The United States Basketball League (USBL) operates an association of professional basketball teams that play a 30-game schedule from April through June. The league encompasses a half dozen teams, including the Brooklyn Kings, the Dodge City Legend, and the Kansas Cagerz, which compete with 11 players each. The USBL generates revenue mostly through franchise fees and marketing sponsorships. It is intended to be a development league for recent college graduates and international players to showcase their skills for scouts from National Basketball Association teams. The founding Meisenheimer family controls about 90% of the USBL.

Marriott International signs in at the top of the lodging industry. The company is one of the world's leading hoteliers with some 3,400 operated or franchised properties in more than 65 countries. Marriott's hotels include such full-service brands as Renaissance Hotels and its flagship Marriott Hotels & Resorts, as well as select-service and extended-stay brands Courtyard and Fairfield Inn. It also owns the Ritz-Carlton luxury chain and resort, and time-share properties operated by Marriott Vacation Club International. Marriott additionally provides more than 2,000 rental units for corporate housing and manages 40 golf courses. The Marriott family, including CEO J. W. Marriott Jr., owns about 30% of the firm.

Pubs and beer come together at Cains. Formerly Honeycombe Leisure, Cains Beer Company is a leading operator of managed pubs in the UK, with more than 100 locations mostly in the north part of the country offering brews and other beverages. Its estate also includes a small number of inns offering accommodations, as well as bars and entertainment venues. In addition to public houses, Cains is a leading UK brewer with a portfolio of popular labels including Cains Finest Lager and Cains Dark Mild. It also produces beers under contract for wholesalers and supermarkets.

Butterfly Life wants every woman to fly twice as high. The company is a women's fitness franchise that combines fitness with nutrition, psychology, and fashion counseling. Its fitness facilities combine standard workout and nutritional services with Life Vision, its proprietary fitness seminar and lecture video programming that the company plays in its facilities and sells on DVD and VHS. The company's franchised fitness centers are located throughout the US. Butterfly Life was founded in 2004 by CEO Mark Golob, chairman Thomas Gergley, and Mark Mastrov, former CEO of 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide.

Creating a home for true carnivores, Rib Crib operates and franchises more than 50 full-service barbecue restaurants in Oklahoma, Missouri, and a half dozen other states. In addition to barbecue ribs, the chain offers brisket, pork, and smoked chicken, as well as appetizers, salads, and dessert. Customers can have Rib Crib's meat and sauces shipped anywhere in the continental US. Rib Crib also offers catering services, in which it delivers and sets up the complete meal for customers. Bret Chandler, a former Mazzio's Italian Eatery franchisee, started Rib Crib in 1992.

Pacers Basketball, which does business as Pacers Sports & Entertainment, owns and operates the Indiana Pacers professional basketball franchise of the National Basketball Association along with Indianapolis' Conseco Fieldhouse, the team's home arena. The franchise was formed in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association by a group of investors that included Richard Tinkman (who also helped found the ABA) and joined the NBA in 1976. Indiana has made just one appearance in the NBA Finals. The sports franchise is owned by shopping-center magnate Herbert Simon, who purchased the Pacers with his brother Melvin in 1983. Melvin Simon died in 2009.

Without this organization, New Yorkers might go hungry. National Restaurants Management, which does business as The Riese Organization, is among the largest multiple-franchise restaurant operators in New York City. Its portfolio of about 80 eateries includes quick-service outlets (Tim Hortons, KFC, and Pizza Hut) and chain restaurants (T.G.I. Friday's and Houlihan's); Riese also operates upscale Manhattan night spots such as Charley O's and Times Square Grill. In addition to restaurants, the Riese Organization manages several real-estate holdings through a separate division. The company, founded by brothers Murray and Irving Riese in 1940, is controlled by CEO Dennis Riese (Murray's son).

The Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation owns and operates the Kansas City Royals professional baseball franchise. An expansion team originally bankrolled by Ewing Kauffman, the Royals joined Major League Baseball in 1969 and finished first in its division six times in 15 years with the help of Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett. The franchise boasts two American League pennants and one World Series championship in 1985. The team plays host at Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium. David Glass, who formerly served as CEO of Wal-Mart, has owned the Royals since 2000.

Elvis may have permanently left the building, but his legacy is still taking care of business. Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE) manages the late singer's estate and licenses his name, likeness, and songs for a variety of commercial purposes. Revenue mostly comes from operating Presley's Graceland mansion in Memphis. Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. runs tours at Graceland, and also operates the associated museum, visitor's center, and the Heartbreak Hotel. EPE was created in 1981 (four years after Presley's death) and was owned by The Elvis Presley Trust. EPE and The Elvis Presley Trust were wholly owned by Elvis' daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, until 2005 when she sold an 85% stake to entertainment investor Robert Sillerman's CKX.

It shouldn't be a surprise that Uno Restaurant Holdings thinks its pizza is numero uno. The company operates and franchises about 160 Uno Chicago Grill restaurants in about 25 states and a handful of other countries. Known for its deep-dish, Chicago-style pizza, the casual dining chain also serves pasta, salads, seafood, steaks, burgers, and sandwiches. In addition to its flagship chain, the company has a fast casual concept called Uno Due Go as well as quick service Uno Express locations located in airports, sports arenas, and malls. Through subsidiary Uno Foods, it sells branded food products to airlines, hotels, supermarkets, and theaters. Uno Restaurant Holdings filed for bankruptcy in 2010.

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