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FOR DESIGNERS, INDEPENDENT CREATIVES & SMALL STUDIOS

The business side of creative work, in tools you’ll actually use.

Ready-to-use kits for independent creatives and software for growing studios. Price your work, scope it, plan it and run the business behind it. Built by people who use them every day.

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Three people building a stack of coins with a ruler and blocks
YOUR RATE · SAMPLE €65/h
THIS WEEK ✓ Rate set ✓ First estimate done → Quote sent to Lenore
MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO SELL CREATIVE WORK
Brand designersWeb designersStudios of 1–5Art directorsStrategistsIllustrators Brand designersWeb designersStudios of 1–5Art directorsStrategistsIllustrators

Nobody teaches designers how to price, plan or pitch. So most of us learn it the expensive way. These tools are the kits and software we wish we'd had on day one. Take the shortcut!

THE FIRST FOUR TOOLS

One kit for each job that eats your margin.

Tell us which one you need first. Your vote decides what we ship first.

PRICE IT €47 · one-time

Rate & Time Kit

Find your minimum rate, price every project with confidence and see what each one really left you.

Inside: Minimum rate · Quote planner · Pipeline · Dashboard

GOOGLE SHEETS
Available now Get the kit →
SCOPE IT Planned · €39

Proposal & Scope Kit

A proposal system that says clearly what’s in, what’s out and what happens next. No more “quick changes”.

Inside: Proposal templates · Scope sheet · Change orders · Scripts to say no

GOOGLE DOCS + NOTION
In development
FACILITATE IT Planned · €79

Strategy Workshop Toolkit

Run brand, campaign or content workshops that end in decisions, not a pretty PDF.

Inside: Facilitator script · FigJam & Miro boards · Synthesis template

FIGJAM + MIRO
In development
SHOW IT Planned · €29

Case Study Kit

Turn finished projects into case studies that tell the story fast and win the next client.

Inside: Story structures · Guiding questions · Figma & Framer blocks

FIGMA + FRAMER
In development
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FOR SMALL STUDIOS & AGENCIES

Ready for the next level? Software that runs the studio with you.

RUN THE NUMBERS [LAUNCH DATE] · [PRICE]/month

[Studio Ops]

Everything in the Rate & Time Kit, grown up for a team. Manage your pipeline, see your business plan and operating costs in one view, and know every month if the studio is on track.

PIPELINE · SAMPLEQ1
LEADBombardini Co.
Web · €8kGilligan's Isle
Campaign · €12k
PROPOSALFrequent & Vigorous
Brand · €14k
WONStonecipheco
Identity · €18k
Revenue vs plan92%
Monthly opex€11.4k
Runway5.2 mo
Pipeline from first lead to signed project
Business plan vs reality, month by month
Operating costs, team rates and margins per project
Rates, estimates and time tracking for the whole team
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GROW THE STUDIO [LAUNCH DATE] · [PRICE]/month

[Studio Comms]

The communication roadmap we build for clients and always forget to build for ourselves. Plan your content, manage what goes out and track the growth goals behind it.

COMMS ROADMAP · SAMPLE2027
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Case studies
Newsletter
Talks & events
Goal · inbound leads per quarter7 / 12
Yearly communication roadmap for the studio
Content planning and management, channel by channel
Growth goals linked to what you publish
One shared view for the whole team
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Always updatedNew features every month, no re-buying.
Personal supportA real person helps you set it up and stays on call.
Built for teamsSeats, roles and one shared picture of the studio.
Grows from the kitsStarted with a kit? Bring your numbers with you.
FREE GUIDE

What creatives charge, country by country.

Reference rates by discipline and experience, hourly and daily, across Europe, the UK and the US. Leave your email and we'll send you private access.

TAILORED TOOLS

Need something made for you?

A custom tool for you or your team: a pricing model, a client tracker, a workshop template.

Notes on the business of creative work.

Pricing ranges, client tactics and new tools. Once a month in your inbox, no fluff.

Creative Business Tools Kits and software for designers, independent creatives and small studios who want to run the business side as well as the creative side.
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