A balloon pro's desk: rentals, work orders, venues, and more

A tidy bench of tools for balloon & event decor pros.

Around here, we love systems, automation and alliteration. Pick and choose what your business needs; use one, use a few, skip the rest.

#stopthescatter

Most software wants to be your everything and turns into a cluttered, confusing mess. We go the other way: separate, purpose-built tools. Nothing to grow into, nothing to work around. No bloat, no scatter.

In production

Tools you can use today

Live

Asset Assign

Rental inventory that always knows what is booked. See at a glance whether you have the letters to fill every order on a given date.

14-day free trial

Start your free trial at assetassign.app → Book a 15-minute walkthrough
Live

Invoice Incognito

Polished invoices and work orders in minutes, and your install crew never sees your client pricing. Credits-based, no subscription.

Free option, no account needed

Try it free at invoiceincognito.com → Book a 15-minute walkthrough

Brewing

What we are cooking up next

A peek at the problems we are working on. We are keeping the names to ourselves until each one is ready, but you can bet on more alliteration.

Now testing

🔔🔁 Repeat events that remind you they're coming before they sneak up on you.

Still brewing

🏛️ 📏 Every venue's quirks in one place: load-in, ceiling heights, tape rules.

Still brewing

🤝💸 Knowing who is assigned where on gig day, and what each of them is owed.

Still brewing

🛍️ 📅 Ecommerce store with calendar cross-checking built in.

Got a wish for the next batch?

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Latest from the lab

What just shipped

Invoice Incognito · BlogHow to Give Your Balloon Crew Every Job Detail Without Showing Them Your Prices→Your crew needs the job details, not your pricing. Here's what a good balloon work order includes, what it leaves out & how to make one from the…Invoice Incognito · ChangelogWork orders now arrive as a PDF attachment→Pro work orders now arrive as a PDF attached to a short email, ready to print or forward to your crew, and the dashboard's Download PDF button gives…Asset Assign · ChangelogLet clients check your letters before they message you→A link you share on your website, in your bio or in a DM. Clients type the phrase and their dates and see right away whether you have the letters.Asset Assign · ChangelogOne reservation, as many styles as you like→Mix LED, wood, and anything else in a single reservation, with the availability checker keeping every style honest.Invoice Incognito · ChangelogMake a recipe without leaving the processing screen→When an invoice line item has no recipe, a new button on the matching pop-up opens the recipe form with the item name already filled in from your…Asset Assign · BlogWhat Is CERP (Certified Event Rental Professional), and Is It Worth It?→CERP is the American Rental Association's Certified Event Rental Professional credential. Here's what it covers, who it's for, and how to decide if…Asset Assign · BlogHow to Know If You Have the Letters to Fill a Marquee Order→Stop cross-checking spreadsheets for every marquee letter order. Here's how a phrase availability checker tells you at a glance whether you can fill…Asset Assign · ChangelogTry Asset Assign with just an email→The free trial no longer asks for a card or an access code. Sign up with your email, use everything for 14 days, and add a card only if you decide to…

Why Latex Labs

Made at a desk that looked a lot like yours

Latex Labs did not start as a software company. It started with years of watching balloon and event pros fight the same quiet battles: inventory nobody could track, invoices that leaked profit margins, repeat clients who slipped away because no one followed up.

Every tool in this lab began as one of those problems. We build the un-fun, back-office stuff so you can get back to the part you actually love: the balloons. No bloat, no lock-in; just small tools that pull their weight in all the right ways.

Built by Nicole, after years of fieldwork inside real balloon businesses.

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