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Free n8n blueprints for small businesses

Five workflow files for the jobs that eat an SME's week. Each one was import-tested on n8n 2.40 and run against sample data, including the awkward cases, before it went up. No credentials or personal data inside.

GETTING PAID

Chase overdue Xero invoices

Reminders at 7, 14 and 30 days, firmer each time, owner copied on the last, never twice per stage, and a morning summary of who was chased. Invoices with HOLD in the reference are skipped.

XERO · GMAIL
PAYING SUPPLIERS

Supplier invoices from email to a sheet

Reads PDF bills from a mailbox, extracts the fields with AI, checks the totals and GST, and logs them. Anything that doesn't add up, scanned PDFs and duplicates go to a person. Nothing is approved for payment automatically.

GMAIL · AI · GOOGLE SHEETS · XERO (OPTIONAL)
KNOWING THE NUMBERS

Daily 8am owner report from Xero

One email on weekday mornings: invoiced and received yesterday (Monday covers the weekend), overdue by age band, and the five biggest debtors.

XERO · GMAIL
WINNING WORK

Enquiry form to sheet to salesperson

Cleans +65 phone numbers, removes duplicates, logs the lead, replies to the enquirer within a minute and hands it to the next salesperson in turn.

N8N FORM · GOOGLE SHEETS · GMAIL
TAKING ORDERS

WhatsApp order intake

Order messages from known customers are matched to your product codes, logged and confirmed on WhatsApp. Unknown numbers and unclear messages go to staff.

WHATSAPP BUSINESS CLOUD · GOOGLE SHEETS · GMAIL

Prefer a shared team inbox without setting up Meta yourself? WATI connects your number for you.

How to import one

  1. Open n8n (Cloud trial or your own server) and create a new workflow.
  2. Menu → Import from File and pick the download, or Import from URL and paste the file's link.
  3. Fill in the Settings step first: your company, emails and payment details.
  4. Connect each app where n8n asks for a credential, run the test in the setup guide, then publish.
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