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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.
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.
Household Operations Manual & Home Reference Binder — Utilities, Shutoffs, Maintenance, Emergency Contacts & House-Sitter Info (Excel + Google Sheets)
Run your whole home from one file — utilities, shutoffs, the maintenance schedule, emergency contacts, and an 'if I'm away' handoff, all in a file you own.
Mortgage Payoff Calculator - Excel
There are two kinds of homeowners: the ones who know what an extra payment buys them, and the ones who guess. This excel mortgage payoff calculator turns the guess into a number.
Bakery Business Manager - Excel
The baking is the easy part. An Excel bakery business manager that ties ingredients, recipe costs, allergens, sales, and profit together across 17 connected sheets.
1:1 Meeting & Goal-Tracking Workbook — One-on-One & Goal Tracker for Excel & Google Sheets
A 1:1 meeting & goal-tracking workbook for Excel & Google Sheets — log every one-on-one, carry action items forward, and track goal pace across your team.
30-60-90 Onboarding Plan Workbook — New Hire Onboarding Tracker for Excel & Google Sheets
A 30-60-90 onboarding plan for Excel & Google Sheets — plan and track every new hire's first 90 days with goals, check-ins, and a progress dashboard.
Home Maintenance & Warranty Log — Appliance Warranty Tracker, Repair Log & Seasonal Home Maintenance Checklist (Excel + Google Sheets)
Track every appliance warranty, repair, and seasonal task in one spreadsheet you own — type a purchase date and it flags what's still under warranty.
College Search Tool - Excel
Drowning in college deadlines, essays, and rec letters? This Excel college search tool tracks every application, scholarship, tour, and ranks your final pick on data.
Travel Bucket-List & Countries-Visited Tracker — Excel & Google Sheets
A travel tracker for Excel & Google Sheets — mark the countries you've visited on a pre-loaded list of all 195, then count your map, continents & bucket list.
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