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Connected, professional-grade workbooks for the side business, household, team, or route you're running in your head, on sticky notes, or in a spreadsheet you keep rebuilding. Yours to own — structure you keep, not a file you rebuild every season.
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Ardent Seller.
A complete business management platform built for makers who sell what they create — inventory, production, and sales, all in one calm workspace.
- Inventory Management
Track raw materials, finished goods, and supplies with precision.
- Manufacturing Workflows
Manage production batches, recipes, and assembly processes.
- Sales & Analytics
Understand your business with clear, actionable insights.
Perfect for craft sellers, at-home bakers, digital product creators, and small-batch businesses.
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The Catalog
Crafted digital products.
Excel, Google Sheets, Notion, and PDF templates designed with precision to help you work smarter.
Manga Tracker - Notion
Manga readers rarely run out of books — they run out of memory. This Notion manga tracker logs series, volumes, characters, and sessions in one workspace.
Anime Tracker - Excel
Three shows in progress, zero clue where you left off. This anime tracker Excel spreadsheet logs shows, episodes, characters, critic ratings, and viewing stats across 8 tabs.
Bakery Business Manager - Excel
Bakery Business Manager is a 17-sheet workbook for home bakers and small bakeries, connecting ingredient inventory, recipe costing, sales, invoices, and profit. Excel and Google Sheets versions are included.
K-Pop Tracker - Notion
A new comeback drops at midnight and your group chat explodes. This notion kpop tracker holds groups, idols, albums, photocards, concerts, and journal entries in one place.
Craft Business Manager - Excel
Craft Business Manager is a 16-tab workbook for handmade sellers, connecting materials, product costs, production batches, sales, and invoices. Excel and Google Sheets versions are included.
Kanban Board - Excel
A kanban board isn't a wall of sticky notes — it's a Task List that arranges itself. This excel kanban board template fills three columns as you type. No dragging required.
Skills Matrix Template - Team Skills Gap Analysis & Key-Person Risk (Excel & Google Sheets)
A 9-tab skills matrix for Excel & Google Sheets: score your team 0-5, find the skills gaps, and flag single points of failure before someone resigns.
Vital Signs Tracker - Excel
Nobody warns you how loud a quiet number can feel. This excel vital signs tracker logs blood pressure, heart rate, SpO2, and temperature in one steady place.
Apartment Search Tool - Excel
Apartment Search Tool is an eight-tab Excel workbook for renters comparing communities, apartment features, reviews, and tours, with weighted scoring to rank a shortlist.
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