Investment

In just over 10 years Boatshed.com has grown from a single boat sales business, to an established yacht brokerage group with over 50 offices world-wide, now the largest Yacht Brokerage Group in the world. Developing a new business is a long term plan, it just doesn't happen over night. It takes investment, both financially and time.

Finding the right people remains the Boatshed founder's key requirement for success.

Boatshed offers several business options with different financial commitment and business models to make sure that it can cater for a range of individuals or corporate partners. Removing barriers to attracting the right partners is critical in these difficult times, building a business based on performance rather than traditional fees is a fundamental part of Boatshed's success.

The boatshed.com group includes many Franchises which typically operate from premises in Marinas and Boat Yards, such locations are convenient for boaters and also usually benefit from high volumes of passing boat buyer and seller traffic. Some of our Franchisees and Licensees operate from home offices and operate successful Brokerage businesses with lower initial investment and ongoing overhead. Every Boatshed franchisee and Licensee plays a crucial role by ‘making the service local’ and adding value
to client relationships with the provision of yacht brokerage services.

Boatshed.com also operate Business Licence's These are essentially partnerships whereby an existing marine business offers the Boatshed.com system in tandem with their existing business – much like a retail ‘concession’. This allows Boatshed.com to utilise and embrace the talents and capabilities of established entrepreneurs.

Boatshed supply an off the shelf proven business model and our business development team can create a package suitable for you. From a traditional large franchise territory to a initial low cost pay as you go yacht brokerage model.

The initial costs and ongoing costs are flexible. You can join Boatshed at different levels depending on your financial commitment and amount of time you have to invest. The four business models are Boatshed Business, Partner business, Yacht Agent, Boat Scout.

This chart shows these different levels, the financial commitment required and tasks to be undertaken, plus the proportion of commission you can earn, flexibility is the key here to get the right people, but you can earn up to 80% of the boat sale commission from every boat sale!

Boatshed.com is a business about selling boats and you will be set certain KPI targets (Key Performance Indicators) and minimum commission levels to achieve. We are happy to discuss "Low Start Cost" options if you want a low initial investment option.

How much do I need to invest?
Investing in your own business is a long term plan.

You can get involved at a basic level for free as a boat scout, sourcing boats for sale for Boatshed and taking a share of the commission when they sell. You can get more involved as a yacht agent, undertaking more processes and earning a bigger share of the commission. Ultimately, you could own and operate your own Boatshed territory as a full Boatshed business.

The costs associated with setting up a Boatshed business are relatively low, this is important in the current climate. Our business model is based on rewards for both Boatshed and Boatshed Business Owners when boats are sold.

Boatshed have built their reputation on providing excellent customer service whilst using their sophisticated brokerage technology, which has revolutionized boat sales in the areas they operate in.