MBS Textbook Exchange gives college kids around the country some spending cash at the end of every semester. In addition to distributing new and used textbooks to more than 4,000 colleges and universities nationwide, the company also develops and sells the systems that enable bookstores to sell books and buy them back. MBS is organized into MBS Wholesale, MBS Direct, and MBS Systems. The wholesale division supplies campus bookstores, while the direct division provides books to private K-12 schools, vocational schools, teaching hospitals, and community colleges. The company was founded in 1909 as The Missouri Store Company and became MBS Textbook Exchange in 1980.

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).

Dreams, Inc. company owns and operates about 20 Field of Dreams and FansEdge stores across the US -- in addition to some 10 franchised stores -- that sell signed balls, jerseys, photos, plaques, and other collectibles, which it licenses from the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA, and NASCAR. It also reaches shoppers via the FansEdge catalog and online (including FansEdge.com and ProSportsMemorabilia.com). Dreams' Mounted Memories division makes and distributes sports memorabilia, while its Greene Organization handles special appearances, endorsements, and other off-field activities for athletes.

Proftech was founded in 1980, but it was first conceived the company in a college paper Montiel wrote about recession-proof industries. No matter what the economic outlook, people will always need office supplies. That was president Jose Montiel's theory when he started Proftech, a major distributor of office products and supplies to customers throughout the US. The company offers next-day delivery with no minimum order. Aside from the customary pens and notepads, Proftech supplies innovative products such as SMART Technologies' "smart board" and its own oil clean-up material, HTP. The company's products are distributed through about 50 facilities nationwide and can be ordered over the phone or online.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions HK was founded in 2003. You've got business problems, Konica Minolta has, well, business solutions. Konica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd., a subsidiary of office machine powerhouse Konica Minolta, sells business customers digital and laser printers, multi-function printer/fax/copier/scanners, and electronic document management systems. The parent company is exiting its camera and film business though Konica Minolta Business Solutions HK does still offer some of these items. Konica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd. also sells printing and networking software and offers technical support. Launched in late 2008, its Digital Solutions Square (DSS) is a high-tech showroom for the company's newer and more innovative products.

OEC Business Interiors, Inc. is much more than an ordinary furniture dealership. We are truly a fully integrated interior solutions provider. Our family-owned business has been providing workplace solutions to our customers since 1955. Our comprehensive portfolio of knowledge, products and services is one of the best in the industry; and, as a certified WBE (Woman's Business Enterprise) with over 50 years of consistent leadership, we are a progressive and stable company.It is our philosophy to engage our clients directly to understand their needs, the issues that are important to them, and the goals they wish to achieve. We believe this to be the most effective method of doing business because it allows us to tailor our solutions specifically to each client. More importantly, it gives our clients the opportunity to interact with us and to be confident that they have made the right decision by partnering with us. As a result, over the years we have achieved high levels of customer satisfaction. Financially, OEC Business Interiors is one of the strongest dealerships in the country. In fact, despite today's volatile economic climate, we have maintained our 4A1 Dun & Bradstreet rating while many other dealerships have struggled, have been sold, or have gone out of business entirely. We have structured our company to be both efficient and agile. As an aggressive and stable company, with solid consistent ownership and no long-term debt, we are poised to grow while others scramble to restructure.

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. engages in the retail and direct marketing of vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, herbs, sports nutrition formulas, homeopathic remedies, natural pet food, low carb foods, diet and weight management supplements, and other health and beauty aids primarily in the United States. It sells its products through its retail stores, as well as through its catalog and Websites, primarily vitaminshoppe.com. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. sells its products under its Vitamin Shoppe, BodyTech, and MD Select brand names, including Ultimate Man, Ultimate Woman, and Whey Tech, as well as under national brands, which include Solgar, Twinlab, EAS, and Nature’s Way. As of March 9, 2010, it operated 447 stores in 37 states and the District of Columbia. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. was formerly known as VS Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. in November 2009. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in North Bergen, New Jersey.

Waldner's Business Environments, Inc. is a full service Office Furniture Dealership. Since our founding in 1939, Waldner's has earned a reputation for cultivating strong, long-standing partnerships with our customers, enabling them to reduce capital and operating expenditures while enhancing workplace effectiveness. We are a third generation woman owned enterprise and a family operated organization with over 70 years of proven experience and leadership.Waldner's offers a full range of products to suit every work environment and a complete offering of services to see you through your project and assist you in the maintenance and management of your investments for years to come. Regardless of client locale, growth rate or business need, dedicated and responsive team works with clients to create strategies that enable our customers to make good business decisions and effectively manage their workplace. Our innovative processes and furniture solutions help you meet both your furniture objectives and your corporate goals, while maintaining your budgets.

Camfour is taking careful aim and hopes to hit its target bottom line. Catering to independent retail sporting goods stores and gun dealers in the US, the company distributes firearms, ammunition, and related shooting accessories, as well as military surplus items. Product categories include air guns, new and used handguns and long guns, scopes and sights, reloading supplies, and powder. Camfour stocks products from such brands as Glock, Smith & Wesson, Beretta, and Colt. The firm got its start in 1952 when Al Ferst bought a fishing and tackle distribution business in Massachusetts and renamed it Camfour.

Copart, Inc. provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It offers a range of services for processing and selling vehicles over the Internet, through its virtual bidding second generation Internet auction-style sales technology, to vehicle sellers, primarily insurance companies, banks and financial institutions, charities, car dealerships, fleet operators, vehicle rental companies, and the general public. The company’s services include online seller access, salvage estimation services, estimating services, end-of-life vehicle processing, virtual insured exchange, transportation services, vehicle inspection stations, on-demand reporting, DMV processing, flexible vehicle processing programs, buyer network, sales process, dealer services, direct services, and u-pull-it services, as well as CoPartfinder, an Internet-based used vehicle parts locator that provides vehicle dismantlers with resale opportunities for their salvage purchases. It primarily serves licensed vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, repair licensees, used vehicle dealers, and exporters, as well as the general public. As of July 31, 2009, the company operated 147 facilities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Copart, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Fairfield, California.

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