The books
Buying a Small Business — one book for each country, from A to Z.
- AmericaEnglishBuy on Amazon
- BritainEnglishBuy on Amazon
- FranceEnglish · FrançaisBuy on Amazon
- ItalyEnglish · ItalianoBuy on Amazon
- SpainEnglish · EspañolBuy on Amazon
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Welcome
I write practical books for people about to buy a small business, one country per book.
Each book stands on official business statistics, the law as it is published, and records of real business sales where a country publishes them. The data, information and analysis behind the books come from the team at Provenance Diligence. Each book covers the kinds of business behind at least 80% of its country’s small-business market; each book’s page says what was counted, and from where.
Every book says when the law it quotes was read. When the law changes, I say so in a free letter, and the Corrections page shows what I have fixed.
I spent many years running companies. When I went looking for a small business to buy, I found that everyone around the deal wanted it to close. Nobody was working for the buyer. These books are the help I couldn’t find.
— Grig Lien
More about me and this siteA book is printed once. The law keeps moving.
When something changes in the countries you follow, I write to you — one letter, when something changes, at most once a month. Each item comes with its source and its date.