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BusinessDesktop and mobile · PWAAI proposal

Stemwork

Orders, deliveries and event quotes for small florists in one simple app

Score: 43; confidence 37
Evidence: 3; items on the page
Rivals: 0; named in sources
First version: 35 d; estimate
Type: Desktop and mobile; PWA: on computers and phones alike
Market since: 1999; Mature market · AI estimate

ScreensConcept

Desktop and mobile: Shop owners set up orders and manage business at a desk, but staff and owners check delivery boards and capture orders on phones throughout the work day. Sample screens on a computer and a phone, in the proposed brand. Their numbers are sample data.

Today's orders at a glance

Today

2 need a card message

14 orders

About this appAI proposal

Stemwork is shop software for independent florists with one to ten staff. It keeps walk-in, phone and online orders in one list, plans the delivery day, and turns wedding and event enquiries into clear quotes.

It replaces the mix of spreadsheets, paper order pads and a general shop or payment tool that does not know a funeral tribute from a birthday bunch. Orders carry the details florists need: card message, delivery window, recipient, and the date the flowers must be ready.

This is a proposal. The material shows people paying for tailored software in niches like floristry, but it does not say what any florist would pay for this product. The first step is to test it with a small group of shops.

Tagline: Run the flower shop. Leave the paperwork behind.
Voice: WarmPracticalPlain
Why this name: A stem is the florist's basic unit, and work is what the app handles. Two plain words joined into one easy name.

In the first version

Members say which features they would use. It tells PWAS what people want; it changes no score.

One order list for every channel
Add phone, walk-in and web orders in seconds. Each has a ready-by time, card message and status, so nothing sits on a paper pad.
No member yet
Delivery day board
See the day's drops by time window and area. Assign a driver, print a run sheet, and mark each drop delivered from a phone.
No member yet
Event quotes that build themselves
Pick a template for weddings or funerals, set quantities, and send a quote link the client can approve and pay a deposit on.
No member yet
Prep and buying list
Orders for the next days roll up into a stem list by type and colour, so you know what to buy and what to pull from the cooler.
No member yet

Brand identityAI proposal

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Palette

#2F5D46Leaf · primary
#F7F3EACream · surface
#22302ABark · text
#D9644APoppy · accent
#E0A93BMarigold · data

Typography

Stemwork

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789

Run the flower shop. Leave the paperwork behind.

PricingAI proposal

The material names no competitor and gives no prices. The tiers sit inside the $50-500 a month range in the opportunity and are a starting point to test with real shops.

Starter
Free
- Up to 30 orders a month
- Order list and card slips
- One user
Shop
$59 a month
- Unlimited orders
- Delivery board and run sheets
- Event quotes with deposits
- Up to 4 users
Studio
$149 a month
- Everything in Shop
- Stem and buying lists
- Customer reminders
- Up to 10 users

Would you pay Shop · $59 a month?

Your answer tells PWAS which prices people accept. It changes no score.

No answers yet.

What it could be worthEstimate

What a software business making this much sells for today, from real deals. Pick a monthly revenue.

If it makes

Ora month

Worth about

$194,000

Sale range $132,000 to $263,000

$120,000 a year in revenue

From 87 software businesses listed and sold on Empire Flippers in the last year, revenue vetted by the broker: they sell for about 19× their monthly revenue, most between 13× and 26×.

Measured on profit, the middle deal is 32× monthly net profit: about 2.7 years of profit.

An estimate, not an offer or financial advice. A real price depends on profit, growth, churn, how much of the work is the owner's, and the buyer.

How it would growAI proposal

How the product would reach new customers through its own use, and how the first ones would be found. A plan to test, not a result.

Built-in loop: Shared outputs. Quote links, order confirmations and payment receipts go to clients and gift senders. Each carries the shop's branding with a small 'made with Stemwork' line.
Do they become customers?: Recipients are mostly customers of the shop, not shop owners. Wedding planners and other florists seeing the quote could become buyers, but this is unproven and must be tested.

First customers: Independent florists with one shop and two to five staff, in one country, who take phone orders and do local delivery.
Where to reach them: Florist Facebook groups: Join groups for shop owners, ask about order-day pain points, and offer free setup to a few shops.
Local outreach: Visit or call shops in one city, and offer a trial run during a quieter week.
Florist trade associations: Offer a short talk or a guide on handling busy-season orders to member newsletters.
First milestone: Five florists in one region pay for Shop for two months, including one busy holiday.

Why people already pay for this

AI inferenceThe author built and launched a SaaS application in the last 3 months with paying customers using LLMs, solving a business management problem that would have been infeasible without LLM assistance due to cost and development time.
Public claimLLMs and coding agents enable cost-effective development of vertical and niche software for small markets.
AI inferenceThere is demand for tailored SaaS solutions in small service business niches like floristry, with customers willing to pay for them.

Tech stack

Every proposal builds on the same PWA base, installable from the browser on any phone or computer. Dashed boxes are what this app adds.

AppNext.js and TypeScript
PWAManifest and service worker
UITailwind CSS
Data and authSupabase Postgres
PaymentsStripe
EmailResend
HostingVercel
This app · Payments for depositsStripe Connect for shop payoutsShops take quote deposits and order payments into their own accounts.
This app · PrintingBrowser print styles for card slips and run sheetsFlorists print from a shop printer, so no extra service is needed.

RisksAI inference

CommercialThe material shows demand for niche tools but no florist price. Shops may stay with spreadsheets or a payment tool they already use, so willingness to pay must be tested.
CommercialBusy seasons such as Valentine's and Mother's Day set the whole year's trial. A weak launch then can lose a shop for twelve months.
TechnicalOffline order entry that syncs without losing or duplicating orders is harder than it looks, especially with several users editing.
PlatformMany florists get orders through relay networks and marketplaces. Without links to them, double entry may put shops off.
RegulatoryTaking deposits and storing customer details brings payment, tax and privacy duties that differ by country.

Everything marked AI proposal or AI inference was written by a model from the evidence on the opportunity page. The proposed name must be checked against trademark registers before it is used.