Intergold Ltd. company was founded in the early 1980s by fifth-generation Armenian jeweler and CEO Miran Armutlu. Investor Benjamin Hubert owns about a quarter of Intergold. Intergold is an innovator of championship sports heavy knuckle bling. The Calgary, Canada-based company makes and markets championship rings and other recognition jewelry for corporations, schools, and professional sports teams of all kinds. Previously having produced only class and corporate rings, in the early 1990's Intergold began to court professional sports teams as their official jewelers. Products are distributed through individual sales representatives, the company Web site, and one retail outlet store.

Amerex makes outerwear for men, women, and children. Founded in 1946, it has licensing agreements with brands such as Jones New York, London Fog, OshKosh, Mudd, and Wrangler. Amerex also produces outerwear under its own labels (1 Madison, Weather Tamer), sportswear (Adolfo), and swimwear (Isababies, Bombshell). Its products are sold in major department stores and specialty retailers throughout the US and Canada. Chairman and President Ira Ganger bought out retiring partner Fred Shvetz in 2006.

Steven Madden, Ltd. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Long Island City, New York. Steven Madden, Ltd. designs, sources, markets and retails fashion-forward footwear for women, men and children. The Company also designs, sources, markets and retails name brand and private label fashion handbags and accessories through its Daniel M. Friedman Division. The Company distributes products through its retail stores, its e-commerce Website, department and specialty stores throughout the United States and through special distribution arrangements in Canada, Europe, Central and South America, Australia and Asia. Its business comprises three segments: Wholesale, Retail and First Cost. Steven Madden Retail, Inc., its wholly owned retail subsidiary, operates Steve Madden and Steven retail stores, as well as its e-commerce Website. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Adesso-Madden, Inc. (A-M), acts as a buying agent for footwear products under private labels and licensed brands for many mass merchandisers and mid-tier department stores.

Founded in 1869 as the Penn Metal Corporation of Pennsylvania, the firm is owned by Pennsylvania-based Industrial Manufacturing Company. Penco Products company makes industrial furniture and storage items, including cabinets, carts, lockers, pallet racks, work benches, and shelving. It also offers a line of hygiene products that includes deoderizers, soap dispensers, and floor mats, among other products. Penco's customers include industrial, service, governmental, and institutional organizations throughout the US. The firm operates manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Utah.

Polo Ralph Lauren is galloping at a faster clip than when founder Ralph Lauren first entered the arena 40 years ago. With golden mallet brands such as Polo by Ralph Lauren, RRL, Rugby, and Club Monaco, the firm designs and markets apparel and accessories, home furnishings, and fragrances. Its collections are available at some 10,800 locations worldwide, including many upscale and mid-tier department stores. (Macy's and Dillard's account for more than a third of all wholesale revenue.) The company also operates about 315 Ralph Lauren, Club Monaco, and Rugby retail stores worldwide as well as the e-commerce sites RalphLauren.com and Polo.com. American style icon and CEO Lauren controls the company.

Vermont is known for its maple syrup, its mountains, and now its soap. Vermont Country Soap Corporation makes a wide variety of organic cleaning options, including natural bar and liquid soaps, bath and shower gels, pet shampoo, and yoga mat wash. Additionally, the company sells bath accessories, such as incense, loofahs, nail brushes, pumice stones, and soap dishes. Each year, the company manufactures approximately 1 million bars of soap, which are sold to retailers across the US and in Japan. Vermont Country Soap also makes soap in custom blends for private labels. The company expanded its products portfolio in 2008 to include organic pet shampoos.

Yak Pak was founded in 1996 by company president Stephen Holt; its first major product, the D-Jay bag, was made specifically for DJs to hold their music. Yak Pak company manufactures utilitarian (yet trendy) bags, backpacks, duffel bags, totes, and related accessories that are sold through specialty retailers nationwide (including Pacific Sunwear and Urban Outfitters), as well as online and through a retail store located in San Franciso. Under an exclusive licensing agreement, Yak Pak also designs, makes, and distributes bags under the Dickies brand.

OPI Products knows some women like to make a statement with their nails. The family-owned company is well known for whimsical nail polish names such as Not So Bora-Bora-ing Pink, I'm Not Really A Waitress, Chick Flick Cherry, and You Rock-apulco Red. It carries some 200 nail colors. In addition to nail polish, the company also makes nail care and skin care products, and color cosmetics sold primarily through salons and specialty beauty stores throughout the US and in about 70 foreign countries. The company's brands include Nail Envy, Avoplex, Feet, Garden Party, Avojuice, and Nicole.

Founded in 1989, the company is led by Congleton's daughter, chairman and CEO Rebecca Boenigk, and his wife, Jaye Congleton. Neutral Posture designs and makes ergonomic office chairs under the AbChair, Balance, Embrace, and N-tune brands. It also sells keyboard trays and related workstation accessories under the elementAl and StandUp brands. Customers include major corporations and government agencies. Neutral Posture has operations in Texas and Canada. Its chairs were designed by Texas A&M professor Jerome Congleton, whose research was derived from NASA data on the body's reaction to weightlessness.

Gravis Footwear, Inc. company makes sporty (for sports and for the sportif) footwear, bags (handbags and luggage pieces), and apparel (T-shirts, hats, hoodies and jackets) printed with the company's logo. Gravis' trendy collections, which appeal to men and women 25-35 years of age, are available through more than 2,500 specialty retailers worldwide. These include 200-plus stores in the US, including surf and skate shops, as well as chains such as Urban Outfitters and Whole Earth Provision. Snowboard manufacturer Burton Snowboards owns Gravis.

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