After working as in-house detailers for a fabricator for many years, we decided to strike out on our own in 2013.  From the beginning, we ran things lean with an emphasis on cost-effectiveness and efficiency.  We built our own custom computer systems and started making payments on a single license of SDS/2.  For the first year, we would take turns driving the physical hasp back and forth between our home offices to work opposite shifts.  By the end of that first year, we had picked up our second license of SDS/2 as well as our first full-time employee.  By investing in better software and refining our processes, we have been able to steadily build ourselves up.  Adding staff, more detailing stations and pioneering remote connectivity solutions that allowed us to move beyond our competition.