working with small manufacturers are a world of difference to what we think is ideal and make sense - and they differ their practice with heavy cultural infusions. My first experience working with a small manufacturer, i got kicked out of the place because i brought in NDAs. My naive mind wanted full privacy, in their minds i was doing the " big legal talk" and scared the bejesus out of them. It took 6 months before trust was established. And each of them differ from the other. But once you get into one good book, it is like domino within the circle.