< A collective of self-employed experts />
A pioneering concept of the future of work for your marketing, communication and digital projects… that you can benefit from too
< End of story for the traditional model of agency work />
We can all win by having a La Collab collective nearby
People make up the richness of a business, and the diversity of their profiles creates excellence. People are the key factor to success for a business to reach its objectives for growth.
The birth of a new model
Resource management, especially human resources, has become a pain! If you are part of a business, you have undoubtedly noticed the race for agility, expertise, involvement and flexibility to be able to adapt to a fast world that is ever-changing and that needs to adapt to the current ambiguous economy.
From this observation, La Collab was born in March of 2015. A collaboration between Laura Strelezki, and Célia Chauvet from the end of 2016 onwards. Experts in marketing and communication, they’d recently become freelancers. They were driven by a common purpose: to change the standards of the world of work.
La Collab is a new unique hybrid model, with a participative leadership and horizontal management by a collective of freelance experts. We are the third voice: neither a communication agency nor a linking platform. We are self-employed but together. We are part of the future of work.
The freelancers who work together in teams are an effective answer to the competitive, traditional, inscrutable services market that has a hard time reinventing itself and adapting to the new needs of businesses.
The best specialists are self-employed!
Amongst your friends, families or colleagues, you may know people who have taken the plunge to becoming self-employed and be their own boss?
In 2022, more than 263,00 freelancers were active in Belgium. An nearly 27% increase between 2018 and 2022.
66% of businesses declare they experience a talent shortage in digital professions (tech, graphics web marketing and communications). That is why 76% of those businesses hire freelancers for their expertise.
Our collective of self-employed experts offers the best of two worlds. It opens doors for new talents and allows businesses to recruit and delegate to the most talented individuals the market has to offer.
We know that this is what is best for the development of businesses.
< The quest for meaning />
To effectively adapt to the changes in the job market
Are you looking for solutions to recruit a team of experts temporarily or a specialist long-term? Do you prefer to delegate or to learn yourself? La Collab offers you three possibilities, based on what your business needs!
Project
A customized team is created to lead your marketing, communication and digital projects, from strategic thinking to doing.
Connect
In order to take advantage of the changes in the job market, we connect your business with a qualified freelance expert from our collective.
Academy
Trainings by freelancers, open to everyone, allow you a transfer of know-how in the form of “workshops” that is up to 100% fundable.
< Expertise, Goodwill and Adaptability />
Why work with us?
The strength of La Collab lies in its collective nature, offering agility and adaptability. We are all freelancers: self-employed experts with our own client base, who nevertheless decided to work together in a common structure, with the goal of building lasting trusted partnerships but also to share our approach that is transparent, useful and passionate about our business.
We successfully lead your marketing, communication and digital projects thanks to your customized teams of qualified self-employed experts motivated by your project.
You will benefit from a panel of talent of both operational experts (developers, graphists, photographers, etc.) and project leaders. The team works within a collaborative and caring ecosystem where everyone has their place and brings their own added value. Values and ethics are shared by the members of the collective and its clients.
< Co-creation and co-development />
A 360° and customized mastery
At La Collab, there is no standard project. Thanks to our broad network of freelancers, we cover all professions in marketing, communications and digital marketing, and we work in all lines of business. However, the set-up of our projects is well-structured around a particular organization and process, based on the guidelines of collaboration and co-creation.
At La Collab, the client works in their own project. La Collab does not work for you. It works with you. You are part of the team: you bring your product expertise and knowledge of your line of business. We bring the competences, resources and methodologies: select flexible experts, workshops and trainings that favor co-creation. Everyone works together to co-discover the needs and co-develop the solutions.
< Zoom in />
How is a project tackled?
Needs assessment
There is no project without a need, so a first meeting allows us to determine the goal and objectives of the project. This step allows us to identify the best solution, the necessary competences and the work modalities to be expected.
Creation of a customized team
The project leader, the main point of contact for clients and experts alike, will ask the freelancers whose expertise concerning both their work and your line of business best aligns with the objectives of the project, to join the team.
Scope of the project
The project leader writes an offer based on the freelancers’ rates and determines precisely the different stages of the project with the team.
Project launch
Once the offer is accepted and the administrative formalities are in order, the project will be launched: the client and the freelancers work hand in hand to meet the objectives.
The work can be done in-house or remotely, depending on the chosen methodology.
< Our clients />
They trust us
< Our partners />
They support us
< Media />
They talk about us
Alone we go faster, together we go further.
< Frequently asked questions />
What is a collective?
A group of people united around a project / structure / brand by common values and the desire to help each other create a positive dynamic, share efforts and resources: networks, expertise, methods.
Thanks to collective intelligence and our combined forces, together we shape common marketing, communications and digital projects. Each profession is represented in order to create positive synergies, that value both the freelancer, the collective and the client. The collective as a structure is a new model. Hybrid, in between a traditional business (agency, consulting firm…) and the self-employed who you can call upon through portals, platforms…
Which freelancer profiles are part of the collective?
We have over 30 professions within the collective. Mostly in the fields of marketing, communication and digital. We also have HR experts amongst us. Discover everything we can offer you on this page.
How are freelancers selected?
Unlike platforms, we don’t aim for quantity but for quality of profiles. The strict selection process is the same for all freelancers and is led by our specialists in recruitment and management of independent talent.
A freelancer can join the collective based on various criteria: technical competences, experience (in business fields, profession, years), know-how (teamwork, flexibility and the will to satisfy the client), values (goodwill and usefulness), work ethics (availability, remote work/in-house, daily rates…), and motivation. But most importantly, teamwork.
What is the payment model for freelancers in La Collab?
We think that the benefit of our model lies in its talents and organisation. But also in its transparency and respect for the “right price” for everyone.
The client business benefits from the value created by the collective, and thus pays the collaborators of the project.
Each freelancer is free to propose the rate they wish for the project. We don’t work with pre-determined price lists (except for the catalogue of the La Collab Academy trainings). We believe that the created value depends on different aspects: seniority, technicality, reactivity, exceptionality…
On top of the operational budget, the compensation for the business La Collab SAS is added. La Collab has created and managed a model that allows the client to access multiple freelancers, with a proven method for collaboration and a commercial and legal security. It corresponds to 15% of the amount of each invoice.
< Contact us />
Want to work together?
Our experts will call you to deliver a first advice, 100% tailor-made, free and without strings attached.