Launch of Artizen, an extremely simple administrative management tool at the service of building craftsmen

Birth of the idea

Artizen was born from a mundane experience. Foucauld had a window to change in his apartment. The craftsman carried out the planned work perfectly, but the whole side (administrative) was laborious. There were misunderstandings in making appointments, difficulties in transmitting invoices and a setback in payment. Concretely, the repair took a day but the exchanges took several months until the invoice was paid.

Construction of Artizen

Following this experience, Foucauld decided to spend time with artisans to understand how they worked, very quickly joined by François. The duo then spent time in front of construction supply stores and then simply chatting with artisans on the street in front of their vans. They also shared a questionnaire sent to more than 50 plumbers and electricians and formed a small working group to ensure they fully understood all the intricacies of the trade and the organization.

It was after more than 6 months of discussions, listening and observations that they started to conceive Artizen. Throughout the design, they constantly interacted with craftsmen, and in particular the small working group formed, to ensure that their needs were met exactly. These craftsmen brought knowledge of the field and the duo knowledge of the organization. They then faithfully transcribed all these discussions into the Artizen tool.

This link with the field and with the artisans is essential in this project because it is the source of all development. Not a day goes by without discussion with one or more craftsmen.

The three observations of Artizen

• Administration is not the job of craftsmen, they have the impression of wasting time, it's complicated and it doesn't bring in any money;
• Craftsmen are under pressure from their customers, the legislator and their accountant to dematerialize the management of their invoices (even more during this covid period);
• The software available on the market is comprehensive, sophisticated but complex to use for a largely non-tech-savvy population.

Functionalities :

• Calendar with all customer information and contact and GPS shortcuts. Storage and exchange of photos of the site;
• Quotes and invoices editor with catalog of prerecorded tasks and sending of the document to the customer by SMS. Possibility of extracting invoices and automatic sending to the accountant;
• Payment tracking with the ability to give a paid or unpaid status to the invoice and to extract a report on the payment status of the invoices.

The six promises of Artizen

Artizen makes 6 promises to artisans:

• You will reduce the time spent on administrative management to focus on your interventions
• When you get home, enjoy your family and friends, no need to turn the computer back on
• You drastically reduce your unpaid bills thanks to simple and rigorous payment monitoring
• You are in compliance with the law and accounting rules. You anticipate the obligation to dematerialize incoming invoices
• You save time in your discussions with your accountant thanks to the automatic sending of documents
• You improve your brand image with your customers

Difference between Artizen and other solutions

The DNA of Artizen can be summed up in one word: simplicity.

One goal: to make simple tasks that seem complicated and uninteresting for craftsmen.

Thus, Artizen is not one software among many others in several ways:

• First of all, it is simple: any non-techie knows how to use it in 3 minutes
• It is efficient and gets straight to the point
• It is complete because it includes an agenda, an estimate and invoice editor, a catalog of services, a payment monitoring tool, an invoice extractor, a system for sending documents to customers and to the accountant.

This clear and simple positioning is a founding choice of Artizen which is the exact opposite of most of the competitors. The majority of market players offer craftsmen very sophisticated solutions, very advanced technically, with multiple functionalities but extremely complex and cumbersome to use. Artizen is doing the opposite: launch an extremely simple solution so that all craftsmen can easily access it.

Usage :

Artizen offers a free trial period to test the different features without pressure.

To do this, simply create your space in two steps:

• Enter an email address and a password
• Fill in a SIREN in order to be able to obtain all the mandatory legal information on invoices

At the end of your trial period, that is to say the first day of the month following your registration, Artizen will offer you two subscription formulas with transparent and fixed prices without any surprises:

• An annual subscription formula over 12 months of 35 € HT / month
• A monthly subscription without commitment of 50 € HT / month

The price is fixed without any update or other costs and with unlimited access to customer service who will be happy to guide craftsmen in their first steps.