Public Support

What Public Support does

Public Support Groep B.V., founded in 2009 and headquartered in Lisse, Netherlands, is a Dutch staffing and recruitment firm specializing in administrative support professionals. The company supplies interim secretaries, project secretaries, communication advisors, and executive assistants to public-sector organizations, healthcare institutions, educational bodies, and private-sector clients across the Netherlands. Its core services span four lines: Consult (advisory), Interim (temporary staffing / detachering), Remote (a subscription service for remote executive and administrative support starting at 20 hours per month), and Search (recruitment and selection under the 'Wij Zien Je' trading name, charging 30% of gross annual salary with a €17,500 minimum fee).

Public Support's technology stack is built on Microsoft 365, AI-assisted productivity tooling for information ordering, and a proprietary Remote Executive Assistant Platform that enables assistants to share knowledge, collaborate, and access operational data. Talent is employed on permanent contracts and supported through a community model with 3,000+ training courses, peer reviews (intervisies), and regional directors who manage accounts by geography and specialization. The firm distributes through direct sales via website, phone, and dedicated regional account managers.

Revenue mechanics are diversified across recurring interim billings (hourly rates), Remote subscriptions (monthly, from 20 hours), one-off Search placement fees, and Consult advisory engagements. With 251-500 employees and a community of hundreds of deployed support professionals, the company operates exclusively within the Dutch market and reports a 5.0/5 star Google Reviews rating across 33 reviews.

Name

Public Support

Legal name

Public Support Groep B.V.

Website

https://publicsupport.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Public Support Groep B.V. is a Dutch staffing firm that supplies interim and remote administrative support professionals (secretaries, project secretaries, communication advisors, executive assistants) to public-sector, healthcare, and private organizations across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Administrative Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Temporary Help Services (56132), Office Administrative Services (56111), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Help Supply Services (7363), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Clerical & Customer Support Temp Staffing (BPACACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government & Public Sector Temp Staffing (BPACACAL), Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

Keywords

• Interim staffing services
• Secretarial support staffing
• Executive assistant recruitment
• Remote administrative support
• Recruitment and selection

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisse

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Detachering/Interim Services: Temporary staffing of support professionals (secretaries, project secretaries, communication advisors, executive assistants) to organizations. Revenue based on hourly client rates multiplied by hours worked, with minimum payment obligations.
2. Werving & Selectie (Recruitment): Recruitment and selection services with a fee of 30% of gross annual salary including emoluments, paid in three equal installments. Minimum fee of €17,500 for direct placement.
3. Remote Subscription: Flexible, data-driven subscription service starting from 20 hours per month for remote executive assistant support
4. Consultancy: Advisory services providing practical support and solution-oriented consulting for organizations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Public Support provides interim staffing, recruitment and selection (Search), remote subscription-based support, and consulting services for administrative support professionals, including secretaries, project secretaries, communication advisors, and executive assistants. The company connects experienced support professionals on permanent employment contracts with Dutch public, private, and social organizations on a temporary, remote, or permanent placement basis.

Product overview

Public Support is a staffing and recruitment agency specializing in administrative support professionals within the public and private sectors. The company offers four core service lines: Consult (consulting), Interim (temporary staffing), Remote (subscription-based remote support), and Search (recruitment and selection). These services are delivered through specialized role types including Executive Assistant, Interim Communicatiespecialist (Communication Specialist), Interim Secretaresse (Secretary), and Interim Projectsecretaris (Project Secretary). The portfolio provides organizations with flexible access to experienced support professionals ranging from temporary project-based deployments to permanent placements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wij Zien Je: Trading name of Public Support Groep used specifically in the context of Werving & Selectie (Recruitment & Selection) services.

Products and services

• Consult (Advies) Provides practical support and solution-oriented consulting services for organizations needing temporary or project-based expertise.
• Interim Temporary staffing service providing interim professionals for organizations requiring expertise reinforcement on a project basis; professionals are employed on permanent contracts by Public Support and deployed to client organizations.
• Remote A flexible, data-driven subscription service starting from 20 hours per month, providing remote executive and administrative support to clients.
• Search (Werving & Selectie) Recruitment and selection services for finding and placing permanent support professionals with client organizations, with a fee of 30% of gross annual salary (minimum €17,500).

Quantifiable outcome

• Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 33 Google Reviews

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Brunel International: Global Dutch-origin staffing and project services firm operating across Netherlands in engineering, IT, and professional interim staffing — a broad incumbent with overlap in Public Support's project-secretary and interim consulting space.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and consulting firm specializing in office support, administrative, and executive assistant placements — operates in adjacent European markets with directly comparable service offerings.
• PageGroup: International recruitment firm with a Netherlands operation (Page Personnel, Michael Page) placing office support, secretarial, and executive assistant professionals — broader incumbent with direct overlap in Dutch administrative-support recruitment.
• Hays: Global recruitment and workforce solutions firm with Dutch operations across professional, support, and project services — broad incumbent with comparable interim and search service lines in the Netherlands.
• Randstad: Largest staffing firm in the Netherlands offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR services across all major verticals including administrative support — broader incumbent whose portfolio overlaps Public Support's clerical staffing offering.

Direct peers

• HeadFirst: Dutch high-end staffing and recruitment firm specialized in placing support professionals, executive assistants, and management assistants — directly comparable target market, role mix, and Dutch positioning.
• YACHT: Dutch professional staffing firm placing experienced professionals in project, interim, and consultancy roles across public and private sectors — overlapping directly with Public Support's Interim and Consult service lines.
• Secretary Plus: Dutch staffing agency specialized in secretarial, management assistants, and office support professionals — directly comparable to Public Support's interim and search offerings in the same Dutch market and role categories.
• Tempo-Team: Major Dutch staffing brand (part of Adecco) providing temporary staffing, secondment, and recruitment across administrative and professional segments — overlapping with Public Support's clerical and executive-support interim services.
• Olympia: Large Dutch staffing and recruitment agency offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and recruitment services across administrative, industrial, and professional roles — a direct competitor in Dutch clerical staffing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/publicsupportgroep
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/publicsupport
• Instagraminstagram.com/publicsupport
• Xx.com/public_support

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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