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Organization and Business:	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012
Organization and Business:
Organization and Business:	2. Organization and Business: The Company offers licenses to operate franchises using the service marks Plato’s Closet®, Play It Again Sports®, Once Upon A Child® and Music Go Round®.  The Company also operates both middle market and small-ticket equipment leasing businesses under the Winmark Capital® and Wirth Business Credit® marks.

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