iUGO Brainfood Luncheon Speaker Series

January's BrainFood Luncheon features Sy Mahfuz, owner and President of a fourth generation, closely held, retail oriental rug specialty company, Persian Rug Gallery. 

For 40 years, Mr. Mahfuz has been actively involved in the wholesale acquisition and retail sales of Oriental Rugs. He owns and runs the largest Oriental Rug cleaning facility in NH.

Mr. Mahfuz manages all phases of in store operations including vendor relations, retail Oriental Rug sales, appraisals of value and loss on Fine Rugs. Mr. Mahfuz is a nationally recognized Oriental Rug Appraiser and Relationship Marketing consultant to national and local retail chains, industry associations, professional firms and hospitality businesses.

Current Business Holdings

Persian Rug Gallery, Nashua, NH, Principal and Owner, 1970 - Present

Artisan Rug Restoration, LLC, Merrimack NH/ New York, NY, Co-Founder and Principal, 2007- Present                                                       

MERA Consulting Group, LLC (a.k.a. The MERA GROUP), Merrimack, NH, Co-Founder and Principal, 2003- Present

Honors and Awards

1999   National Oriental Rug Retailer of the Year.

1999   Retailer of The Year by The NH Chamber Of Commerce.

2008   “The Eminence Award from The Nashua Chamber of Commerce.

2009   “Retailer of The Year by the NH Retail Merchants Association.

2010   Received The NH Business in The Arts Award.

2010   The Community Service Award, Temple Beth Abraham of Nashua NH.

Twice honored with Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellow Award

2011   Citizen of the year award, Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce.

2011   NHBR Business Excellence Award for NH.2011  

• The Telegraph’s Best of Greater Nashua Carpet/Flooring Store

2012   Nashua 50 Nashua’s 50 most influential leaders

About IUGO:

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If you live or work in the Greater Nashua community, we invite you to connect with us! The age range is a guideline. If you are young at heart we invite you to join us.

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