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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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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.
Contractor & Trades Estimating Workbook — Construction Job Costing, Bid Markup & Margin, Overhead & Change Orders (Excel + Google Sheets)
A contractor estimating workbook for Excel & Google Sheets — line-item job costing, bid markup vs margin, overhead, and change orders in one file.
Owner-Operator Trucking Ops Workbook — Cost-Per-Mile Calculator, IFTA Log, Load Profit & Settlements (Excel + Google Sheets)
An owner-operator trucking workbook for Excel & Google Sheets — your true cost-per-mile, IFTA log, per-load profit, and settlements in one file.
Gig-Driver Earnings & Mileage Workbook — True Hourly Rate, IRS Mileage Deduction & Schedule-C Expenses (Excel + Google Sheets)
A gig-driver workbook for Excel & Google Sheets — your true dollars per hour, an IRS-ready mileage deduction log, and Schedule-C expenses in one file.
Competency Matrix & Framework Builder for Excel & Google Sheets — Skills Assessment & Gap Analysis
A competency matrix and framework builder for Excel & Google Sheets — define role targets, score your team 1–5, and see every competency gap.
9-Box Talent Grid — Performance & Potential Matrix for Excel & Google Sheets
A 9-box talent grid for Excel & Google Sheets — score performance and potential, auto-place each person, and see succession risk on one grid.
Job-Offer Decision Helper — Weighted Decision Matrix to Compare Job Offers (Excel & Google Sheets)
Compare competing job offers with a weighted decision matrix — score pay, benefits, growth, commute & fit, and rank offers by overall fit.
Estate & Life-Admin Binder — Important Documents, Accounts, Insurance & Final Wishes Organizer (Excel + Google Sheets)
An estate & life-admin binder for Excel & Google Sheets — organize important documents, accounts, insurance, and final wishes in one file you own.
Caregiver / Aging-Parent Care Binder — Medications, Refill Alerts, Appointments & an Emergency Handoff Sheet That Writes Itself (Excel + Google Sheets)
Caregiver binder for an aging parent: medications with refill alerts, appointments, care team and documents — plus a self-writing emergency handoff sheet.
Reading Challenge & TBR Tracker — To-Read List, Reading Bingo & Yearly Wrap-Up (Excel + Google Sheets)
A reading challenge & TBR tracker for Excel & Google Sheets — a prioritized to-read pile, 30 curated prompts, a self-tallying bingo card, and a wrap-up.
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