Bertram Goodhue did not have many friends growing up which is why some believe he did not have a business partner later in life.
After completing his apprenticeship, Goodhue moved to Boston Massachusetts, where he was befriended by a group of young, artistic intellectuals involved in the founding of the Society of Arts and Crafts  Boston in 1897. It was also through this group that Goodhue met Ralph Adams Cram, who would be his business partner for almost 25 years. 
