Furniture Industry Consultant Leonard Backer

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Leonard J. Backer has over 28 years of extensive and successful Furniture Industry experience in all key areas including:

Sourcing
Private Label Production
Product Development
Original Design
Marketing
Branding
Import and Distribution

Vendor Qualification

Supplier Relations

Contract Negotiations

Customer Service

Competitive Analysis

Sales Agreements

Designer Driven Approach

Mr. Backer has executive level perspective in start-up, turnaround and aggressive growth situations with long term industry relations, both domestically and overseas. He specializes in Private Label Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Product Development expertise.

Leonard Backer has provided extensive consulting work on short and long term projects. He has provided consulting work on various topics over the past few years for private equity companies, large branded manufacturers, and independent product designers. Mr. Backer has conducted site visits to 80 overseas and domestic factory operations. Worked closely with independent product designers.

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10/2/2019 · Hotels & Hospitality

Residential Seating is Not Safe Enough for Commercial or Hospitality Use

By: Leonard Backer

Many restaurants, independent hotels and timeshare resorts have much tighter budgets these days when it comes to purchasing seating for their properties. At the same time, there seem to be many “attractive” options available for their chairs, barstools and benches...

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6/4/2015 · Design

Personal Injury: Pay More Attention To The Chairs

By: Leonard Backer

Basic but very important points which could help minimize owners' liability and financial exposure to accident and personal injury claims on their premises.

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Related areas of expertise

Branding Business Consulting Business Planning Furniture Design Hotels & Hospitality Industry Manufacturing Personal Injury Accidents Restaurants - Design Timeshares Wood Materials

Business (General) Business Development Growth & Strategy Design (General) Furniture Industry Intellectual Property Marketing Product Liability / Defects Retail Display Design Trade Dress Infringement