Empire Music distributes musical instruments, books, and related accessories to music educators in Canada and the US. Products include various books and instruments related to the Suzuki method of music education and theory, bells, drums, guitars, recorders, ukuleles, and xylophones (they even carry stepping stone-style xylophones and giant floor piano keyboards). It carries brands Suzuki Orff, Aulos Recorders, Challenger, and Emus. The company has been trading for more than a half-century.

D'Ieteren s.a was founded two centuries ago as a coachbuilder; these days, it's the largest car distributor in Belgium, the 60% owner of car rental firm Avis Europe, and -- through subsidiary Belron -- one of the world's largest players in vehicle glass replacement. D'Ieteren's domestic vehicle distribution business deals Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Seat, Skoda, and Volkswagen cars, as well as Yamaha motorcycles. Belron operates in Australia, Europe, North and South America, and New Zealand under the CARGLASS and AUTOGLASS brands, among others. The firm has been managed by six generations of the founding D'Ieteren family.

Follett is the #1 operator of college bookstores, with more than 850 campus bookshops (vs. about 635 for Barnes & Noble) across the US, as well as Canada. The company's business groups, which reach about 60 countries, also provide books and audiovisual materials to grade school and public libraries, library automation and management software, textbook reconditioning, and other services. Follett acquired its smaller online rival Varsity Group in 2008, complementing its own efollett.com website that sells college textbooks. The Follett family has owned and managed the company for four generations.

Bare Escentuals sells its products in the US through about 120 company-owned shops, 870 beauty product retailers, and 1,470 spas and salons. It also boasts distributors in Canada, Japan, and the UK and other European countries. Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido acquired Bare Escentuals for $1.7 billion in 2010. When it comes to keeping its customers looking naturally pretty, Bare Escentuals has a mineral interest. The company, which rolled out its bareMinerals makeup brand in 1976 along with its first retail shop, develops, markets, and sells natural cosmetics, skin care, and body care items. Brand names include bareMinerals, Buxom, md formulations, RareMinerals, and its namesake line.

Established in 1951 by Tex Earnhardt, the company is family-owned and -operated.Milking the Southwest for all it's worth, Earnhardt Management, which does business as Earnhardt's Auto Centers, (and its bull-riding founder) sells thousands of new and used vehicles each month. The auto dealerships are located in half a dozen Arizona cities, as well as El Paso, Texas, feature BMW, Dodge, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Nissan, Scion, and Toyota. In addition, the company sells new and used RVs. Earnhardt's website allows customers to "build" their next car online: Shoppers can select from a complete list of options before submitting it online.

Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center sells musical instruments (guitars, keyboards, drums, and band and orchestra instruments), as well as professional audio, disc jockey, and lighting equipment from a single store in Wheaton, Maryland. Its sister company, Washington Professional Systems, sells and installs high-end audio and video equipment for stadiums, boardrooms, schools, and religious institutions, as well as home theaters. The family-owned and -operated company was founded in 1968 by Marge and Chuck Levin. Chuck's son Robert took over the business in 2002 following the death of his father.

ADESA PA, originally named Pennsylvania Auto Dealers' Exchange, was founded in 1957 by Jacob Hershey. It was acquired by ADESA in 2008.ADESA PA is in the fast lanes of auto sales. The company, a subsidiary of fleet sales giant ADESA, sells cars, motorcycles, trucks, and other vehicles through about 10 lanes on a 140-acre site. It maintains national accounts with such firms as Emkay, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and PHH, noting an average consignment of more than 2,000 vehicles. ADESA PA serves dealers and fleet owners from throughout the US and more than 30 other countries. In addition to auctions, the company provides repair and maintenance services and operates a reconditioning facility with nearly 10 lanes.

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.

Austin Business Furniture (ABF) just wants everyone to be comfortable at work. The company sells office furniture manufactured by such companies as HON, Humanscale, and La-Z-Boy to businesses, schools, and government agencies in Central Texas. From its distribution center, ABF delivers chairs, desks, conference tables, filing cabinets and storage units, shelving, and other modular furniture pieces. It also offers ergonomic evaluations, space-planning, and furniture installation services. ABF is owned by president Jay Femal.

Sabin Robbins founded Sabin Robbins LLC, originally a pharmacy supplier called Ross & Robbins Company, in 1884. It was purchased by Blackbird Capital Partners in 2008. Sabin Robbins isn't necessarily glossy-eyed, but it does keep its eye on plenty of glossy paper. Sabin Robbins LLC distributes sheets and rolls of paper, including glossy- and matte-coated, envelope stock, form bond, and uncoated paper for books, covers, and reply cards. It also buys paper from individuals and companies. Sabin Robbins, which takes excess stock from mills and converts it for sale to commercial printers, boasts converting operations in Mansfield, Ohio, and sales and distribution offices in Cleveland, Atlanta, and Chicago.

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