American Educational Products (AMEP), a maker of hands-on educational materials (mostly math and science items) for school and home. A major producer of raised maps, AMEP also makes items such as aquariums, human models, and other items that teach concepts in many fields of science. Operating through the Scott Resources, Hubbard Scientific, Teaching Tank, and National Teaching Aids divisions, AMEP markets its wares in the US and abroad through catalogs and educational dealers. Rival Nasco International acquired AMEP in mid-2001 and took it private. Nasco merged with Aristotle (medical teaching aids) in 2002 and AMEP became a subsidiary of Aristotle.

Stirling Group customers are said to shine with character, at least in terms of their style of dress. Stirling Group designs apparel, particularly knitwear and lingerie, and accessories for distribution through retailers, including Marks and Spencer, for whom Stirling has sourced lingerie since 1947. It has operations in India, Morocco, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and China. In 2005 the company opened one retail outlet in Manchester, selling factory surplus and seconds. After being listed on the London Stock Exchange for a quarter century, executives decided in 2003 to take Stirling Group private to boost potential for future growth.

Norstar Office Products company specializes in the design and manufacturing of ergonomic office chairs and other seating products. Its products include drafting stools, medical stools, upholstered executive chairs, leather chairs, side chairs, task seating, reception furniture, workstations, conference tables, filing cabinets, and folding chairs and tables. Norstar Office Products, which also does business as Boss Office Products, has taken the chair in the workplace furniture market. Headquartered in California, Boss Office Products also operates a branch in Georgia.

Lise Watier Cosmetiques company was founded in 1968 as a personal growth and makeup institution by former television host Lise Watier. Lise Watier Cosmetiques makes and markets more than 350 skin care products, cosmetics, and fragrances. The line, including its La Toscana collection that debuted in 2008, is sold online and through retailers, such as Sephora, Les Galeries Lafayette, and Le Bon Marche in Canada, as well as La Samaritaine (France), El Palacio de Hierro (Mexico) and Gazzaz (Saudi Arabia). The company also produces informative how-to videos, which broadcast on Canadian television and at counters where products are sold.

Louis Vuitton North America is the North American operations subsidiary of French luxury goods giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which boasts more than 60 luxury brands including Clicquot, Dom Pérignon, Moët & Chandon, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Donna Karan (DKI), Sephora, and TAG Heuer. The firm specializes in wines and spirits, fashion and leather goods, perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewelry, and duty free shopping. Louis Vuitton North America operates more than 540 stores -- including a four-story emporium on New York's Fifth Avenue -- throughout the US and contributes more than 20% of its parent company's sales.

Dr. Mehran Produits de Soins develops and sells skin care products, such as anti-aging and moisturizing cleansers, toners, creams, masks, and serums. Lines include Essential Support, T-3 Shampoo, LA FORCE, Dermoceane, Dermigel Rosacea, and others. The company has also developed a few nutritional supplements and cosmetics (lipsticks, eyeshadows, kohls, mascaras, among others) to round out the treatment. Products are distributed through a company Web site and through individual distributors around Canada.

Luen Thai is one of the world's leading apparel supply chain services providers. The company manufactures apparel -- primarily of knit wear and woven wear-- on an OEM basis. The company operates12 manufacturing facilities and 14 offices in nine countries. It produces 50 million pieces annually. Products range from women's fashion, sleepwear, undergarments, pants and shorts, sports and active wear, and children's clothing. It develops, manufactures, and delivers apparel for brands that include Polo Ralph Lauren, Liz Claiborne, Limited Brands, Dillard's, and Fast Retailing.

Herman Miller, Inc. was founded in 1905 and is based in Zeeland, Michigan. Herman Miller, Inc. engages in the research, design, manufacture, and distribution of office furniture systems, products, and related services worldwide. It offers a range of modular systems under the Action Office, Q System, Ethospace, Resolve, My Studio Environments, and Vivo Interiors brand names; seating products under the Embody, Aeron, Mirra, Celle, Equa, Ergon, and Ambi brands; storage products that include Meridian and Tu brand filing products; wooden casegoods under the Geiger brand name; and freestanding furniture products under the Teneo, Passage, and Abak brands.Herman Miller through its Convia business, also offers a programmable, modular electrical building infrastructure solution that enables building owners and individuals to adapt their habitat. In addition, it provides Embody office chairs, as well as Teneo free standing storage, hosting, and display pieces. The company's products and related services are used in office/institution environments, including offices and related conference, lobby, and lounge areas; general public areas, such as transportation terminals; health/science environments, including hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities; industrial and educational settings; and residential and other environments. The company markets its products through its sales staff, its owned dealer network, independent dealers, and retailers, as well as via the Internet.

Founded in 1979, Katun is the world’s largest supplier of OEM-compatible imaging supplies, photoreceptors, and parts for the office equipment industry. We serve more than 18,000 customers in more than 150 countries from our headquarters in Minneapolis and dozens of worldwide locations.Katun wants you to exercise your options -- to not buy OEM parts. The company designs and makes alternative parts and supplies for copiers, printers, and fax machines. Other sales come from toner cartridges, drums, and rollers. Also included among Katun's more than 6,000 products are ink jet cartridges, thermal ribbons, ball bearings, and tools -- many for products made by companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Canon.

In 1991, beauty and cosmetics expert, Yong Lee set out to find skincare products that achieved what others only promised. She wanted to create a line of skincare that actually worked. Through continuous development with an independent lab, she has produced a range of natural skincare that rejuvenates the user's delicate skin.Out of her own frustration of not being able to find an all natural line that actually gave her results, Yong made a promise to herself that she would create a line that would give amazing results the all natural way. She researched what her ancestors used and what she grew up with and decided to develop a skincare that would mix her Asian roots as well as the modern philosophy of organics. All the products developed in the line consist of nature's best anecdotes researched from all over the world.

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