2 (c) BizChair.com makes Sean Belnick a Multi-millionaire
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2 (c) BizChair.com makes Sean Belnick a Multi-millionaire
“To start, pick one element and do it better than any of your competitors. Once you have successfully established your initial position, you can grow from there.”
- Sean Belnick
BizChair.com is an online retailer specializing in selling chairs – office chairs, school chairs, church chairs, bar stools, computer chairs and other furniture items like tables, desks, cabinets, and sofas. The site has been recognized by Inc. 500 and Internet Retailer as one of the fastest growing Internet companies. Some of the big names in the client list include Microsoft, Google, American Idol and the Pentagon.
Sean Belnick was just 14 years old in 2001 when he wrote the code for the site BizChair.com by locking himself in his bedroom for 3 days. The only investment was $500 for advertising, $100 for hosting the site along with technical advice from his step father who was already working with a furniture manufacturer. For more details visit –
Sean was already fascinated by selling products on the internet. Even as a child, he used to sell Pokemon cards on eBay[i]. Sean observed that retailers would call his step father to place orders and the items were shipped directly to the customer[ii]. Sean immediately got the idea of developing a website where customers could directly order the items bypassing the retailers. Thus BizChair.com was born. Initially, Sean simply uploaded the catalogs of furniture manufacturers on the site and when customers placed an order, he would simply forward the order to the corresponding vendor and get it delivered. Today, BizChair.com has a 327,000 sq.ft. warehouse which houses over 25,000 different types of products from over 200 manufacturers and even sources its products from Asian countries like China.
Even though Sean was a millionaire before he went to study business at Emory University[iii], he demonstrated keen understanding of business and competition. BizChair.com was the first retailer to offer free shipping of goods and a 60-day money back guarantee, a strategy which has kept the company ahead of its competitors. For more details visit – Earn Money Online Free »
Table 6: Growth of BizChair.com and Sean Belnick
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| BizChair.com Revenues (US $ Million) | 13.6 | 24 | 38 | 42 |
Source: Wikipedia.com[iv]
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[i] “Sean Belnick” DormInc.com. 12 Feb 2010. <http://www.clicktoebusiness.com/dorminc/seanbelnick.html>
[ii] Webber, Liz. “The Chairman of the Board”. Inc.com. 25 July 2007.Mansueto Ventures. 12 Feb 2010. <http://www.inc.com/30under30/2007/the-chair-man-of-the-board.html>
[iii] “Interview with Sean Belnick”. Retireat21.com. 12 Feb 2010. <http://www.retireat21.com/interview/interview-with-sean-belnick-making-millions-selling-business-chairs>
[iv] “BizChair.com” Wikipedia.com. 12 Feb 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BizChair.com
