Luca laughed. Clara looked at her watch. It was 9:15 AM. She still had four hours left to perfect her new sourdough starter.

But the moment she fell in love was when the pop-up appeared:

That’s when her accountant, Herr Schmidt, finally put his foot down. "Clara," he said over the phone, "I love your cinnamon rolls, but I hate your handwritten lists. You are getting Lexoffice."

Clara Klein had been afraid of the 15th of every month for three years. As the owner of a small but growing bakery, "Butter & Seele," she loved the smell of sourdough, the crunch of a perfect pretzel, and the laughter of her six part-time employees. What she did not love was payroll.

The real magic happened on the next 15th.

She clicked "Gehalt auszahlen." A blue bar filled up, and a green checkmark appeared.