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The entire process was tough on sun dog's bottom line. >> tough worry about making each week, those ebbs and flows were tough. >> the money wasn't rolling in. cass decided to give up the big contracts but not without getting a push from mother nature first. >> we got hit with a tropical depression. we suffered 42 inches of rain in 24 hours. that's 3.5 feet. >> while there was talk of rebuilding, the factory's destruction made it easier to walk away. it also gave cass a chance to take a step back and think about what he wanted to do next. >> it let me get back to core business opposed to trying...

>> while those appealing and ego boosting orders would be a dream for many small business owners, over time they were more of a frustration for cass and his team. he wanted to make sure the deals worked so he had to make strategic decisions. cost was the biggest factor. >> we couldn't do the work they wanted us to in the united states mainly because of labor. rather than starting to turn that work away in 2003 we opened a satellite location which was in guatemala. >> in his mind, the second factory was designed to get and keep business. >> we were looking at it as the business is going oversea...

Better work, better design, and quite frankly they'll allow you to make some money. >> gone are the days of relying so much on large orders, but it doesn't mean they don't come in. they're just handled differently. >> those bigger orders tend to take more logistical support. we're able to get those through in a fair amount of time without pushing the smaller customers to the side. >> while cass won't close the doors on all big deals, he says it's better without them. >> it's great to say you did work with the big box stores. but when you looked at the bottom line, the real bragging rights are ...

>> and once those orders were filled, everyone had to sit and wait for the next one. the entire process was tough on sun dog's bottom line. >> tough worry about making each week, those ebbs and flows were tough. >> the money wasn't rolling in. cass decided to give up the big contracts but not without getting a push from mother nature first. >> we got hit with a tropical depression. we suffered 42 inches of rain in 24 hours. that's 3.5 feet. >> while there was talk of rebuilding, the factory's destruction made it easier to walk away. it a ls gave cass a chance to take a step back and think abou...

Retailers for years. >> as we started moving into the 2000s, tie-dyes were becoming more popular. >> while those appealing and ego boosting orders would be a dream for many small business owners, over time they were more of a frustration for cass and his team. he wanted to make sure the deals worked so he had to make strategic decisions. cost was the biggest factor. >> we couldn't do the work they wanted us to in the united states mainly because of labor. rather than starting to turn that work away in 2003 we opened a satellite location which was in guatemala. >> in his mind, the second factor...