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Era for your printing house.

Print jobs from quote to press: print-ready files checked on arrival, proof approval, design hours billed and net-30 invoices.

Start with Era6 modules · 4 prepared workflows · 3 teammates

Is your work spread over 7 tools that don’t know each other?

Bookings in one place, messages in another, payments in a sheet. A change stays in one tool before it reaches the people who need it.

The order stayed in emailProduction plan in a spreadsheetSuppliers on WhatsAppWork order on paperThree versions of the stock countDelivery date promised by phone
Work order on paperThree versions of the stock countDelivery date promised by phoneThe order stayed in emailProduction plan in a spreadsheetSuppliers on WhatsApp
Drawings in a folderCustomer list in another toolInvoices cut off from shipmentsThe order stayed in emailProduction plan in a spreadsheetSuppliers on WhatsApp

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Era brings them into one place. A few of the apps you can connect

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Logos show apps you can connect; they do not imply a partnership.

Same week. Same team. A different day.

Every job is costed by paper, run length and colours; the approved design is proofed and printed. Due dates and repeat orders are kept per customer.

Printing house: the same work, today and with Era.

  • Today: Missed orders. An emailed order never entered the production plan. — Era: Order to work order. An approved quote becomes an order, then a work order.
  • Today: Missing materials. Production started; materials ran out halfway. — Era: Stock and supply. Low stock prepares a supplier order draft.
  • Today: Unclear delivery. The customer keeps asking where the order is. — Era: Status updates. Each stage change notifies the customer.
  • Today: Disconnected invoices. The shipment left; the invoice came a week later. — Era: Shipment to invoice. A completed shipment creates the invoice with its terms.

Drag the line or use the arrow keys. Example scene.

One workspace. Your whole business.

Setup switches 6 sections on together: sales, quotes, invoices, document requests and more. The table is a sample filled with the setup’s real services.

Sample screen · illustrative data

Ready for printing house. Working from day one.

Everything switched on at setup comes from this business type’s own list: services, teammates, workflows and sections.

Workflows that run themselves

Wired to real events; switch them on, off or change them in plain words.

WorkflowsOn
Print file uploaded → prepress check
Quote sent → call back in 2 days
Quote accepted → approve → invoice
New lead → assign to me and add a follow-up task

Your site opens with ready pages

Your theme carries your business name; the pages come with the setup.

Site pages
About us
Services
Request a quote
Contact

Your teammates are ready

They work by your rules and ask you first before messaging, paying or deleting.

Prepress checkerChecks every uploaded file against the print spec before it reaches the press.
Job plannerTurns each accepted quote into a job ticket with the production steps.
Collections follow-upReminds customers of invoices coming due and flags the late ones.

Ask your workspace

Ask a question; get the answer with the records behind it.

Erasample

Which orders could be late this week?

Two orders are waiting on materials; one is due Friday. I’ve drafted the supplier order and a note to the customer — I’ll show you both before sending.

Sections on from day one

6 sections switch on together; turn off what you don’t need, add more later.

SalesQuotesInvoicesDocument requestsWebsiteAI

Before you start

Open the lead → Request documents → Print-ready file. The customer uploads through a link; prepress gets a task with the checklist (CMYK, 3 mm bleed, 300 dpi, fonts).

Catalogue → Commercial print, Labels & packaging, Prepress & design. Standard jobs (1,000 business cards, 5,000 A5 flyers) are ready; special jobs go on the quote as free lines.

Commercial print uses 20%; books and periodicals printed for publishers use 10%. Both classes are ready; pick the right one on the invoice line.

You approve the invoice, and the job planner opens the production steps — proof, approval, printing, finishing, packing, delivery — in the Production list.

Sales, Quotes, Invoices, Document requests, Website, AI; 0 ready services and products, 3 teammates, 4 workflows, 15 notification rules and a website theme.

Yes. Switch on “start with sample data” during setup to get realistic customers, records and history; remove them in one step when you are ready.

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Follow every step from order to shipment.

Describe your business in a sentence and Era sets up services, teammates and workflows to match. It runs on your own AI subscription.

Start with Era