Stephen C. Silver started the company as a sole proprietorship in April 1983 selling imported goods at flea markets. Once the company went into furniture it grew. Steve Silver Company has expanded over time to become a global low-cost leader in casual dining and occasional furniture. The company operates from a 500,000 square foot, state-of-the-art warehouse and distribution facility. The company is headquartered in Forney, TX, just outside Dallas, with extensive overseas sourcing and quality control expertise and more than 60 people on the ground in five different Asian offices. The company excels in cost-effective design and delivery of high quality furniture at value oriented price points. The company also is an industry leader in customer service with a dedicated customer service staff and more than 7,000 spare parts on hand for immediate delivery. In 2011 Steve Silver Company became an employee owned company (ESOP). In 2014 Steve Silver Company won the prestigious Excellence in Ownership Award for having innovative processes and is ranked as a top ESOP by the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO). The combination of vision, capital and capacity at Steve Silver Company offer a powerful and compelling platform for growth for its customers, its suppliers and its employees. While continuing to be the low-cost category leader in casual dining, occasional and home office furniture, the company also will begin to focus on innovative and consumer-focused product development, a diversified licensed brand portfolio, optimization of its facilities and technologies through lean practices, strategic sourcing and value-added sales and marketing efforts.