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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.19

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
                               SECURITY AGREEMENT

      This  AMENDMENT  NO. 1 TO  SECURITY  AGREEMENT,  dated as of April 1, 2003
(this  "AMENDMENT"),  is  made  by  and  between  FIND/SVP,  INC.,  a  New  York
corporation (the "PLEDGOR"),  and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (as successor to The Chase
Manhattan Bank) (the "SECURED PARTY").

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

      (1) The Pledgor has previously entered into the Security Agreement,  dated
as of December  30,  1999 (the  "SECURITY  AGREEMENT"),  in favor of the Secured
Party.

      (2) On the date  hereof,  the  Pledgor  has  issued  (i) the  Amended  and
Restated Term Promissory  Note,  dated April 1, 2003, in the principal amount of
$1,500,000.00,  and (ii) the Amended and Restated Senior Grid  Promissory  Note,
dated April 1, 2003,  in the  principal  amount of  $1,000,000.00,  in each case
payable to the order of the Secured Party (the foregoing two  promissory  notes,
as the same may be amended,  restated,  supplemented or otherwise  modified from
time to time, being hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the "NOTES").

      (3) In  connection  with the  issuance  of the Notes,  the Pledgor and the
Secured Party desire to amend the Security Agreement in certain particulars.

      NOW  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  other  good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

      SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS.  Capitalized  terms used but not  defined  herein
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement.

      SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITY  AGREEMENT.  The Security  Agreement
is,  effective  as of the date  hereof and  subject to the  satisfaction  of the
condition precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, hereby amended as follows:

      (a)  The  first  paragraph  of the  recitals  contained  in  the  Security
Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

            "WHEREAS  the Pledgor is the maker of (i) the  Amended and  Restated
      Term  Promissory  Note,  dated  April  1,  2003  (as  amended,   restated,
      supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "TERM NOTE"), in
      the principal  amount of  $1,500,000.00  and (ii) the Amended and Restated
      Senior Grid Promissory  Note,  dated April 1, 2003 (as amended,  restated,
      supplemented  or otherwise  modified  from time to time,  the "SENIOR GRID
      NOTE";  together with the Term Note, the "NOTES") in the principal  amount
      of  $1,000,000.00,  each of which is payable  to the order of the  Secured
      Party; and"

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      (b) Each  reference  in the  Security  Agreement  to "the  Note"  shall be
deleted in its  entirety  and the new phrase  "the Notes"  shall be  substituted
therefor.

      (c) Section 1 is hereby amended by deleting clauses (e), (f), (g), (h) and
(i) in their entirety and substituting therefor the following new clauses:

            "(e) its intellectual property,  goodwill,  trademarks, trade names,
            servicemarks,  copyrights,  patents,  permits and licenses;  (f) its
            chattel paper, commercial tort claims, deposit accounts,  documents,
            instruments  and  letter-of-credit  rights,  as  each  such  term is
            defined in the Uniform Commercial Code; (g) all contracts,  contract
            rights, bills, notes, drafts, acceptances,  choses in action and all
            other personal property that constitutes general intangibles as such
            term is defined in the Uniform  Commercial Code; (h) all securities,
            security  entitlements and other investment  property,  as each such
            term is defined in the Uniform  Commercial  Code;  (i) all books and
            records  (including  but not limited to computer  programs and tapes
            and related software) relating to any of the foregoing;  and (j) all
            cash and non-cash proceeds and products of any of the foregoing (all
            of the foregoing is collectively called the "COLLATERAL")."

      (d)  Section  2 is hereby  amended  by  deleting  the  phrase  "principal,
interest,  fees or other amounts" in its entirety and substituting  therefor the
new phrase  "principal,  interest,  fees or other  amounts  (including,  without
limitation, all obligations of the Pledgor under the Notes)".

      (e) Section 3 is hereby amended by deleting the phrase  "indefeasible paid
in full" in its entirety and substituting  therefor the new phrase "indefeasibly
paid in full in cash".

      (f) The last  sentence of Section  4(d) is hereby  amended by deleting the
phrase "in any way  pledged,  mortgaged or  otherwise  encumbered  except to the
Secured Party" in its entirety and substituting  therefor the new phrase "in any
way pledged,  mortgaged or otherwise  encumbered except to the Secured Party and
except  for  any  other  pledges,  mortgages  or  other  encumbrances  expressly
permitted under the Notes".

      (g) The last  sentence of Section  4(e) is hereby  amended by deleting the
phrase "or in any way  encumbered  except to the Secured  Party" in its entirety
and substituting therefor the new phrase "or in any way encumbered except to the
Secured Party and except for any other pledges,  mortgages or other encumbrances
expressly permitted under the Notes".

      (h) Section 4 is hereby  amended by adding the following new subsection at
the end thereof:

            "(u) If the  Pledgor  shall at any time  acquire a  commercial  tort
            claim,  the Pledgor will  immediately  notify the Secured Party in a
            writing signed by the Pledgor of the brief details thereof and grant
            the Secured Party in such writing a security interest therein and in
            the proceeds  thereof,  all upon the terms of this  Agreement,  with
            such writing to be in form and substance reasonably  satisfactory to
            the Secured Party."

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      (i) Section 6 is hereby  amended by deleting  the phrase "then the Pledgor
will be in default  under  this  Agreement"  in its  entirety  and  substituting
therefor  the new phrase "or if any "Event of Default"  (as such term is defined
in any Note) has occurred  and is  continuing  under any of the Notes,  then the
Pledgor will be in default under this Agreement".

      (j) Section 19 is hereby  amended by deleting  the phrase  "located in the
County of New York, State of New York" in its entirety and substituting therefor
the new phrase  "located in the County of New York,  State of New York,  and any
appellate courts therefrom".

      (k)  Section 20 is hereby  amended by  inserting  the new phrase "in cash"
immediately following the phrase "Upon the indefeasible satisfaction in full".

      SECTION 3.  CONDITIONS  OF  EFFECTIVENESS.  This  Amendment  shall  become
effective as of the date first above  written when,  and only when,  the Secured
Party shall have received  counterparts  of this  Amendment duly executed by the
Pledgor and the Secured Party.

      SECTION 4.  REPRESENTATIONS  AND  WARRANTIES.  The Pledgor  represents and
warrants as follows:

      (a) The execution and delivery of this  Amendment,  and the performance by
the Pledgor of this  Amendment  and the Security  Agreement,  as amended by this
Amendment,  (i) are within the Pledgor's  corporate powers,  (ii) have been duly
authorized by all necessary  corporate action, and (iii) do not and will not (A)
require any consent or approval of the stockholders of the Pledgor,  (B) violate
any  provision  of the charter or by-laws of the Pledgor or of law,  (C) violate
any legal  restriction  binding on or  affecting  the  Pledgor,  (D) result in a
breach  of, or  constitute  a default  under,  any  indenture  or loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement,  lease or instrument to which the Pledgor is a
party or by which it or its properties  may be bound or affected,  or (E) result
in or require the  creation of any lien  (other  than  pursuant to the  Security
Agreement,  as amended  by this  Amendment)  upon or with  respect to any of its
properties. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Pledgor.

      (b)  No  filing  or  registration  with,  or  permit,  license,   consent,
authorization  or approval of, or notice to or exemption by, any governmental or
regulatory  authority  is required  for the due  execution  and  delivery by the
Pledgor  of  this  Amendment  or for  the  performance  by the  Pledgor  of this
Amendment and the Security Agreement,  as amended by this Amendment,  except for
filings of Uniform  Commercial  Code  financing  statements in the office of the
Secretary of State of the State of New York.

      (c)  This  Amendment  and  the  Security  Agreement,  as  amended  by this
Amendment,  constitute the legal, valid and binding  obligations of the Pledgor,
enforceable  against  the Pledgor in  accordance  with their  respective  terms,
except  as  such  enforceability  may  be  limited  by  bankruptcy,  insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

      (d) Each of the representations and warranties of the Pledgor contained in
Section 4 of the Security Agreement,  as amended by this Amendment,  is true and
correct on and as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of such date.

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      SECTION 5. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. (a) Upon the
effectiveness of this Amendment: (i) each reference in the Security Agreement to
"this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof" or words of like import referring to the
Security  Agreement  shall mean and be a reference to the Security  Agreement as
amended  by this  Amendment;  and (ii)  each  reference  in any  other  Facility
Documents (as defined in the Notes) to "the Security  Agreement",  "thereunder",
"thereof" or words of like import referring to the Security Agreement shall mean
and be a reference to the Security Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

      (b) Except as specifically  amended above,  the Security  Agreement is and
shall  continue  to be in full force and  effect  and is hereby in all  respects
ratified and confirmed.  Without  limiting the generality of the foregoing,  the
Security  Agreement,  as amended by this  Amendment,  and all of the  Collateral
described therein, do and shall continue to secure the payment of any and all of
the Obligations.

      (c) The execution,  delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not
operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Secured Party under the
Notes, the Security Agreement or any other Facility  Document,  nor constitute a
waiver of any provision of the Notes or any other Facility Document.

      SECTION 6. COSTS AND  EXPENSES.  The  Pledgor  agrees to pay on demand all
reasonable  costs and  expenses  of the  Secured  Party in  connection  with the
preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other
instruments and documents to be delivered  hereunder or in connection  herewith,
including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of
counsel to the Secured  Party with respect  thereto and with respect to advising
the  Secured  Party  as  to  its  rights  and  responsibilities   hereunder  and
thereunder, and all costs and expenses of the Secured Party (including,  without
limitation,  reasonable  fees and  expenses of counsel to the Secured  Party) in
connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings
or otherwise) of this Amendment.

      SECTION 7.  EXECUTION IN  COUNTERPARTS.  This Amendment may be executed in
any  number  of  counterparts  and  by  different  parties  hereto  in  separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which taken  together  shall  constitute  but one and the
same  instrument.  In furtherance of the foregoing,  it is understood and agreed
that signatures  hereto submitted by facsimile  transmission  shall be deemed to
be, and shall constitute, original signatures.

      SECTION  8.  GOVERNING  LAW.  This  Amendment  shall be  governed  by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of the New York.

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      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized,  as of the date
first above written.

                                           FIND/SVP, INC.


                                           By /s/ Peter Stone
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                                              Name:  Peter Stone
                                              Title: Chief Financial Officer

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (as successor to
  The Chase Manhattan Bank)

By /s/ Steven J. Szanto
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   Name:  Steven J. Szanto
   Title: Vice President



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