Boby launches a multilingual intelligent voice assistant that generates quotes from building tradesmen in just one minute

Boby, A Cegid Company, launches a multilingual intelligent voice assistant that generates quotes from building tradesmen in just one minute!

Resulting from the acquisition in August 2023 by Cegid of Boby.net – founded in 2021 by Aurélien Rey – this new functionality, a pioneer on the market, allows craftsmen to dictate and instantly generate, on computer or mobile phone, their quotes in 15 languages ​​thanks to to Generative Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. A major advance intended to simplify and make accessible to all building professionals the carrying out of their daily administrative tasks!

Dictate and create quotes in less than a minute

Boby, A Cegid Company redefines the way building contractors manage their small businesses and approach invoicing and administrative tasks. Equipped with numerous features, its all-in-one administrative management solution which includes a set of tools perfectly meets the specificities of this sector of activity and notably allows the creation of 100% compliant quotes and invoices (VAT law, electronic invoice , mandatory information, etc.), but also documents specific to the sector (situation invoices, deposit and credit invoices, work management, etc.). It facilitates instant payment on construction sites from a smartphone, automates invoice reminders, offers the possibility of cash advances via the financing of professional invoices to receive funds within 48 hours and ensures total connectivity with all accounting tools on the market. in order to facilitate the relationship between artisans and accountants.

This new multilingual voice assistant allows craftsmen to dictate and create quotes in less than a minute, reducing the time spent producing a document by 15. The latter is able to quickly integrate the client's contact details, the type of site, the description of the intervention or even the pricing then send the document in PDF by email to the client. Generative AI, by comparing competitive offers, also allows craftsmen to generate competitive quotes aligned with market prices. The assistant, capable of transcribing questions and answers in writing via a chat, also constitutes a particularly useful resource for providing advice and information on legal subjects in the building and on administrative management.

For Aurélien Rey, Director of Operations, Boby, A Cegid Company: “With this written and voice command, business managers and craftsmen will drastically reduce the time spent on making quotes and invoices. This useful innovation responds to the challenges of building craftsmen and offers them the possibility of dictating and editing their documents on site, without wasting time typing, in the language of their choice. Thanks to Generative AI, we are able to quickly enrich the functionalities of our solution and thus anticipate and respond to the evolving needs of the sector”

An intelligent voice assistant available in 15 languages

In France, where 13% of employees in the sector were foreign collaborators in 2023(1), the language barrier constituted the main obstacle to recruitment for 62% of construction companies(2). By developing this tool, Boby, A Cegid Company aims to facilitate interactions between craftsmen and customers, while offering quotes free of spelling errors, in the right format and at the right VAT rate. In addition to speeding up the creation of documents, Boby, A Cegid Company's virtual assistant will allow you to dictate compliant quotes in 15 languages, including English, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Italian. , Mandarin, Turkish, Vietnamese, German, Korean, Greek, Hungarian, etc. Ultimately, it will be able to understand and respond in more than 50 languages ​​in order to support artisans including French. is not the mother tongue.

Anticipate the obligation of electronic invoices for all French companies

The law will require all companies established in France to switch to electronic invoicing on September 1, 2026. Today, only 32% of construction companies are equipped with a digital solution to manage their administrative tasks, making construction the second least equipped sector after agriculture. With 94% of French construction companies(3) belonging to the building sector (the remaining 6% being part of public works), the need for digitalization becomes crucial.

For Grégory Desmot, director of the Small Business Unit at Cegid: “With the imminent arrival of mandatory legal issues, in application of the finance law, it becomes imperative to support building craftsmen to facilitate their transition to digital solutions. We understand that digitalization can present challenges for small and medium-sized construction companies, a sector that is gradually adopting new technologies. With Boby, A Cegid Company, we offer simple and innovative solutions to make the daily lives of artisans easier and support them at every stage”

With this launch, Boby, A Cedig Company, which already supports more than 10 artisans, once again demonstrates its continued commitment to innovation. To strengthen its leading position in the administrative management of building craftsmen, it aims to more than double by the end of 000.