Manfred Bohlke goes out on his own to start his business, which is now known as M. Bohlke Veneer Corp. Mr. Bohlke decides to leave his previous employer and begin working for himself. He works hard to get the banks to give him a small loan so he can begin buying logs and reselling them to his customers back in Europe. After some persistence he is able to obtain the small loan, pay it back within one year and the rest is history.