The Difficulty of Running Your Own Business

"I feel like half the day my job is putting out fires. There are challenges all day, every day," he says. "You just learn how to handle things better." He was using a very manual system when one of his customers ordered 18 months more raw materials than they needed. The effects on cash flow were disastrous but luckily I have really good relationships with my suppliers. 'It all comes back to building relationships with customers'