People to business

What People to business does

people to business GmbH is a German HR consulting and staffing firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Cologne. The company operates a recruitment platform that connects three audience segments: job seekers (Bewerber), freelancers (Freelancer), and corporate clients (Unternehmen) — with a primary commercial focus on helping companies secure qualified personnel in the banking, finance, administrative, and IT sectors across Germany. Job listings visible on the website span roles such as Bankkaufmann, IT Service Manager, Sachbearbeiter Zahlungsverkehr, and Call Center Agent across multiple cities including Düsseldorf, Köln, Bonn, and Hof.

The company's product surface is built on a WordPress-based website (peopletobusiness.de), relaunched in 2015 with a new CMS and integrated blog used for content marketing on HR topics including onboarding, employer branding, candidate experience, and HR technology trends. The technology stack is conventional web content management with no disclosed proprietary platforms, AI/ML capabilities, or ATS/workflow tooling. Distribution is direct via the website, with no disclosed partnerships, app presence, or API integrations.

The business model follows standard German staffing and recruitment practice: quote-based, per-placement fees for permanent recruitment and markup-based billing for temporary/contract placements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm is privately held with no external funding, no institutional investors, and no disclosed parent company; Olav Lippmann serves as Geschäftsführer (Managing Director). With 51–100 employees and operations concentrated in the DACH region, the company operates as an independent regional recruitment boutique rather than a scaled platform.

Name

People to business

Legal name

people to business GmbH

Website

https://peopletobusiness.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

people to business GmbH is a Cologne-based German HR consulting and staffing firm founded in 2002 that connects job seekers, freelancers, and corporate clients, specializing in recruitment for banking, finance, administrative, and IT roles across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Staffing Services

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Recruitment services
• Personnel staffing
• Freelancer placement
• IT sector recruiting

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

People to business GmbH is a German HR consulting and recruiting firm that places candidates and freelancers with companies in the IT and finance sectors. It operates a job board listing roles such as Bankkaufmann, IT-Kaufmann, IT Service Manager, and Buchhalter, primarily in the Cologne/Düsseldorf area, and provides career guidance for job seekers, project-matching for freelancers, and candidate search/selection support for corporate clients.

Product overview

People to business GmbH is a German HR consultancy and staffing services company that operates primarily as a job board and recruitment platform. The company connects job seekers with employers and freelancers with companies. Services include job listings across banking, finance, administrative, and IT sectors, HR consulting, and freelancer placement. The platform features a blog with HR-related content covering topics such as recruiting best practices, employer branding, and workforce management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Candidate Placement and Career Guidance (Für Bewerber) Career-support and placement service for individual job seekers (Bewerber) seeking new employment in banking, finance, administrative, and IT roles. The service pairs candidates with open positions in the Cologne/Düsseldorf region and provides guidance through the application process.
• Freelancer Project Placement (Für Freelancer) Project-matching service for qualified, experienced freelancers seeking challenging project-based engagements with client companies. Targets independent professionals in IT and finance who need access to enterprise-level projects.
• Corporate Recruitment Services (Für Unternehmen) Recruitment and candidate-search service for companies (Unternehmen) that need to secure qualified personnel in IT and finance. The service supports hiring organizations with sourcing, selection, and placement of permanent and freelance candidates.
• Online Job Board / Stellenangebote Online job board listing current openings for candidates, primarily in banking, finance, IT, and administrative roles in the Cologne/Düsseldorf region. Functions as a candidate-attraction channel supporting the firm's broader recruitment services.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PageGroup Germany: PageGroup operates PagePersonnel and Michael Page in Germany, recruiting across IT, finance, engineering, and office support roles. Comparable as a multi-brand specialist recruiter serving the same German IT/finance market with permanent and contract placement offerings.
• Etengo (Etengo Deutschland): Etengo is a German specialist in IT freelance and project staffing, placing freelance IT and finance professionals with corporate clients. Directly comparable as a specialist IT/freelance recruiter competing for the same DACH corporate and freelancer segments.
• GULP (part of Randstad): GULP is a leading German platform for IT freelance and project staffing, now part of Randstad. Directly comparable as a German-focused IT freelancer placement service serving similar candidate and corporate segments in the DACH market.
• Amadeus FiRe: Amadeus FiRe is a Frankfurt-based specialist recruiter focused on finance, accounting, IT, and engineering temporary and permanent staffing in Germany. Closely comparable as a German-listed specialist recruiter with explicit finance and IT vertical focus.
• DIS AG: DIS AG is a German-based staffing and recruitment company specializing in IT, finance, engineering, and life sciences permanent and contract placements. Comparable as a domestic German recruitment firm with similar multi-segment focus on technical and administrative roles.
• Hays Germany: Hays is a UK-headquartered global specialist recruitment firm with a strong German presence focused on IT, engineering, finance, and construction roles. Directly comparable as a specialist recruiter operating in the same German DACH market with similar IT/finance vertical focus and permanent/freelance placement model.
• Computer Futures (CFS Group): Computer Futures is a specialist IT recruitment firm with German operations focusing on permanent and contract IT placements. Comparable as a specialist IT-focused recruiter operating in the German market with similar B2B service model.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Deutschland: Randstad is one of the world's largest staffing companies with broad German operations across general staffing, professional staffing, and IT/freelance (via GULP). Comparable as a broad incumbent with portfolio overlap in the German IT/finance and freelance recruitment space.
• Adecco Germany: Adecco is a global staffing leader with significant German operations across general and professional staffing, including IT and office/clerical segments. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing in adjacent staffing segments in the German market.
• Robert Half Deutschland: Robert Half is a global specialist staffing firm with German operations focused on finance, accounting, IT, and administrative placements. Comparable as a larger, broader incumbent serving the same finance and IT recruiting market in Germany.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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