izzydesign company has designed such products as Jack, a foldable training and gaming table, and the Clara storage cabinet, which can be topped with a cushion for extra seating. Its products are designed by Chuck Saylor, as well as through partnerships with Merge Office Interiors. Except for the izzydesign's privacy screens which are manufactured by Merge Interiors, products are manufactured at the company's facilities in Belton, Texas and Spring Lake, Michigan. izzydesign also is parent to ABCO Office Furniture, as well as several other brands. The company is owned by parent JSJ Corporation.

Bernard Chaus, Inc. company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Bernard Chaus, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets women's career and casual sportswear in the United States. Its products include tailored suits, knit tops, jackets, dresses, skirts, pants, blouses, sweaters, and related accessories. The company offers its products under the JOSEPHINE CHAUS, JOSEPHINE, JOSEPHINE STUDIO, CHAUS, CYNTHIA STEFFE, and CYNTHIA CYNTHIA STEFFE trademarks, as well as under private label brand names. It also sells private label apparel with customers specifications. Bernard Chaus markets its products through department store chains, specialty retailers, and other retail outlets.

The Bull family controls Bradner Central, which was founded in 1852. Bradner Central Company is the parent company of several light-converting and paper-distributing subsidiaries, including Bradner Smith & Co. and Bradner National. It serves publishers of catalogs, magazines, books, and other commercial printers with some 2,200 products, including fine and specialty papers for printing, business forms, and envelopes, and, to a lesser degree, pressure-sensitive films, foils, and vinyls. The subsidiaries supply businesses in such industries as advertising, direct mail, insurance, label printing, and quick printing.

Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc. company was founded by veterinarians Rory Foster and Marty Smith in 1983. Drs. Foster & Smith is a top supplier of pet supplies such as food, supplements, medicines, bedding, and toys. It sells brand-name items, as well as its own Drs. Foster & Smith branded pet care products through catalogs and its Web site and provides complete pharmacy services. Drs. Foster & Smith also offers information for pet owners on PetEducation.com and operates a retail store in its headquarter town of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. It has expanded its business by buying Neeps, Pet Warehouse, and liveaquaria.com.

The changes made by L'Oréal USA since its 1953 founding have been anything but cosmetic. The US arm of L'Oréal (the world's #1 cosmetics firm), L'Oréal USA boasts a host of big-name brands, including Maybelline and Redken. It also owns salon product makers Matrix and Kérastase, as well as consumer-focused SoftSheen/Carson and perfume brands Ralph Lauren and Gloria Vanderbilt. The unit's upscale Lancôme (makeup, skin care) and Biotherm (skin care) lines are sold nationwide in department stores. Its parent bought Dallas-based SkinCeuticals. Laurent Attal took over as president and CEO in April 2006, when former president and CEO Jean-Paul Agon became CEO of L'Oréal SA.

Golden Resorts Group Ltd. company makes and sells watches throughout China, the Middle East, and North and South America. The company purchased two casino resorts in 2005 as a way to diversify and take advantage of the booming tourist business in nearby Macao. The Casa Real Hotel and Grandview Hotel feature nearly 800 rooms, more than 100 gaming tables, and about 125 slot machines. The VIP rooms contain more than 30 gaming tables for high rollers. The company plans to increase its high roller business in the future and continue expanding the watch line. CEO Yuet Wah Chu owns about 12% of Golden Resorts.

Bally International got the boot from Swiss conglomerate Oerlikon-Buhrle a decade ago, but the shoe designer still clings to its ballyhooed haute brand name. Bally focuses on selling its premium-priced shoes (50% of revenues). Other products include accessories (briefcases, handbags, neckwear, scarves) and apparel. Bally sells its products at about 200 company-owned stores worldwide. The firm has updated its image from fancy shoes to luxury goods and complete collections on par with Gucci and LVMH. Europe-based luxury goods holding firm LABELUX Group bought Bally from investment firm TPG Capital in 2008. LABELUX is owned by Joh. A. Benckiser.

Lise Watier Cosmetiques company was founded in 1968 as a personal growth and makeup institution by former television host Lise Watier. Lise Watier Cosmetiques makes and markets more than 350 skin care products, cosmetics, and fragrances. The line, including its La Toscana collection that debuted in 2008, is sold online and through retailers, such as Sephora, Les Galeries Lafayette, and Le Bon Marche in Canada, as well as La Samaritaine (France), El Palacio de Hierro (Mexico) and Gazzaz (Saudi Arabia). The company also produces informative how-to videos, which broadcast on Canadian television and at counters where products are sold.

Vera Bradley Designs was formed in 1982 by friends Patricia Miller and Barbara Bradley Baekgaard when they realized a lack of good-looking luggage for women. They named the company after Barbara's mother, Vera Bradley. Vera Bradley Designs likes its customers to carry around lots of baggage. It designs and makes quilted handbags and travel bags, as well as travel accessories, such as cosmetic bags, curling iron covers, and pocket wallets. The company's products are available in some 3,500 gift and specialty stores and about 30 Vera Bradley retail stores in the US. In addition to its core products, it offers licensed items, including Vera Bradley-brands rugs, eyewear, stationery, and home decor items.

Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd., founded in 1993, represents one of Mary Kay's more than 30 international markets. The UK boasts more than 5,000 independent sales representatives who work full-time or part-time based out of their homes. These sales reps peddle Mary Kay products directly to customers at home parties or at work. Mary Kay's products include skin care, cosmetics, fragrances, nail polish, men's grooming products, and sunscreen.

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