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Practical tools for UK business owners: price a job, prepare a quote, follow up an invoice or keep existing work organised. Use a tool now, or bring the work together in the free Owner Support workspace.
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Quote or invoice a job
Prepare a quote or invoice, then copy, download or print it.
Free · no account needed
Check your business setup
Find gaps in your offer, website and customer follow-up.
5–10 minutes
Review a website
Scan a public page for content and contact-route issues.
About 5 minutes
Work out a price
Calculate a selling price from costs, fees and margin.
2–10 minutes
Organise your business
Bring existing work or start one job. Connect customers, quotes, invoices and next actions in Owner Support.
Free · local saving is your choice
Use AI for a specific task
Build a prompt or reusable instructions, then check the output.
5–15 minutes
Assess a tender opportunity
Explore the tools for deciding which contracts are worth pursuing.
About 10 minutes
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Create an invoice, price a job or plan your cash. Copy, download and save your work without an account.
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AI for Work
Prepare business tasks for Microsoft Copilot, with tailored requests, source guidance and checks before use.
Explore AI for WorkFrom the notebook
All writingAI + tools · 1 min read
Give AI a task you can check
Start with one real piece of work, define a usable result and check it against the source. A polished answer is only the halfway point.
Systems · 1 min read
Bring the work, not your entire business history
A new workspace earns its place by helping with active work. Start with a reviewed spreadsheet subset and keep the original system authoritative.
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