Discount Furniture of Rutherford County by Arlene Childers
Discount Furniture of Rutherford County promotes “Great Furniture at Even Better Prices.” Owned and operated by Mark Galloway, they sell home furnishings, case goods, soft goods, and accessories. Mark has a B.S. and Masters Degree in Management/Business from Western Carolina University. Mark was a Project Engineer for a corporation until being laid off after the project he was working on shut down. Mark began his business buying closeout and overstock furniture and re-selling it on the internet through Craig’s List. Discount Furniture of Rutherford County now has a store front in Forest City, NC, and continues to sell products online. Mark received a GATE (Growing America through Entrepreneurship) scholarship through the NC Rural Economic Development Center. Mark also attended a REAL Entrepreneurship Class at Isothermal Community College, where developed a business plan. Mark’s advice for other small business owners is to “research things to help you make better decisions when you do start.” Mark has enjoyed building Discount Furniture of Rutherford County and watching it grow. In Mark’s words, “When you have a small business, you are the business.” Mark’s future business plans include trying to keep his overhead low and increase his sales to $250,000 per year.
