Export Proof: The Handbook for Buying and Building a Trade-Based Service Business

Export Proof is a handbook for building or buying a trade-based service business that creates good paying local jobs that cannot be outsourced. Distilled from fifteen years of business adventure and some expensive lessons, Doug Frey's functional, step-by-step recipe for recreating the secret sauce that grew Desert X-Ray to over $100 million in annual sales will give you the confidence to start and run your own business. His “been there, done that” perspective, combined with anecdotes and down-to-earth personality, make the book feel like a conversation with a mentor. This clear and simple guide for buying or growing your business covers the complicated accounting and legal steps in simple straightforward terms. Export Proof also discusses building a culture for success in the workplace.

Doug Frey is a serial entrepreneur. Over the years he has started, bought or sold a dozen small businesses. From humble beginnings in Grand Island, Nebraska, he attended Texas A&M before working for a major oil company for 20+ years. After being unexpectedly laid off, Doug took the leap and started his first service company by purchasing the assets of a small business in West Texas. The success with his first venture has led to establishing many more profitable businesses. When not working on one of his businesses or enjoying the company of his grandchildren, Doug serves as a Trustee for the Wetlands America Trust. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Allison.