Corporate History Book:
Your Company’s Story, Told by the People Who Built ItThe story of your company, its founder or your family business, written in Russian, English or both.
The story that won’t fit on an About Us page
Which story would you like to tell?
How they began, what they decided and what they risked. Children or partners may commission it for an anniversary, or the founder may want to tell it in their own words while they remember the details.
The company’s history
The business itself becomes the main character, with people appearing where they changed its course. Decisions and turning points matter more than a sequence of biographies, though the story still depends on the people involved.
The history of a family business
The business is passing to the next generation. The family’s story and the company’s story sit side by side because they rarely come apart: the decision to open a second shop may have been made at the same kitchen table where the children’s schools were discussed.
The book can be in English, Russian or both. I write both versions myself, from the same material.
Who will write your company history?
Company books usually have several storytellers, and they remember things differently. The founder is sure the idea was theirs. The partner remembers a joint idea, and the accountant who has been there since day one remembers what it cost. When memories differ, we discuss the differences rather than quietly choosing the convenient version.
Before we begin, we agree who will take part in written interviews, which material can be used and who approves the manuscript for the company. One person needs to gather everyone’s comments and send a single response; otherwise revisions can turn into a record of disagreements.
I’m a recipient of the Golden Pen of Russia award and the author of a legal column whose title translates as A Lawyer to the Rescue. You can get to know my writing through the free prologue and first five chapters of Nobody Told Me About Tbilisi. Your book will sound different: it should preserve the voices and personalities of the people telling your company’s story.
How we work
How much does a corporate history book cost?
Author Olga Sverchkova
Frequently asked questions
Without your consent, I won’t disclose our collaboration or include material from your book in my portfolio. We record the confidentiality of my involvement and the handling of documents in writing. I do not use stories of clients from my legal practice in my books or other writing, even without their names.
We agree on how names will appear before work begins. I can write without being named. I transfer the exclusive rights to the commissioned text to you on the terms of our agreement; authorship itself is not transferable under Russian law.
It depends on the length, number of storytellers and state of the archive. We discuss deadlines before each stage begins and record them in the agreement. The trial chapter helps us estimate the work on the full manuscript more accurately.
Put the date in your first message. Once we have discussed the project and completed the trial chapter, I can tell you whether the whole book can be ready or whether it makes more sense to begin with one part. I won’t promise a date before I know how much work is involved.
Yes. I live in Tbilisi and work remotely. For English-language projects, we communicate only in writing, so you can reply in your own time and keep a record of what we agree.
A family memoir centres on a person and their loved ones. A corporate history centres on the business, how it developed and the people who shaped it. Here, it is especially important to choose who gathers comments and approves the manuscript. For a book about yourself or your family, see the Memoir Ghostwriter page.
Tell me about your company
If the story needs an article rather than a book, see Bylined Articles. All my writing services are on the Ghostwriting Services page.