Sanrio Company, Ltd., primary business is making and marketing what the firm calls social communication gifts. The company also operates restaurants and two theme parks in Japan, produces movies, and publishes books and magazines -- all based on its multitude of cute characters. Sanrio licenses or sells thousands of items -- including Hello Kitty stationery, school and desk accessories, clothing, cosmetics, and room decor -- that turn up for sale around the world. Over 4,000 stores sell the products in the Americas alone, including some 200 Sanrio boutiques. CEO Shintaro Tsuji founded Sanrio in 1960.

Klaussner® Home Furnishings has grown to become one of the largest furniture companies in America. Klaussner was purchased by Hans Klaussner in 1979 and is still privately owned. With multiple U.S. manufacturing and distribution facilities and over 1,400 employees, the company is well known for its quality, value priced home furnishings, produced by highly skilled employees and distributed by furniture retailers throughout the world.Asheboro, NC is home for several of Klaussner’s manufacturing and distribution facilities as well as the company’s corporate headquarters and a 100,000 square foot showroom. Other manufacturing service centers are located in Milford, Iowa. Another affiliated company is Prestige Fabricators, Inc., a foam manufacturing company also located in Asheboro. The Klaussner affiliated group of companies has over 1,700 employees. Klaussner also has 4 licensed Klaussnerhome stores as well as over 150 Klaussner Home Furnishings Galleries located throughout the US.

Bosch Communications Systems - a business unit of Bosch Security Systems - is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of professional audio, wireless, life safety and communication equipment. Bosch Communications Systems offers complete system solutions for the world's most critical, high-profile installations and events.

The company makes products for infants -- including safety guards for furniture edges, stoves, stairs, and fireplaces; diaper holders and other storage containers and organizers for baby products; and bottles and dishwasher baskets for infant feeding implements. Prince Lionheart's Original Slumber Bear, a revamp of a toy first marketed in the 70's, uses recorded womb sounds to lull babies to sleep. Its products are sold online through the company's Web site and at Toys R' Us and Babies R' Us stores. Thomas McConnell owns and runs the company, which he founded in 1973.

As the Woodstock era stretched and opened its eyes, it gave birth to much more than just acid rock and tie dye. A new generation of entrepreneurial spirit was emerging, founded in the counter-culture, anti-establishment ethos of the day. These were companies whose start-up capital was measured not in dollars or stock options, but in innovation, ambition and a desire to mold their own destiny. The refusal to simply accept the status quo, to challenge convention, brought a fresh perspective to a generation that would forever change the rules of Business As Usual.Certainly, not every endeavor was a success. Many young entrepreneurs were quickly overwhelmed by the harsh realities of the marketplace, and the stark realization that the rules of economics bent only so far. Others became victims of their own success stories, too naïve or ignorant of the disciplines of management and organization to sustain their momentum. Only a few have managed to grow and prosper, and even fewer have maintained the essence of that independent, innovative spirit.

The name 'LEGO' is an abbreviation of the two Danish words "leg godt", meaning "play well". It’s their name and it’s their ideal.The LEGO Group was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. The Company has passed from father to son and is now owned by Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, a grandchild of the founder.It has come a long way over the past almost 80 years - from a small carpenter’s workshop to a modern, global enterprise that is now, in terms of sales, the world’s fifth-largest manufacturer of toys.

Olympus Corporation and its subsidiaries engage in the manufacture and sale of precision machineries and instruments worldwide. Olympus operates in five segments: Imaging Systems Business, Medical Systems Business, Life Science Business, Information and Communication Business, and Others. The Imaging Systems Business segment offers film cameras, digital cameras, and voice recorders. The Medical Systems Business segment provides medical endoscopes, surgical endoscopes, endo-therapy devices, and ultrasound endoscopes. The Life Science Business segment offers diagnostic systems, biological microscopes, analytical services of genomic information, and industrial microscopes. The Information and Communication Business segment provides mobile terminals, mobile solutions, mobile content services, network infrastructure systems, system development, semiconductor devices, and electric equipment. The Others segment offers industrial endoscopes, nondestructive testing equipment, printers, bar code data processing equipment, and software development. Olympus was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Blackmagic Design's founders have had a long history in post-production editing and engineering. With extensive experiences in high-end telecine, film and post, harnessed with a real passion for perfection, Blackmagic set out to change the industry forever.A company dedicated to quality and stability and focusing on where it's needed most; Blackmagic has created some of the most talked about products in the industry. World famous for their unbeatable codecs, Blackmagic envisioned truly affordable high-end quality editing workstations built upon Blackmagic software and hardware.

Marshall Amplification is the original creator of speakers that can (okay, figuratively) turned up to "11" on their volume dials. Marshall Amplification is One of the world's leading and best-known makers of guitar amplification equipment, Marshall makes amplifiers and accessories for both electric and acoustic guitars, as well as for other musical instruments and for small public address systems. Products are distributed throughout the world through music equipment retailers. In 1962 Jim Marshall opened a music shop selling specialized the amplifiers so often requested by the era's musicians; over the years the small business evolved into Marshall Amplification.

LEIFHEIT concentrates primarily on the European market and has numerous international branches. LEIFHEIT AG integration of the French companies Birambeau and Herby has enabled us to enhance their presence in one of Europe’s key markets.LEIFHEIT AG bathroom products division also has a number of well-known brands that are part of the LEIFHEIT strategy of success - Their Kleine Wolke, spirella and Meusch brands are testimony to the trend-setting design and quality LEIFHEIT AG offer in the area of bathroom textiles, bedclothes and accessories, thus enabling us to adopt a leading position in the European market.

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