Dana B. Goods distributes musical instruments and accessories from its warehouse in Ventura, California. The company's products include Warwick basses, amps, and accessories; Framus guitars, amps, and strings; RockBass bass guitars; T-Rex pedals; and Humfrees rackmount accessories (for mounting electronic amps and other gear into racks). It also carries roadie gear (carts, dollies, rolling shelves) by RocknRoller. Dana B. Goods is the exclusive US dealer for all these products. The company was founded in 1992 by owner and president Dana B. Teague.

MasterTile distributes the finest selection of floor and wall tile, swimming pool tile, decorative tile, quarry tile, porcelain tile, natural stone, and setting materials. We cater to both the residential and commercial markets with the kind of prompt and personal service that our customers require and deserve. We attribute our success to understanding our customers' needs. We answer those needs by stocking innovative products at a variety of price points and providing a level of customer service that is second to none, both in our stores and in the field. We select our suppliers based on two things — the quality and design of their products and their ability to deliver their products in a timely manner. The MasterTile product line ranges from basic ceramic tiles in the affordable price range targeted at the first-time homebuyer to the most superb high-end decorative products available in the world. MasterTile is represented at all of the world's major tile shows, including the Coverings and Surfaces shows here in the United States, as well as Cersaie in Italy and Cevisama in Spain.MasterTile's sales staff services homebuilders, tile contractors, interior designers, architects, general contractors, and flooring dealers. We feel that by focusing on the building and remodeling industries and by directing the retail customers to one of our dealers we can offer better service to our wholesale customers. MasterTile's salespeople are trained to custom design tile packages to suit the needs of homebuilders depending on style and price. Our professional salespeople take a "hands-on" approach to helping their customers choose tile and delivering them to their showrooms. Additionally, they offer assistance in setting up design centers and keeping these centers stocked with samples. MasterTile offers a fresh, contemporary product mix to the residential, commercial, and pool & spa segments of the market. With the right products, the well trained staff of inside and outside salespeople, and locations throughout the Sun Belt, MasterTile is ready to serve the needs of the U.S. tile industry.

Central States Bus Sales sells new and used school and commercial buses to education, transit, and corporate entities. The largest distributor of Blue Bird buses in the nation, it has four sales and service facilities serving Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee. In addition to Blue Bird, the company also offers new and used Girardin and Trans Tech school buses and six brands of new and used commercial buses. Central States sells bus parts, including seat belt and monitoring systems, and conducts training classes on specific bus models. The company was formed in 1975 by bus salesman Steve Rustman.The wheels on the bus go round and round and Central States Bus Sales plans to keep it that way.

The Birthdays concept was later launched in 1986. Clinton Cards purchased its rival Birthdays in 2004 and runs the unit as a separate business. Amid economic turmoil and slowed consumer spending, however, Birthdays collapsed into administration (the equivalent of bankruptcy in the US) in 2009. You say it's your birthday? Well, your friends better run to a Birthdays store for those cards! The company operates about 200 (down from more than 400) Birthdays stores in the UK and Ireland offering discount greeting cards and party supplies for every occasion. Founded in 1966 as Ron Wood Greeting Cards, the company was originally a distributor of cards and gift wrap until the mid-1970s when it opened three card shops.

John Hine Mazda is a founding member of the California Sales Training Academy, a private training program that has become an associates degree program at a local community college. The company was established in 1957. Prior to the discontinuation of the Pontiac brand, the dealership sold Dodge and Pontiac vehicles in addition to Mazdas.John Hine Mazda (formerly John Hine Pontiac) sells new and used Mazda brand vehicles to customers in the San Diego area. The dealership also offers parts, service, and collision repair through its John Hine Auto Body Center. Visitors to its Web site can check new and used inventory, get a quote on a vehicle, schedule service, order parts, and apply for financing.

Maurice Sporting Goods, Inc. company is a wholesale supplier of athletics, boating, camping, fishing, and hunting gear to both domestic and international retailers and mass merchandisers. It operates about five warehouses in the US and Canada that supply The Sports Authority, Kmart, Modell's, and Wal-Mart, among others. Maurice Sporting Goods also provides inventory management and promotional planning services. The company was founded as a sporting goods store by Maurice and Mae Olshansky in 1923. It is still family owned.

Aaron Brothers has its hand in custom-framing and crafting. Aaron Brothers, Inc. opened its first shop in Los Angeles in 1946; today it operates some 150 stores in about 10 states. Its stores are located mostly in Texas and in the western US, but also reach to Georgia and Virginia. Aaron Brothers stores offer ready-made frames and mattes, art supplies, and custom framing services. A subsidiary of big brother hobby-retailer Michaels Stores, Aaron Brothers stores average about 5,600 sq. ft. and offer its customers some 7,100 products. Parent company Michaels Stores was taken private in 2006 by a pair of private equity firms (Bain Capital Partners and The Blackstone Group).

Elegant Illusions, Inc. engages in the retail created gem jewelry business. As of February 7, 2007, it operated 17 specialty stores in the continental United States. Elegant Illusions, Inc. offers fine jewelry and replications of fine jewelry, known as copy jewelry items that are manufactured with synthetic stones set in gold, sterling silver vermeil, or plated brass. Its stores offer a range of jewelry, including rings, pendants, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pearl enhancers, ear charms, sterling silver vermeil, and gold bonded brass or white metal products; and other precious metals set with precious and semi-precious stones and certain gift ware items. The company also sells original oil paintings, lithographs, reproductions, and other art through its art galleries in Sarasota, Florida; Vail, Colorado; and New Orleans, Louisiana. Elegant Illusions, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Pacific Grove, California.

The chain was co-founded in 1988 by Joe Barreiro and CEO Leonard Flax (and named after Flax's wife). Kate's Paperie believes the medium is the message. The luxury paper products retailer stocks some 4,000 papers from more than 40 countries, plus other items, including desk accessories, gift wrap, journals, organizers, photo albums and frames, stationery, and more than 1,500 ribbons from around the world. With five locations (one in Connecticut and four in New York City) and an e-commerce site, the upscale stationer carries designer brands such as Anna Griffin, Molly West, and Cavallini. Kate's also offers custom printing services, corporate purchase programs, and, of course, gift wrapping.

Global Imaging Systems (GIS) is a leading provider of business technology solutions. GIS companies sell and service Document Management Systems including printers, multifunction devices and copiers; Network Integration Services; Software Solutions; and Audio Visual & Video Conferencing Systems. Our solutions incorporate products from Xerox, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Mita, Sharp, Panasonic, Muratec, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, InFocus, Equitrac, eCopy, Sony, and other leading companies. We also offer a variety of service contracts, including maintenance, supply, network management, technical support, and training. We currently operate in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Since our founding in 1994, we have acquired more than 95 businesses within the United States. Our operating companies are organized into core companies in key markets across the U.S. The remaining businesses operate as satellites of the core companies. Under the Company philosophy of “Think Globally, Act Locally” and a decentralized structure, core companies operate under their pre-acquisition names and management, preserving and building upon existing customer relationships.

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