Tentoo

Tentoo is a Belgian human-resources and payroll service brand that positions itself as an "HR partner for freelancers." Its core promise, stated on its own website, is to combine "the security of an employee with the freedom of a freelancer": clients keep choosing their own assignments and clients, while Tentoo acts as their legal employer for the duration of an assignment and handles the associated administration. Rather than requiring people to register as self-employed in a main or secondary occupation, Tentoo takes on the legal-employer role and manages social contributions, invoicing and payroll, paying out a net salary like an employee's, including social rights such as pension accrual, health insurance, unemployment benefits and holiday pay. The model is built around an employment (temp-agency) contract: freelancers work flexibly through an uitzendcontract — a Belgian temporary-agency contract — while Tentoo's back office removes the administrative and financial burden. Users manage their contracts and administration through the online platform My Tentoo, where they are expected to enter their contracts in time. Tentoo states that it has been lowering the threshold to freelancing in almost every sector since 1998, and that it has particular expertise in the audiovisual and arts sectors. For artists it is also a recognised Sociaal Bureau voor Kunstenaars (SBK), a Belgian social bureau for artists. The brand addresses three main audiences — freelancers, artists and students — and frames its value around three benefits: retaining flexibility, handing over administration, and receiving fast remuneration with social protection. Its website offers a net-pay calculator so prospective users can estimate what they would take home for a given invoice amount, reflecting the practical, calculation-driven nature of the service. Tentoo is a Belgian operation, with its website on the .be domain and Dutch-language content aimed at the Belgian market. Beyond the facts published on its own site and its Wikidata entry, which describes it simply as an "HR partner for freelancers," detailed public information about its corporate ownership, founders and financials is limited.

Tentoo describes itself as having lowered the threshold to freelancing in almost every sector since 1998. Its model is built on the Belgian temporary-agency framework: instead of freelancers registering as self-employed, Tentoo becomes their legal employer for the duration of an assignment and administers social contributions, invoicing and payroll. Over time the brand has developed particular expertise in the audiovisual and arts sectors, and it is a recognised Sociaal Bureau voor Kunstenaars (SBK) for artists. It has also built an online administration platform, My Tentoo, through which users enter their contracts and manage their affairs, and it offers a net-pay calculator for prospective freelancers. The brand presents itself as an "HR partner for freelancers," serving freelancers, artists and students in Belgium. Detailed public information about its corporate history, ownership and founders is limited.

• 1998

  Tentoo states it has been lowering the threshold to freelancing in almost every sector since 1998.

HR partner for freelancers, combining employee security with freelancer freedom; lowers the threshold to freelancing across almost every sector, with expertise in audiovisual and arts.

• Payroll service for freelancers

  Tentoo acts as legal employer during an assignment and handles social contributions, invoicing and payroll, paying a net salary with social rights.

• My Tentoo

  Online platform where users enter their contracts and manage their administration.

• Sociaal Bureau voor Kunstenaars (SBK)

  Tentoo is a recognised social bureau for artists in Belgium.

• Net-pay calculator

  Tool to estimate net pay for a given invoice amount.

1. 1Tentoo - HR-partner voor freelancerstentoo.be
2. 2Tentoowikidata.org