Small business operations software

Everything your team is supposed to know,
in one place they will actually look.

Handbook keeps your training, SOPs, checklists, recipes and inventory together, so the way your business runs no longer depends on who is on shift.

15-day free trial, no card needed. Or look around a demo handbook first.

The Library in Handbook, holding a coffee shop's allergen chart, cleaning schedule, employee handbook and training video, each marked with where it is used.

The problem

Why things drift

In most small businesses the recipe is in a binder, the prep standard is in someone's memory, the closing list is a photo in a group chat, and the count is a spreadsheet one person owns.

Each of those works on its own. Together they mean the business only runs correctly when the right people are working, and every new hire learns it again from scratch.

An opening checklist in Handbook grouped by station, with the espresso machine ticked off, a 27 second test shot recorded, and the milk fridge temperature still to enter.

The approach

How the parts connect

Handbook connects them instead of adding one more tool beside them. A recipe is built from the items you stock, so it knows what it costs. A training step carries the documents from the library. A shift guide names the checklist to finish before you leave.

Teams usually start with training and standards, then add checklists, then inventory once the first two are carrying weight.

  • Training, courses, guides, and a shared document library.
  • SOPs, recipes, and operating standards that stay current.
  • Checklist workflows for opening, closing, prep, and recurring work.
  • Inventory checks, forecasting, shopping lists, transfers, and sources.
  • An approval-based AI assistant that proposes changes and never applies them on its own.
Recipe cards in Handbook for an Americano, a hazelnut latte and a latte, each listing its ingredients and what a 12 oz cup costs to make.

Pricing

$30 a month per handbook, plus $5 a month for each member, the owner included, so a handbook with just you on it is $35. Every new handbook starts with a 15-day free trial.

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Start with one handbook

Set up your first handbook, invite the team, and see whether it holds up on a real shift.

15 days free. No payment method required to start.