AGREEMENT

         This  Agreement  is made as of the 15th day of  January,  1998,  by and
between FIND/SVP, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Company"), and SVP, S.A., a
French societe anonyme (the "Buyer").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS,  the Buyer desires to make an  investment  of $1,000,000  (the
"Investment  Amount") in the Company in exchange for the  consideration and upon
the terms and  conditions  set forth herein,  and the Company  desires to accept
such investment;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  the  mutual
agreements,  representations,  warranties,  conditions,  and covenants contained
herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

         1. SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE SHARES; LOAN.

              (a) The Company hereby sells,  assigns, and delivers to the Buyer,
and the Buyer hereby  purchases from the Company,  600,000 shares (the "Shares")
of the Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"),
free and clear of all liens, charges,  mortgages,  pledges,  security interests,
equities, claims, options, and encumbrances of whatever nature, for an aggregate
purchase price of $750,000.

              (b) The Buyer hereby lends  $250,000 to the Company,  which amount
shall  be  evidenced  by  an  non-interest   bearing  convertible   subordinated
promissory note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Note").

         2. PAYMENT; DELIVERY OF THE SHARES AND THE NOTE. Concurrently herewith,
the Buyer shall deliver to the Company a certified or cashier's  check (or other
form of payment reasonably  acceptable to the Company) in an amount equal to the
Investment  Amount,  or shall transfer such sum to the Company by wire transfer,
and the Company shall deliver to the Buyer a stock  certificate  evidencing  the
Shares,  in  definitive  form,   registered  in  the  name  of  the  Buyer  (the
"Certificate"),   and  the  Note.  The  Certificate  shall  bear  the  following
restrictive legend:

              "The securities represented by this Certificate have been acquired
         for investment and have not been registered  pursuant to the Securities
         Act of 1933 or any applicable  state statutes.  Such securities may not
         be sold, transferred,  pledged,  hypothecated, or otherwise disposed of
         without  either an effective  registration  statement  relating to such
         disposition or an opinion of counsel  satisfactory  to the Company that
         the securities may be so disposed of without being registered."


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         3.       MISCELLANEOUS.

              (a) This Agreement shall be construed, enforced and interpreted in
accordance  with the  substantive  laws of the State of New York  applicable  to
contracts made and to be performed wholly within said State.

              (b) This Agreement may be executed in several  counterparts,  each
of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall  constitute
one and the same instrument.

              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.

                                                     FIND/SVP, INC.

                                                    By:------------------------
                                                    Andrew P. Garvin, President

                                                    SVP, S.A.

                                                    By:-------------------------


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                                                                      EXHIBIT A
                    CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED PROMISSORY NOTE

$250,000                                                  As of January 15, 1998


         FOR  VALUE  RECEIVED,  FIND  SVP,  Inc,  a New  York  corporation  (the
"Company"  or  "Maker")  promises  to pay to the  order of SVP,  S.A.,  a French
societe anonyme ("Lender"), at 70, rue des Rosiers, 93400 Sanit-Ouen (or at such
other place as may be designated by Lender),  on April 1, 2001 (unless converted
into Common Stock as set forth  below),  the  principal sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000). This Note shall be non-interest bearing.

         This Note and all amounts due  hereunder  automatically  shall  convert
into 200,000 shares of the Company's  common stock,  par value $0.0001 per share
(the "Common Stock"),  when an additional  200,000 shares of Common Stock become
available  for  issuance  by the Company (by virtue of an increase in either the
number of shares of Common Stock currently authorized or the number of shares of
Common Stock  currently held in treasury).  The number of shares into which this
Note shall  convert shall be adjusted  proportionately  in the event the Company
shall declare any stock dividend, stock split, or any subdivision,  combination,
reclassification, exchange, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of
its Common Stock.

         The holder of this Note, at its option, may extend the time for payment
of this Note,  postpone the enforcement  hereof, or grant any other indulgences,
without affecting or diminishing the holder's right to recourse against Maker.

         This Note is subordinate to all of the Maker's borrowed indebtedness to
any and all banks or lending institutions to which the Maker is or may hereafter
become  indebted,  including  all  indebtedness  to State  Street Bank and Trust
Company  (the  "Senior  Lender").  This  Note is  subject  to the  Subordination
Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the "Subordination  Agreement") among the
Company, the Lender, and the Senior Lender.

         Maker  agrees to pay all  expenses of Lender in  collecting  this Note,
including,  without  limitation,  reasonable  attorneys' fees and expenses.  The
interpretation  of this  instrument  and the rights and  remedies of the parties
hereto shall be governed by the internal  laws of the State of New York subject,
however,  to  the  choice  of law  and  forum  set  forth  in the  Subordination
Agreement.

         Subject to the Subordination  Agreement,  Maker may prepay, in whole or
in part,  at any time and from time to time,  the principal of this Note without
premium or penalty.

         Maker hereby waives presentment for payment, demand, protest, notice of
protest, notice of dishonor, and all other notices to which it may be entitled.


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         The terms and  provisions  hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be
binding upon, the respective successors and assigns of Lender and Maker.

         If any one or more of the  provisions  contained in this Note shall for
any  reason  be  held  to be  invalid,  illegal,  or  unenforceable,  then  such
invalidity,   illegality,   or  unenforceability  shall  not  affect  any  other
provisions  of this Note and this Note shall be  construed  as if such  invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

         This  Note may not be  changed  orally,  but only by an  instrument  in
writing duly  executed by the party  against  which  enforcement  of any waiver,
change, modification, or discharge is sought.

                                                    FIND SVP, INC.

                                                    By:-------------------------
                                                    Andrew Garvin, President