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not to be a downer but, I hired my best friend to work in my shop. He was my best man in my wedding. Things went well for a while. When I first hired him I told him that during business hours he is my employee and its nothing personal. Well, for some reason he started to think he was a partner in the business and thought he should be getting more pay. Things just went down hill from there. After 2 years of constant battling I had to let him go. I hated to do it. That was in 99. We havent spoke since. I learned the cardinal rule the hard way with the loss of a good friend. Never mix business with family or friends. Maybe since your friend does not own the business things will be better for you. I hope it all works out for the best.
Have always said that friendship is friendship and business is business, the problem being that both parties need to understand that...it looks like Simon does.
That said, Simon, it appears as if you have the ability and talent (as your friend acknowledged by hiring you), now all you need is a little specific knowledge. Management is a skill set, inherent to some, learned by others...but a professional manager can manage ANYTHING, from a group of mechanical engineers to food & beverage. If you have subordinates, LEARN TO DELEGATE. Always hire people that are smarter than you are, and hire specific industrial talent to fit specific needs. It seems, from what you have said, that yours is a supervisory position, so remember this (it is the most important fact of supervisory management)...it is not your job to do the work...it is only your job to see that the work gets done!
Oh...and what watches are you buying with that saved $45k?:)