Product Seller Business System, Playbook and Two Planning Spreadsheets

Build a practical operating routine for a product business with the Be Your Own Boss playbook, two spreadsheets and their Quick Starts. This bundle combines pricing, stock records and a 90-day plan; the playbook’s cash and owner-time exercises are separate guided worksheets.

YOUR DOWNLOAD

• Five attachments containing six components: a ZIP with the 111-page playbook and nine-page summary, two XLSX workbooks and two Quick Start PDFs

• Pricing workbook: up to 250 catalog products

• Inventory workbook: 300 products, 500 restocks, 1,000 sales and 500 expense records

A practical operating system for starting, pricing, selling, tracking and growing a product-based small business: a 111-page playbook, a nine-page executive summary, two working spreadsheets and two Quick-Start guides. Built for operators, not gurus — no income promises, just the decisions, the math and the routines. Instant download.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (5 DOWNLOAD ATTACHMENTS / 6 COMPONENT FILES)

• Playbook + Quick Summary ZIP: the full 111-page, 23-chapter Be Your Own Boss playbook and a separate nine-page executive-summary PDF

• Small Business Profit & Pricing System (XLSX; Google Sheets import instructions) — break-even, goal prices, wholesale check, 250-product catalog

• Small Business Inventory & Sales System (XLSX; Google Sheets import instructions) — average cost, stock alerts, profit by channel and month

• Pricing System Quick Start (PDF)

• Inventory & Sales System Quick Start (PDF)

INSIDE THE PLAYBOOK

• Foundation: the owner shift, choosing a model, demand validation, the offer, unit economics and pricing

• Operations: inventory discipline and reorder points, sales channels, listings, fulfillment, records and cash control

• Distribution and control: marketing as distribution, content without burnout, marketplace vs. owned traffic, the weekly scorecard, dead stock, SOPs and risk

• Execution: a week-by-week 90-day plan, when to scale and a funnel diagnostic for finding the real bottleneck

• A full worked example: one illustrative product business across a year, with every number — including the mistakes

• Unit economics for handmade, resale and digital products; a 13-week cash forecast; maximum buy prices

• Weak → improved listing rebuilds; a customer service SOP with seven message templates

• Daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly operating checklists

• 22 owner worksheets and 7 printable forms (lean plan, offer scorecard, channel comparison, CEO meeting, 90-day calendar, listing intake, change log)

The pricing workbook calculates item economics, goal prices and wholesale checks. The inventory workbook tracks stock, average cost and sales results. The playbook adds cash forecasts, owner-time exercises, decision worksheets, operating routines and the 90-day plan; these are separate guided exercises, not additional automated spreadsheet tabs.

WHAT YOU GET

Five download attachments contain six component files: one ZIP with both PDF guides, two Excel workbooks (.xlsx) and two Quick-Start PDFs. Unzip the guide package to open both PDFs. The spreadsheets are designed for Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets (File → Import); save a working copy and follow each Quick Start. Pricing supports 250 catalog products. Inventory supports 300 products, 500 restock rows, 1,000 sale rows and 500 expense rows.

Enter transactions manually; there is no marketplace syncing. Inventory returns are corrections on the original sale row, not a dated return ledger, and can change historical averages/results. Keep original records if you need period-specific return accounting. Fees are editable modeled assumptions, not live platform quotes; confirm the applicable plan, category, tier, tax treatment and special charges.

FAQ

Q: Will this make me money?

A: No guide can promise that, and this one doesn't. It gives you a system for making better decisions with your own numbers.

Q: Is it a course or a subscription?

A: No. It's a one-time download you keep.

Q: Who is it for?

A: People starting or running a product business — handmade, resale, vintage, small-batch or digital — who want to know their numbers and run a steady weekly routine.

Q: I already bought one of the spreadsheets. Is there a discount?

A: Not automatically. The bundle includes both spreadsheets plus the playbook; message the shop if you have questions before buying.

Q: Is the example business real?

A: No. Hollow Creek Candle Co. is an illustrative composite used to show the methods with realistic numbers. It isn't a testimonial or a typical result.

The two spreadsheets are also sold separately: Small Business Profit & Pricing System and Small Business Inventory & Sales System.

Made by MercantileDesk, the seller-tools line from LintHead Restorations.

A digital download for use in your own business; nothing ships. A business planning tool, not tax, accounting, legal or financial advice. Marketplace and payment fees change — confirm current rates with each platform. Examples are illustrative, not typical or promised results.