ABCO, founded in 1990, was acquired by Jami (office furniture holding company) in 1995. Jami sold the company to JSJ Corporation in 2008, and ABCO became a unit of JSJ's izzydesign business. ABCO Office Furniture offers mid-market solutions for a variety of corporate, institutional and educational applications with a broad product offering of workstations/desking, educational workstations, conference tables, training tables, multipurpose tables, stack seating, office panels, folding tables and folding chairs. An extensive fabric and finish palette allows compatibility with any setting.

Simple Shoes wants nothing more, nothing less, than to get you into a pair of shoes that helps you improve your ecological footprint. It makes clogs, sandals, and non-performance sneakers using sustainable materials, such as bamboo, organic cotton, recycled car tires, natural latex and cork combinations, recycled PET (from plastic water bottles), and other materials. Its Green Toe brand is a culmination of those efforts. Started in 1991 with the Old School Sneaker, Simple aims to be a fashionable eco-conscious footwear firm. The company, a subsidiary and popular brand of Deckers Outdoors, sells its products through shops that specialize in comfort footwear, international distributors, and its own Web site.

Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company makes drawer slides, shelving systems, closet rods, and other storage-related hardware items, plus idea@WORK office lighting and computer-related ergonomic products. KV sells its products mostly to original equipment manufacturers and specialty distributors in the US and Canada, but it also sells directly to consumers. The Knape family, including former chairman and CEO Bill Dutmers (a descendant of one of the founders), sold its controlling interest in the company to private equity firm Wind Point Partners for about $106 million in 2006.

Summer Infant, Inc. is a designer, marketer, and distributor of branded juvenile health, safety and wellness products, which are sold principally to large North American and United Kingdom retailers. The Company has more than 80 products in various product categories, including nursery audio/video monitors, safety gates, durable bath products, bed rails, related health and safety products, booster and potty seats, bouncers and a product line of soft goods/bedding. Its products are sold primarily to United States retailers including Babies R Us, Target, KMart, Buy Buy Baby, Meijer, Baby Depot (Burlington Coat Factory) and Wal-Mart. The Company maintains through Summer Infant Europe, Limited (SIE) a sales, marketing and distribution office in England, which services the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe. On July 17, 2009, Summer Infant, Inc. completed the acquisition of Butterfly Living. In December 2009, Summer Infant, Inc. completed the acquisition of Classy Kid Inc.

Sarkli Repechage gives damaged skin a second chance. The company is a wholesaler and retailer of personal care products, including skin and body care items that contain seaweed and other botanicals. Products include the Repechage Four Layer Facial, Vita Cura antiaging creams, the Hydra Medic line of cleansers for acne-prone skin, fruit-scented body scrubs, SPF-enhanced cosmetics, and sunless tanning gel. Repechage's treatments are sold to spas in the US and internationally, as well as through its Web site. After opening Manhattan's first day spa in the late '70s, president and CEO Lydia Sarfati founded Sarkli Repechage in 1980.

The family-owned firm was founded in 1949 by Ivan Combe, who created Clearasil in 1950 and made it the #1 acne medication before selling it off in 1960. Combe's products are sold in more than 60 countries. Combe makes powders and creams you're itching to buy. The company's products portfolio includes an array of items in the anti-itch niche, including Lanacane, Scalpicin, Gynecort, and Vagisil. Combe combats other human indignities, too, including loose dentures (Sea-Bond), stinky feet (Odor-Eaters), and gray hair (Grecian Formula, Just For Men). Combe's acquisition of J.B. Williams in 2002 added popular names Aqua Velva, Brylcreem, and Cepacol to its brands, among others.

Tweezerman International has the tools for those who prefer to be highly maintained. The company has supplied celebrities and well-known makeup artists with its Slant Tweezers for a quarter of a century. Founded by government activist Dal LaMagna in 1980 with only the Splintertweeze, Tweezerman makes more than 100 types of personal care implements for men's and women's manicures, pedicures, eyes, and facials. Its products are sold through professional beauty suppliers, as well as cosmetic and department stores, drug store chains (CVS and Walgreen), and specialty retailers nationwide. Zwilling J. A. Henckels, the highly-renowned German-based maker of knives and scissors, bought the company in January 2005.

Viva Optique, Inc. company, which was founded in 1978 by Harvey Ross, has in-house design teams located in Italy and New Jersey that pump out some 1,000 designs yearly. Viva Optique company is part of HVHC, a subsidiary of health insurance provider Highmark. Viva Optique has set its sites on keeping its customers in shades worldwide. It operates Viva International Group, a leading worldwide eyewear and sunglass manufacturer. It has about 15 international offices and distributes its products in more than 60 countries. Brand names include Bongo, Candie's, Ermenegildo Zegna, Escada, Givenchy, Guess?, Harley-Davidson, and Tommy Hilfiger.

Founded in 1998, the company sells medications and healthcare items for cats, dogs, birds, fish, chinchillas, guinea pigs, rabbits, and other small animals. Paying less to take care of pets is the focus of PetCareRx and its customers. The online retailer sells discounted prescription and non-prescription medications and supplements for domesticated pets that are typically purchased from veterinarian offices. The e-tailer peddles the products through its Web site and offers additional pet items, such as toys, treats, bedding, and grooming supplies. The company's Web site boasts an online pharmacist and veterinarian to answer questions, as well.

CEO Shelli Gardner and her sister (who later left the company) founded Stampin' Up! Inc in 1988. Through a network of about 40,000 independent sales representatives in North America and internationally, Stampin' Up! markets exclusive wood-mounted rubber stamps and accessories for use in arts and crafts, scrapbooking, greeting card design, and home decoration. California, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington, and Wisconsin are among the states with a large number of distributors. It also has representatives based in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the UK.

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