LinCo is the Italian Talent Community of choice for selected independent consultants and for companies (start-ups, SMEs, consulting firms) looking for skills to be quickly inserted for the development of strategic projects. LinCo favours the meeting of demand and offer of managerial skills made available by its network of independent consultants (200 skilled consultants as of today) Customer Problem: Italy lacks a reference channel to quickly find qualified skills, to be used in flexible mode, for the management of strategic projects. To date, access to flexible and qualified types of work (freelances, contract-workers, etc.) happens mainly through personal network / word of mouth (as certified by a recent research commissioned by the Eu-Commission) Products and services: Platform for intermediation of business consulting services (provided by a network of independent consultants) Target market: Italian "online freelancing" market for professional services, mainly in support of start-ups, SMEs and consulting firm looking for flexible HR sourcing strategies Competitive advantage: LinCo offers the following key advantages: - Wide range of managerial skills, at a competitive cost - Selected managerial freelance profile - Quick response (within 48hours) and “perfect match” between necessary and available competencies - Ease of use and support from LinCo staff in all phase of freelance professional engagement