{"product_id":"hide-and-ledger-makers-edition","title":"Your Shop Manager- Hide and Ledger, Makers Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilt by a maker, for makers. Because knowing what something cost to make shouldn't require another spreadsheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo monthly fees. You own it forever. You didn't start making things to spend your evenings fighting with spreadsheets, and no one wants another subscription. Hide \u0026amp; Ledger Maker Edition is a shop-management tool created by a maker, specifically for makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt started with a problem in my own atelier. I was tired of paying monthly fees for software and having no control over my own data, and nothing I found ticked all the boxes. I wanted a simple inventory and management tool that understood a pelt can be partially used, a hide may be bought by the square foot, one piece of material can become several different products, and the real cost of something includes far more than the obvious materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI had a long career in software before I opened my atelier, so I built the tool I wanted for my own shop. I use it to run my whole business, and now I'm offering it to other makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHide \u0026amp; Ledger helps you track inventory, materials, suppliers and purchase orders; create repeatable product recipes; account for labor and overhead; build jobs from your actual inventory; and understand what an item really cost you to make before you decide what to charge for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWHAT IT TRACKS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Pelts, hides and other natural materials\u003cbr\u003e- Leather, lining, hardware, scrap, findings and shop materials\u003cbr\u003e- Suppliers and purchase orders\u003cbr\u003e- Product recipes and estimated production costs\u003cbr\u003e- Labor and overhead\u003cbr\u003e- Individual jobs and the materials they actually used\u003cbr\u003e- Customers and shipping information\u003cbr\u003e- Finished pieces, asking prices and sales\u003cbr\u003e- Actual costs and margins, retail and wholesale\u003cbr\u003e- Gifts and write-offs, kept separate from your profit\u003cbr\u003e- Work in progress and projected revenue\u003cbr\u003e- Production calendar and build planning\u003cbr\u003e- Sales, profit and inventory reporting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRECEIVE INVENTORY WITHOUT ENTERING EVERYTHING ONE AT A TIME\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReceiving 50 pelts doesn't mean entering 50 records by hand. When you receive a purchase order, Hide \u0026amp; Ledger creates a record for every pelt and gives each one its own serial number. You can follow that pelt from purchase, through the cut sheet, to the finished piece and its Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt handles materials bought as whole pelts and materials tracked by the square foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKNOW WHAT IT REALLY COSTS TO MAKE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hide \u0026amp; Ledger Cookbook lets you create repeatable product recipes from your materials, pelts, labor and overhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet your own labor rate, overhead and margins, and Hide \u0026amp; Ledger calculates the estimated production cost, a suggested retail price and a wholesale price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo more forgetting the lining, the hardware, the four hours of labor, or all the little expenses that turn a seemingly profitable product into one that isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFROM MATERIAL TO FINISHED PRODUCT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. When you're ready to make something, start a Job. Pull the actual inventory you use, record your labor and sale price, and Hide \u0026amp; Ledger calculates the real cost and margin of the finished work. When you select pelts, it suggests the smallest available pelt with enough material for the job, so you don't cut into your biggest hide when a smaller one will do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Print the Job Traveler \/ Cut Sheet. Keep it with the project and scribble on it. When the job is finished, go back to Hide \u0026amp; Ledger and update anything that changed. Pulled extra material? Took less time than you expected? Add it all when you complete the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Complete the job and print a Certificate of Authenticity. It automatically includes the pelts and materials used in the piece, a sourcing and ethics statement, general information about the animal, and the CITES tag number where one is required. Each job has space for your own personal message to the customer. You can also print a care card to go with the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBUILT FOR A REAL WORKING SHOP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHide \u0026amp; Ledger also includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Build planning, showing what's most profitable to make from the stock you have\u003cbr\u003e- Customer records\u003cbr\u003e- Production calendar with time off\u003cbr\u003e- Purchase order management\u003cbr\u003e- Sales and profit reporting\u003cbr\u003e- Inventory spending reports\u003cbr\u003e- CSV data exports\u003cbr\u003e- JSON backup and restore\u003cbr\u003e- Custom shop branding\u003cbr\u003e- Multiple display themes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNO SUBSCRIPTION. NO ACCOUNT. NO INSTALLATION.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHide \u0026amp; Ledger is delivered as an HTML application that runs in your browser. Chrome or Edge is recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour shop information is stored on your own computer, not on somebody else's server, and it works offline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no monthly subscription.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload a complete JSON backup of your shop data at any time. Chrome and Edge users can also connect Hide \u0026amp; Ledger to a data file in a synced folder such as OneDrive, Dropbox or iCloud, so every change is saved and backed up automatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReports and raw data export as CSV files for Excel or your accounting software.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMAKE IT YOUR SHOP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCustomize Hide \u0026amp; Ledger with your:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Shop name and logo\u003cbr\u003e- Labor rate\u003cbr\u003e- Overhead\u003cbr\u003e- Retail and wholesale margins\u003cbr\u003e- Suppliers\u003cbr\u003e- Species and size references\u003cbr\u003e- Choice of display theme\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHide \u0026amp; Ledger includes estimated species and size information to get you started. As you measure your own materials, replace the estimates with your real numbers, and your costing becomes more specific to your shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMPORTANT TO KNOW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHide \u0026amp; Ledger is a single-user application that stores your data on your own computer. It is not a cloud-based, multi-user system. Each user should keep their own copy and data file, and regular backups are recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo you buy pelts in volume and sell them to makers? Look for Hide \u0026amp; Ledger Supplier Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- The Hide \u0026amp; Ledger Maker Edition application\u003cbr\u003e- A Quick Start guide to get you up and running in about 15 minutes\u003cbr\u003e- A full, illustrated User Guide\u003cbr\u003e- A clean starter data file\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour personal license key is sent to you in a separate message after purchase. Enter it the first time you open the app, and your shop name will appear on everything you print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo complicated installation:\u003cbr\u003e1. Put the program folder somewhere convenient and permanent, such as your Documents folder or desktop. Don't move it once you start.\u003cbr\u003e2. Put the starter data file somewhere safe and backed up, such as OneDrive.\u003cbr\u003e3. Open the application in Chrome or Edge, enter your license key, and start setting up your shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEasy!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAI Transparency: I designed Hide \u0026amp; Ledger myself, drawing on years as a working fur and leather maker, and built it with the help of an AI-powered coding tool. 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