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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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— Shop by line
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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.
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.
Etsy Listing Optimization Kit — Keywords, Titles, Tags, Photos & a 30-Day Plan
The complete kit to rework your Etsy listings — 200 keywords, 12 title formulas, a 13-point checklist, a 10-shot photo plan & a 30-day plan. PDF + Excel. Get found, get chosen.
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.
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.
Home Inventory - Excel
Home inventory isn't about hoarding receipts. This excel home inventory spreadsheet logs what you own, what it cost, and what proves it before you need to file a claim.
House Buying Decision Helper - Excel
Which house actually wins on the factors you care about? An excel house buying decision helper that scores up to 10 homes against 10 weighted factors.
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