The Second Craft – Companion Tools
Reading about your business is useful. Working on it is what changes things.
Companion Tools is the workbook for The Second Craft. It follows the book chapter by chapter, with a tool for each one: checklists, health checks, calendars, forecasts and decision sheets you fill in for your own business. Printed on A4 with a wide inside margin so it’s easy to write in and copy.
A few of the tools
- Australian Business Structures at a Glance
- Ownership, Intellectual-Property and Digital-Asset Register
- Xero Setup, Chart-of-Accounts and Reporting Health Check
- Hubdoc Capture and Publishing Policy
- Monthly Close Checklist and Owner’s Dashboard
- Profit-to-Cash Bridge
- Pricing, Margin and Break-Even Calculator
- Rolling 13-Week Cash-Flow Forecast
- Tax-Planning and Statutory-Obligations Calendar
- Adviser Map and Meeting Agenda
- Growth-Funding Decision Sheet
- Resilience, Succession and Exit-Readiness Scorecard
- 90-Day Creative Business Reset Plan
Want to try it first? The free extract has the Introduction and the Part I tools.
How to use it
Read a chapter of The Second Craft, then complete its tool. Don’t try to do them all at once – one a week is plenty. When you’re done, the completed tools are a clear brief for your accountant or adviser.
Workbook details
- Paperback: A4, 74 pages, ISBN 978-1-7649975-2-2
- PDF edition: ISBN 978-1-7649975-6-0. An instant download from our bookstore.
- Price: recommended retail A$28.95 for the paperback and A$19.95 for the PDF. From our bookstore, the paperback is US$19.95 (about A$29) plus a flat US$5 postage per order, and the PDF is US$13.95 (about A$20).
- Goes with: The Second Craft
Order the book and workbook together
Both are in our bookstore, so you can order them in one checkout and pay postage once. Launch offer: 10% off with code FA10OFF at checkout, until 18 December 2026.
Want a second pair of eyes?
Bring your completed tools to a Second Craft Review and we’ll go through them with you.
The books and this page provide general information only. They are not tax, financial or legal advice for your situation. Talk to a qualified adviser before acting.