What does a partner role earn you?

Your fee, your net and your stake.As a partner you build your own office, vertical or business line, as a co-⁠owner. You invoice a fixed fee and hold 30% of the shares. Work out what that earns you below.

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Your team

Average annual billing per consultant

Your annual billing€0

€0€400k

Your fixed monthly fee€10,000

€8,500€10,000

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You take home €13,100 a month

From your fee of €10,000: €5,400
From your dividend: €7,700

Your stake is worth €747,000

Based on your team’s profit, if sold to an outside party.

Your office per year

Team revenue8 × €210k: €1,680,000
Your revenuewhat you bill: €0
Total revenueof your office: €1,680,000
Profitbefore tax: €498,000

Three years to build.

You build an office in three steps. Your own billing pays your salary, your team builds your stake: a buyer only pays for an office that runs without you. That’s why in year 2 you let go of billing and go all in on your team.

Year 1

Two consultants

You still bill €180k yourself and hire your first two consultants.

Your monthly fee: €8,500
Your office’s revenue2 × €180k + €180k by you: €540,000
Profit: €165,000

Net per month: €6,300
Your stake is worth: €0

Year 2

Five consultants

You invest fully in your team and stop billing yourself.

Your monthly fee: €9,250
Your office’s revenue5 × €195k: €975,000
Profit: €202,000

Net per month: €7,200
Your stake is worth: €303,000

Year 3

Eight consultants

Your office is fully built and bills entirely without you.

Your monthly fee: €10,000
Your office’s revenue8 × €210k: €1,680,000
Profit: €498,000

Net per month: €11,500
Your stake is worth: €747,000

In your first year your stake isn’t worth anything yet: without your own billing, your office runs at a loss. In year 2 your team carries the office and your stake grows to €303,000. In year 3 your office runs entirely without you and your stake is worth €747,000, on top of what you earn every month. From year 4 you pay 18% on your dividend instead of 30%, and you earn what’s shown at the top.

You build, the group does the rest.

Together we make it a success. You focus on building your office and on sales, and leave the rest to us.

A market ready to go

We set up your market together, with a database full of contacts in your niche.

All tools sorted

CRM, LinkedIn and phones are ready to go, as is a seat on the floor.

Training for your team

Your starters get the same training and coaching as our trainees.

Back office and invoicing

Invoices, payroll and chasing until the cash is in. You focus on your market.

A real stake

You own 30% of your office. The stronger your team, the more it’s worth.

Partners, no boss

Gauthier and Vince spar with you at every big step. You run your own office.

Quote

“Sky’s the limit. I went from trainee to principal in four years and now lead a team of eight.”

Romina De ClercqPartner · Antwerp

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A worked example, not a promise.

Your consultants

A consultant costs your office around €8,700 a month: salary, car, desk and tools, and €1,500 for the group. Their commission comes on top.

The first year

Each consultant counts for a full year. A new consultant bills little in their first four to six months, so count on less in your first year.

Your own billing

Your call. It adds to your net income, not your stake. In the growth path you still bill €180k in year 1, then stop in year 2: your team runs it.

Your fee

Your fee grows with your office, from €8,500 to €10,000. Your company uses it to pay your salary, car and costs. Calculated for a single person.

Your dividend

You get 30% of your office’s profit, after 25% corporate tax. On every dividend you pay 30% for the first three years, then 18% with VVPR-⁠bis.

Your stake

30% of five times your team’s profit, not counting your own billing, on a sale to an outside party. If you sell to the group, the valuation is lower.

Not financial advice. This calculator gives an example based on the assumptions above, not financial, tax or legal advice. What you really earn and what your stake is worth depend on your office, your partner agreement and the tax rules at the time. Have your figures checked by your accountant.