Who we work for
ZAPB works for a wide range of people and organisations, from freelancers and entrepreneurs to employers, employees and professionals.
What connects our work? We help create overview, bring people and opportunities together, and offer an independent perspective when it's needed. Sometimes we take work off your hands, sometimes we step in alongside an organisation for a while, and sometimes we're simply there for someone who needs personal support.
More time for your work, less hassle around it
As a freelancer you want to spend your time on your work and your clients. Administration, invoicing, contracts or finding your next assignment can eat up a lot of that time. ZAPB can support you with:
- Business administration
- Invoicing and back office
- Hours and contract administration
- Coaching and guidance
- Freelancer placement
- Finding suitable assignments
Even when you're just starting out as a freelancer, we can think along about the practical and business side of running your own business. More about freelancer placement →
Practical support that moves with you
As an entrepreneur you want a partner who understands you don't always need a large consultancy or complicated processes. ZAPB offers practical support that fits the scale and situation of your organisation. Think of:
- Interim project support
- Administrative support
- Back office
- Coaching
- Staffing issues
- Mediation and guidance
- Finding freelancers and professionals
Need extra capacity for a while? A project that needs someone to take the lead? Or an issue where an independent perspective would help? We think along about what's needed at that moment.
An involved and independent sounding board
As an employer or organisation you sometimes face situations where an independent perspective is valuable: a collaboration that's not running smoothly, an employee who isn't in the right place, or a staffing issue that needs extra guidance. ZAPB can play different roles in these situations, depending on what's needed:
- Independent sounding board
- Coaching for employees
- Guidance around working relationships
- Mediation in conflicts
- Support with staffing issues
- Recruitment & selection
- Freelancer placement
- Payroll and administrative support
We look at the situation together and decide which form of support fits best. Not immediately setting up a heavy process, but first understanding what's going on.
Sometimes you need someone by your side
As an employee, you can also come directly to ZAPB. Maybe the collaboration with your manager or colleague isn't going well anymore, you're not feeling quite right in your role, or you don't know how to approach a certain situation. You don't always need a formal conflict before seeking help. ZAPB offers an independent and confidential conversation in which you can discuss your situation. Together we look at:
- What's really going on
- What you need
- What options you have
- How to make the situation open for discussion
- Whether coaching could help
- Which next step suits you
The goal isn't to automatically take sides, but to help you find direction, overview and perspective again. And if it turns out more is needed, we look together at guidance or mediation.
Looking for your next step?
Not everyone works as a freelancer, and not every professional is in the right place. Maybe you're looking for a new challenge, want a different direction in your career, or are curious what options are out there for you. ZAPB can support you with coaching, career guidance and, where relevant, placement into a new assignment or role. We look not only at your CV, but above all at who you are, what you can do and where you truly thrive.
Independent whenever it's needed
An important part of our approach is that we understand different perspectives. An employer may need guidance, an employee may need an independent conversation, and sometimes both parties need to talk to each other to move forward. ZAPB can therefore, depending on the situation, work for an organisation, for an individual, or as an independent third party between parties. We're not looking for who's right. We're looking for what's needed to move forward.
Examples from practice
Good support ultimately shows itself best in practice. That's why we're working on a collection of concrete cases where, always with permission, we show what challenges we encounter and how ZAPB has helped. From a freelancer who needed more structure in their administration to an organisation where a collaboration had stalled. Cases coming soon.
Does this sound like you?
You don't need to know exactly which service you need. Just tell us what's going on. We listen, think along and figure out together which approach fits best. A first conversation is without obligation.