Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 818,438	$ 1,428,542
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $688,000 and $973,000	9,512,731	9,612,826
Inventories	3,969,992	4,884,579
Other current assets	226,307	423,441
Current portion assets held for sale/discontinued operations (Note 11)	256,832	493,304
Total current assets	14,784,300	16,842,692
Property and equipment, at cost:
Land	1,254,195	1,254,195
Buildings and improvements	4,923,113	4,988,229
Machinery and equipment	33,297,081	34,334,909
Equipment under capital lease	72,528	72,528
Furniture and fixtures	3,639,966	3,654,353
Vehicles	2,488,981	2,526,038
Property and equipment, gross	45,675,864	46,830,252
Less accumulated depreciation	(38,991,652)	(38,961,412)
Property and equipment, net	6,684,212	7,868,840
Goodwill	1,230,485	1,230,485
Deferred financing costs	69,644	218,824
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	1,179,943	1,308,249
Other assets	59,809	61,532
Total non-current assets	2,539,881	2,819,090
Total assets	24,008,393	27,530,622
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	4,518,634	6,925,532
Accrued payroll and commissions	583,529	767,638
Taxes accrued and withheld	666,166	745,658
Accrued expenses	1,553,978	1,785,035
Current portion liabilities held for sale/discontinued operations (Note 3 and Note 11)	0	315
Debt discount (Note 3)	(138,520)	0
Notes payable (Note 3)	10,947,218	902,565
Notes payable - related party (Note 3)	2,500,000	0
Capital lease obligations (Note 3)	14,931	13,817
Total current liabilities	20,645,936	11,140,560
Long-term debt, net of current portion:
Notes payable (Note 3)	128,690	9,494,727
Notes payable - related party (Note 3)	0	2,500,000
Debt discount (Note 3)	0	(477,387)
Capital lease obligations (Note 3)	28,381	42,563
Long-term portion liability held for sale/discontinued operations (Note 3 and Note 11)	0	492,989
Other liabilities	0	150
Total liabilities	20,803,007	23,193,602
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
Additional paid-in capital	24,279,179	24,279,179
Retained deficit	(32,373,321)	(31,241,687)
Total shareholders' equity	3,205,386	4,337,020
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	24,008,393	27,530,622
Class A voting shares [Member]
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock	11,299,528	11,299,528
Class B nonvoting stock [Member]
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0