The business model is proven, you can create your own job
  • The franchise integrates 6 key services, provides 1 solar boat and brings to the franchisee a team support
  • The 6 key services of the SeaZen Franchise
  • International label 1000 Efficient Solution by Solar Impulse - 2 European Marittimo awards - 2 local awards
  • The business model is proven, you can create your own job
  • The business model was labelled by Solar Impulse

Franchise

€4,000.00
No tax

You wish to develop a solar boat sailing activity in your locality.

The seaZen Pro franchise offers a proven business model:

1 franchise -> 1 berth -> 1 or more job(s)

Once implemented, the platform allows you to operate rentals and distribute them to an international audience through our experience of this constantly evolving market..

You can focus on local development. SeaZen provides the cross-functional skills to enable you to differentiate yourself in a highly competitive environment.

Yes, you can help make the world a better place!

Take advantage of a €1 000 discount on setup when purchasing a solar boat. VAT rate may vary by country.

The issues at stake

You are a local authority, a renter, a merchant or an entrepreneur and wish to increase the attractiveness of your city. You target an international clientele. You want to create jobs... or maybe create your own job? You are aware that the development of solar yachting requires the development of a new market. Developing a new market by targeting an international clientele is a rapidly expensive operation in terms of marketing and advertising resources.

The seaZen Franchise offers you an operational platform with its proven business model:

1 franchise -> 1 berth -> 1 or more jobs

You can focus on the essentials: developing your business in your catchment area.

The obstacles and solutions provided

The critical size to create a classic nautical base is commonly accepted for about ten boats. Solar navigation provides a breakthrough solution compared to the rental of sailboats or motorboats. Here are the conditions for success:

The brakes

The solutions

The lack of berths does not allow several boats to be installed at once.

The business processes developed by seaZen increase the added value by maximising the number of visitors per day for a boat. Only one boat and therefore one berth is needed to reach the critical size.

Commercial development of a new market is time consuming.

The distribution partnerships provided and the SeaZen® brand license accelerate this development while maintaining a differentiated positioning.

Educating the new solar navigation market burns too much cash while the return on investment is difficult to predict.

The partnerships set up by the seaZen franchise are commissioned according to results. The risk is very much mitigated.

The energy transition requires ever more skills and innovation.

The seaZen platform pools cross-disciplinary skills and contributes to innovation in the sector.

Métiers d'Agence Web, de Taxi ou VTC ou chauffeur, Hotelier ou Hôte, Centre de Formation , Agence Marketing

You can focus on your core business to develop locally.

Our services

We intervene at launch to set up a start-up kit. Then we accompany you throughout your operation with operational support. In addition, we can offer case-by-case training courses depending on the level of support you require. 

1) Start-up kit

  • Advice on project financing, grants and energy saving certificate
  • Implementation of the revenue management strategy optimised for the solar boat market
  • Seazen.fr: Integration with the central reservation system
  • Business processes: Stacked time departure methodology, parameterisation of operational messages and distribution channels
  • Legal: Brand licence contracts, support to obtain a boat licences and professional qualifications
  • Graphic design: Flyers, flags, promotional coupons, business cards, email.
  • Related: Boat insurance, GPS fleet trackers, floating pontoons…

2) Operational support

  • Monitoring by Key Performance Indicators
  • Training plan and multi-year roadmap
  • Maintenance of the seazen.fr website, SEO
  • Continuous improvement: technological and regulatory monitoring, incremental development
  • Support for the maintenance of the boat and electrical systems in the marine environment.
  • Communication and public relations to develop the seaZen® brand

The economic model

1) Start-up kit

We offer this service on a fixed price basis. Your dedicated coach creates your proprietary profiles and implements brand workflows. Secondly, it is not necessary to be a computer scientist. Each API provides its own customer support to train you. You are the one who will be able to manage the operational. A simple regular practice of these APIs is to be expected to keep the hand all year round.

2) Operational support

The royalty only applies to sales made, so there is no risk of burning cash. This is a win-win approach.

Required profiles

1) The contractor or salaried base manager

Customer relations during guided walks or training sessions without a permit are essential. The pleasure of solar navigation experience and the quality of our business processes are here to help you. The knowledge and experience of the guide(s) are decisive for the development of the activity.

The launch of a database is compatible with another activity. Online sales allow the guide to focus on the operational face-to-face customer on the days and times of his choice, preferably at weekends and during holidays.

Above all, we are looking for partners. The company and the concept are recent, much remains to be built and the tools are constantly evolving, it is important that we can develop the business together. Our partners will need to have an appetite for solar sailing, for their locality and its history, a desire to change the world, and of course a passion to share this experience as a team with customers and other franchisees. Even if we wanted to make the activity as simple as possible, we must plan to spend time there for local management and prospecting..

2) The partner company (boat rental company, hotel, etc.)

We are looking for partner companies located locally - or in a position to do so - in a port and in the tourism sector. Our experience has shown that the business processes and the public to be conquered are totally new even for a boat rental company that may already have a customer base and business experience. If this is the case, the renter capitalizes on a new clientele and freely preserves the existing one. In any case, the partner must want to develop and educate a new market.

We want to build a territorial network to bring more simplicity to our customers and be able to develop new offers point A -> point B. It should be noted that even if a seaZen Boat Club already exists in the city of your choice, our partner in that city may be interested in joining forces.

Benefits

Savings on the 'entry ticket'

Compared with a traditional electric boat rental base, you save on the sales office, the boat maintenance room, the boat for towing customers who run out of battery (which happens more often with other license free business models) and the cost of building up an initial fleet of 10 boats to amortize all these structural costs.

What's more, as solar boats are exemplary for the environment, certain forms of assistance may be available, depending on the case.

Saving of time

Franchising allows you to reach break-even as quickly as possible. You share the costs of technical and commercial development. You use proven commission optimization methods and listing algorithms.

In addition, the marketing of Tour en Bateau is subject to French maritime regulations. The seaZen Academy's reference framework provides you with a legal framework for operating private tours.

Scalability

Boat rental is a very competitive market where it is necessary to differentiate oneself in new professions. Since September 2015 we have had experience of customer users, technologies and processes. We know that it is necessary to constantly test new solutions, evaluate them and implement the most efficient ones. The seaZen platform allows you to capitalize on this management through Continuous Improvement.

Teamwork

You retain all your freedom and independence for the local management of your activity, and you remain owner of the profiles created for you, and still you are not alone. You capitalize on our transversal skills. You reduce your risk of dependence on global travel industry giants. You join a team to convince your investors.

The geographical network allows you to share your problems with other franchisees while strengthening your catchment area by building a coherent network.

Brand awareness

The notoriety of the label seaZen is acquired to establish your credibility with local decision-makers and the public.

Customer references

"The great advantage I see in this franchise is that it allows us to secure the marketing of the business, but at the same time it leaves us a great deal of freedom of action. We exchange views freely on all subjects related to the Seazen concept and operations, while each of us retains our 'independent entrepreneur' side."

Mylène Muller

Founder of Help Nature SeaZen in Juan les Pins

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