Your Business Has Been Making Honey for Years. Time to Sell the Harvest.
Every email, quote, ticket and drawing your team creates is something AI companies will pay for. A quick discovery call shows if your business qualifies. Then we shop your data to the buyers paying top dollar right now.
Some AI Buyers Are Paying for Business Records.
In October 2026, one AI data company, micro1, announced a commitment to spend $1 billion over 12 months licensing company operational data (Business Wire, Oct 9, 2026). Announced budgets aren't offers. Whether your records qualify, and what a buyer would pay, depends on your data and your rights.
- Quick DiscoveryA short call tells you whether you qualify. No paperwork, no guesswork.
- We Make Buyers Compete. You Pick the Winner.Going to one AI company alone means taking their price. We put you in front of many at once, so you see the best offer, not the first one.
What's in It for You
A possible new revenue source from records you already have, no cost to find out, and buyers competing for your business instead of the other way around.
- Team Size: more people working in software means more valuable records.
- Years of History: 3 years qualifies. The longer you have been in business, the more data you have and the more valuable it may be.
- Rare Data: CAD drawings, engineering files and detailed customer records bring top dollar.
- Repeat Payments: some buyers pay again for renewals or fresh data.
- No Retainers or Setup Fees. Discovery and valuation cost you nothing.
- Paid From the Deal. Our fee is a percentage of what the license pays, shown in your agreement, and is usually paid by the buyer directly to us. Some buyers also pay HiveWorks a referral or partner fee.
- Full Transparency. We act for you, the seller, not for buyers, and we show you every offer and every fee in writing before you accept anything.
- No Cost to Find Out. Before you sign our agreement you can walk away at no cost. The agreement states any exclusive period, renewal and post-term protection.
- Many Buyers at Once. AI labs and AI data companies see your package side by side.
- Written Offers Only. Compare real numbers, not promises.
- You Set the Terms. Choose scope, date ranges and what stays out.
- Your Call. Sign the best one or walk away.
Sell Your Honey, Not the Hive.
License it. Keep it. Get paid. A data license gives an AI company permission to learn from selected records for a set purpose. You don't sell your company, your customer list or your systems, and you keep operating exactly as you do today.
What a License Is Not
- Selling your company or any part of it
- Handing over your customer list
- Giving anyone ongoing access to your systems
- Permission to resell or publish your records
What a License Is
- Permission to use selected records to train and test AI
- You pick the systems, teams and date ranges
- De-identified by the buyer where required
- License once. Earn again, when buyers pay for renewals or updated data.
De-Identified by the Buyer, Where Required
HiveWorks doesn't receive, hold, store or clean your data. If you license it, it goes directly from you to a buyer you approve, under a signed license. The buyer is responsible for de-identifying it where required. No method can guarantee a person can't be identified.
The Internet's Been Mined Out. Your Business Is Untapped.
AI companies have already learned from nearly everything posted online. What they can't find anywhere else is how real businesses actually get work done.
Your Records Show Real Decisions
A quote that became a job. A ticket that got solved. A drawing revised three times. That's the experience AI needs to be useful at work.
- Email threads and chat show how your team decides
- Customer records and support tickets show how problems get solved
- Quotes, drawings and how-to manuals show how the work gets done
Size Isn't Everything
Specialized history is. A focused 40 person firm with years of detailed records can be worth more than a big company with generic data.
- Niche industries are scarce, so buyers pay more
- Depth beats volume: years of detail win
- Closed businesses qualify if the records still exist
Only Buyers You Approve
Your data goes directly from you to buyers you approve, and only after you sign. Every license spells out exactly how it can be used.
- De-identified by the buyer where required
- Use limited to AI training and testing
- You choose the buyers, so you can leave out anyone you want
No Data Team Needed. You Stay in Control.
HiveWorks values your data and runs the sale. The buyer handles pulling, cleaning and packaging the data after you sign. You approve every step in between.
We Value It and Sell It
- Establish what data you have and what it's worth
- Agree what a buyer may review. HiveWorks doesn't collect your data.
- Take it to market and make buyers compete
- Bring you every written offer
You Make the Calls
- Answer a few questions on a quick call
- Approve what any buyer receives, and who
- Choose the offer, or walk away
- Sign and get paid
They Do the Cleanup
- Help pull your data out of each system
- De-identify it where required
- Package it for training
- Pay on delivery
Set Out in the License
Each license you sign should spell out permitted use, resale limits, de-identification and deletion. You approve every buyer and can have your own attorney review before you sign.
From Discovery to Payday
Five steps from first call to check. HiveWorks handles the buyers so you can keep running your business, or move on from it.
Discovery
Together we establish what data you have, how far back it goes, and what it's worth to buyers. Agree what a buyer may review. HiveWorks doesn't collect your data.
We Shop It
We take your data to the market, put buyers in competition, and find you the best offer.
You Approve
Compare written offers side by side. Pick the winner and sign, or walk away.
Buyer Handles the Data
After you sign, the buyer works with you to pull the data directly from your systems and packages it, de-identifying it where required. HiveWorks doesn't receive or store it.
Get Paid
Once your data is delivered, you collect your check. Repeat payments possible.
Closed Your Doors? Your Data Didn't.
Selling, winding down, or already shut down, the years of email, files and records you built are still assets. AI companies are buying them from closed businesses right now. That history could be the last check your company writes you.
Find Out What It's Worth- Your History Still CountsYears of real work don't lose value when the doors close.
- Move Before It DisappearsExport your data before software subscriptions lapse, or the history goes with them.
- A Cleaner Wind-DownTurn old systems into cash for owners, partners or creditors.
Questions Owners Ask
Is My Customer Information Safe?
HiveWorks doesn't receive or store your data. It goes directly from you to a buyer you approve. Buyers are responsible for de-identifying it where required, but no method guarantees removal. Review the license terms on use, resale and deletion with your attorney before you sign.
Who Cleans and Packages My Data?
The buyer does. Their specialists pull, package and de-identify (where required) the data under the license terms. HiveWorks doesn't clean, hold or store your data.
Who Will See My Data?
Only buyers you approve, and only after you sign. You decide which buyers to work with, so you can leave out anyone you don't want involved. The license limits use to AI training and testing and prohibits resale or publishing.
My Business Is Closed. Can I Still Do This?
Often, yes. If you still own the records and can export them, from email archives to CRM, project files and drawings, they can still be licensed. Move quickly, because data can be lost when software subscriptions end.
What Kind of Company Qualifies?
Generally 30 or more employees who worked at a computer or in work software most of the day, at least 3 years of digital records, and an owner or executive who can sign. Healthcare, financial services and legal businesses can apply, but they go through a longer enhanced review that considers HIPAA, GLBA and attorney-client privilege issues. We can't promise an outcome. Franchises and mostly field based crews usually don't qualify.
What Data Is Most Valuable?
Company email, team chat like Slack or Teams, customer records, support tickets, phone and Zoom recordings, quotes and proposals, project tools, sales and order history, QuickBooks or other accounting, photos and videos, manuals and training docs, and CAD or design files, which buyers ask for most. All data must be properly authorized by the business.
How Much Will I Get Paid?
Illustration only, not a prediction or promise: companies with years of organized records might see offers from tens of thousands of dollars to well into six figures, and some buyers advertise more. Many companies won't qualify or receive an offer. Your real number comes from a written buyer offer. We never quote a number until a buyer puts an offer in writing. Some deals include repeat payments for renewals or updated data.
What Does It Cost Me?
Nothing upfront. Our fee is a percentage of what a license pays, shown in your agreement. HiveWorks may also be paid a fee by the buyer, and we disclose every fee to you in writing before you accept an offer.
Do I Have to Accept an Offer?
No. You review the full license, with your own attorney if you like, set the scope, and decide whether to sign or walk away.
Know a Business Sitting on Years of Records?
Accountants, consultants, brokers and advisors know the owners we're looking for. Make the introduction and get paid when it turns into a license.
Become a Referral Partner- Your Own Referral LinkShare it anywhere. Every owner who signs up through it is credited to you.
- Serious PayoutsA meaningful share of every deal your introduction closes.
- We Do the SellingYou make the intro. HiveWorks handles the rest.
Your Harvest Is Ready. Is Your Business?
Two minutes of basic questions tells us if you qualify. No cost, no obligation, and nothing is shared without your sign-off.