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A café, bakery or small restaurant

Café & bakery kit

Get the specials out, answer the same questions less often and keep the books tidy.

5 tools · 5 with a free plan

  1. Make the specials post

    Canva

    Design tool for flyers and social posts. Free plan, Pro $144/yr; registered nonprofits get Pro free for up to 50 users.

    Free · Pro $144/yr · nonprofits get Pro free (up to 50 users)Checked Nov 12

    Free plan · Pricing source

  2. Schedule the week’s posts

    Buffer

    Schedules posts to your social accounts, with a free plan for a few channels.

    Free · Essentials $5/mo per channel (yearly)Checked Nov 12

    Free plan · Pricing source

  3. Answer "are you open?" online

    Tidio

    Website chat with an AI agent for common questions. Has a free plan.

    Free · Starter $24.17/moChecked Nov 5

    Free plan · Pricing source

  4. Do the books

    Wave

    Free invoicing and bookkeeping for very small businesses.

    Free · Pro $19/moChecked Nov 3

    Free plan · Pricing source

  5. Take pre-orders by form

    Tally

    Free forms; a simple way to collect cake or catering requests.

    Free · Pro $24/moChecked Nov 4

    Free plan · Pricing source

About kits: we chose these tools because each one's own description fits the job. We haven't tested them together, and no one paid to be in a kit. Start with one job, not all of them at once.

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