory includes desks, seating, modular systems, tables, and more. In addition, SDOi offers space planning, installation, and technical support services. SDOi's customers include government agencies, schools, and companies in banking, biotechnology, high-tech, health care, law, and manufacturing.

Osborne Stationers was founded in 1832 as E. C. & W. Osborne. The Osborne family sold Osborne Stationers Ltd in 1914. This version of the Osbornes strives for success with its stationery, not success at this station, and it doesn't need to revisit any bat-oriented events in the process. Osborne Stationers (known as Osborne Office Stationers) operates about 20 stationery and office supply stores throughout the UK. Osborne Stationers Ltd also stocks a variety of arts and crafts supplies and provides printing and copying services, as well as arts and crafts instruction.

Central States Bus Sales sells new and used school and commercial buses to education, transit, and corporate entities. The largest distributor of Blue Bird buses in the nation, it has four sales and service facilities serving Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee. In addition to Blue Bird, the company also offers new and used Girardin and Trans Tech school buses and six brands of new and used commercial buses. Central States sells bus parts, including seat belt and monitoring systems, and conducts training classes on specific bus models. The company was formed in 1975 by bus salesman Steve Rustman.The wheels on the bus go round and round and Central States Bus Sales plans to keep it that way.

bkm Total Office, founded in 1933, is a nationally recognized leader in providing “total office solutions” to meet evolving workplace needs in corporate, educational and healthcare environments through dedicated employees, meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Our approach is simple. We utilize our knowledge, products and services to leverage physical space into assets rather than expenses. We draw upon our expertise in smart buildings, sustainability, financial modeling, workplace analysis, product application, facilities management, project management, technology and ergonomics.

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