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The operating system for the things you run by hand.
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.
Plus Ardent Seller, our inventory and sales platform for makers.
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New from the workshop
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.
A guided tour · Inventory · Production · Sales Watch on YouTube (opens in new tab)
The Catalog
Crafted digital products.
Excel, Google Sheets, Notion, and PDF templates designed with precision to help you work smarter.
Maker's 365-day Social Media Caption Calendar — Evergreen Caption Calendar
A full year of done-for-you captions for your handmade shop — 365 evergreen posts for Instagram, TikTok & Pinterest. Start any day, reuse every year.
Maker's Newsletter Year — 52 Newsletter Templates + Welcome Sequence
52 Newsletter Templates for Handmade Sellers | Email Marketing Kit for Small Business | Welcome Email Sequence | Editable PDF Word HTML
Craft Business Legal Pack — 10 Editable Legal Templates for Makers
10 plain-English legal templates for handmade sellers — contracts, returns, shipping, privacy, wholesale, consignment & more. Fill in the blanks. Word + PDF.
Asian Media Bundle
Two kinds of fans: scattered or organized. This Asian media tracker bundle gives you Anime, Manga, Asian Drama, and K-Pop trackers in Excel, Google Sheets, and Notion.
Bakery Business Manager - Google Sheets
Home bakers price by feel and lose money on every order. This Google Sheets bakery business manager turns recipe costs into product margins across 17 connected tabs.
Craft Business Manager - Excel
The making is the easy part. This excel craft business manager handles the 16 tabs of inventory, costing, production, sales, and invoicing behind every Etsy order.
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