The prep toolkit
Guides For Getting Ready, Staying Safe And Asking Better Questions
Free, sourced and written to be useful whether or not you ever enquire. Each one includes the worksheet, checklist or template you need to act on it.
Preparation
The Business Data Inventory: A Worksheet for Taking Stock of Your Records
Before you ask whether anyone would want your records, find out what you actually have. This guide walks you through a simple inventory you can finish in an afternoon, with a worksheet to copy.
6 min read · Updated 13 October 2026
Read the guideLegal and governance basics
Can You Share It? Contracts, NDAs, Personal Data and Sign-Off
Whether you may share business records depends on three things: whether they are yours, whether a contract or law limits them, and whether someone with authority has agreed to explore it. Here is how to work through each.
6 min read · Updated 13 October 2026
Read the guideStaying safe
Twelve Red Flags in a Data-Buyer Approach, and How to Check Who You're Dealing With
Whenever a market gets attention, people show up who want to profit from your uncertainty. These twelve signs, and a short checklist, will help you tell a genuine buyer from a bad approach.
4 min read · Updated 13 October 2026
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