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0% 43.7°N · 79.4°W
Origin 43.7°N · 79.4°W
Region Greater Toronto Area
Issue No. 001 · 2026
A field guide to the Greater Toronto Area · 2026

Find the craft
near you.

— Mission
A hyperlocal directory for the people who make, mend and master a craft within walking distance of your front door.
— Coverage
Tailors. Jewellers. Mechanics. Salons. Event halls. Plumbers. Lawyers. Clinics. Everything you can drive to in fifteen minutes.
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003 Manifesto

Twenty years of craft shouldn't lose to twenty days of TikTok.

— Why we exist

You've been here longer than the algorithm. You don't have time to film yourself working, or $1,500 a month for a marketing agency. And you shouldn't have to. We're rewriting who wins — a directory ranked by craft, not credit card. And an AI shop manager that markets, books, replies, translates, tracks your books, and watches your competitors — so you can get back to the work.

Built for the Greater Toronto Area.
Est. 2026 · Independent · Founder-built
004 Categories

Eight trades
that run a neighbourhood.

This isn't a yellow pages with a fresh coat of paint. We're cataloguing the specific people in your radius who do specific work well — the ones whose names get whispered between aunties and posted in neighbourhood groups but never make it to the first page of Google.

01 / Tailoring
Tailoring &
alterations
420+ expected · Year 1
02 / Jewellers
Jewellers
& gold
Purity, weight, verified
03 / Events
Weddings
& events
Halls · decorators · photographers
04 / Home
Home
services
Plumbers · electricians · HVAC
05 / Auto
Auto
& vehicle
Repair · body · tires · detailing
06 / Beauty
Beauty
& salons
510+ shops · 18 specialties
07 / Legal
Lawyers
& legal
Family · real estate · notaries
08 / Health
Health
clinics
Walk-in · family · dental · physio
Initialising

Meet Tuvi.

An AI shop manager for small local businesses on CraftNearby. Five quiet agents at the counter — so yours stay free for the craft.

01 Marketer 02 Receptionist 03 Translator 04 Books 05 Pricing Spy
About Tuvi

Five quiet agents for hands that still make, mend, and serve nearby.

Tuvi is an AI shop manager built for the small local businesses on CraftNearby. It runs the shop side of your shop — posts, messages, bookings, books, prices, translation — without scripts, agencies, or extra hires. Your hands stay on the craft. Tuvi handles the rest.

Marketer · Receptionist · Translator · Books · Pricing Spy — five purpose-built agents, one calm engine.

Tuvi at the counter

One quiet engine handling the screen-bound work — so the shop floor stays for the shop.

So — what is Tuvi?

Five hires.
One quiet system.

Tuvi is an AI shop manager built for small local businesses — the tailor, the salon, the auto shop. It's five specialist agents working inside one calm command core: marketing your shop, answering your customers, translating every message, keeping your books, and watching your competitors. It runs behind the counter while you get back to the craft.

A marketing team at work Agent 01
Agent 01 — Tuvi

The Marketer.

You shoot it. Tuvi posts it — everywhere.

  • Drop a photo or clip — the caption writes itself, in your language.
  • Auto-edits reels to 30 seconds with music and overlays.
  • Posts to Instagram, Facebook, Google and TikTok in one tap.
Replaces a $1,500/mo marketing agency
A receptionist taking a call Agent 02
Agent 02 — Tuvi

The Receptionist.

Answers your customers when you can't.

  • Replies to WhatsApp, DMs and calls — in the customer's language.
  • Knows your prices, your hours and your specialties.
  • Books the appointment, then sends the confirmation and reminder.
Replaces a $1,200/mo part-time receptionist
Writing a reply at a laptop Agent 03
Agent 03 — Tuvi

The Translator.

Every reply, in clear English — and in your voice.

  • Type in Punjabi, Hindi or any language — sends perfect English.
  • Drafts calm, professional replies to hard reviews in one tap.
  • You always approve before anything goes out.
Replaces the friction of a second language
Receipts and bookkeeping Agent 04
Agent 04 — Tuvi

The Books assistant.

Receipts in. Clean summaries out.

  • Photograph a receipt — logged and categorised in seconds.
  • E-transfers match themselves to customer appointments.
  • Monthly summary ready for your accountant, GST math done.
Replaces a $500/mo bookkeeper
A neighbourhood storefront Agent 05
Agent 05 — Tuvi

The Pricing Spy.

Watches the neighbourhood so you don't have to.

  • Tracks competitor prices in a 5 km radius — updated weekly.
  • Tells you when to raise prices and when to hold.
  • Spots seasonal moments — wedding season, holidays, paydays.
A consultant you never had to hire

Five agents. One subscription. No team to manage.

CraftNearby for Business

Bring Tuvi online
for your shop.

Five agents, one calm system — running behind your counter from the morning you switch it on.

Get Tuvi Set up in a morning · Cancel anytime
006 The closer alternative

Nine kilometres
can be a different city.

Every listing is sorted by your address — not by who paid the most. Open the map and you'll see the eight closest options first, with a quiet note in the corner telling you when there's actually a better-rated alternative one neighbourhood over.

  • 2 kmThe everyday — bread, threading, dry-cleaning, key-cutting.
  • 5 kmThe specialised — tailors, fabric houses, salons with reach.
  • 12 kmThe destinations — gold houses, wedding venues, full ateliers.
  • 25 kmThe whole region — when the right craftsperson is worth a drive.
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