elling ▁vac u um ▁clean ers . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁F urn iture ▁Business ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Beg g ▁began ▁his ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁career ▁in ▁international ▁l umber ▁trade ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁company , ▁International ▁Forest ▁Product s , ▁Inc . ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁business , ▁he ▁used ▁the ▁money ▁he ▁earned ▁s elling ▁Oregon ian ▁l umber ▁to ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁market ▁and ▁inv ested ▁his ▁entire ▁life ▁sav ings ▁in ▁N aked ▁F urn iture , ▁an ▁ready - to - fin ish ▁and ▁custom - fin ished ▁furn iture ▁franch ise ▁based ▁in ▁N aper ville , ▁Illinois . ▁After ▁ 3 3 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁business , ▁Beg g ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁closed ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁his ▁five ▁N aked ▁F urn iture ▁franch ises ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Muslim ▁Community ▁Activ ist ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁opening ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁N aked ▁F urn iture ▁franch ises , ▁Beg g ▁began ▁to ▁invest ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁met ro - Det roit . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁an ▁um bre lla ▁organization ▁that ▁would ▁eventually ▁become ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁Organ izations ▁of ▁Michigan ▁( C IO M ) ▁focused ▁on ▁“ c iv ic , ▁inter fa ith , ▁media ▁and ▁other ▁for ums ▁to ▁represent ▁a ▁‘ sing ular ’ ▁community ▁voice .” ▁The ▁council ▁was ▁formally