William Probert

William has more than 20 years’ of experience gained in the Offshore, Recruitment, Outsourcing, Corporate and Fiduciary Services industries and has primarily lived and worked in Hong Kong and the British Virgin Islands. He is a Co-Founder of Zzzzip Limited and provides holistic advice to corporate groups and entrepreneurs on all aspects of business establishment and market entry from ownership, corporate structure, immigration, and employment to financial and operational issues. William has helped to establish hundreds of new and existing businesses and manages a diverse international client base.

William is also currently Chair of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong’s SME & Start-up Committee. The Committee provides SMEs and start-ups with support and acts as a voice on their behalf within the Chamber; it has regular external liaison with government and other business bodies; offers a platform to network with other Chamber members; and organises and hosts events that are of value to the SME and start-up community.

The Firm

Zzzzip is an innovate professional services firm providing company secretarial, cloud accounting, payroll and outsourced human resources services as well as digital and creative services.

Zzzzip works with established businesses as well as startups and entrepreneurs.  We assist our Hong Kong based clients with regional and international expansion and also facilitate business establishment in Asia for multi-national businesses.  While we’re Hong Kong and Singapore specialists, we manage entities in multiple jurisdictions.

As long-established Industrial Economy business models give way to the disruptive forces inherent in the Connection Economy, the world of professional and corporate services is ripe for change. The Connection Economy embodies the idea that value is generated by making connections, by helping to solve problems and answering questions. Using integrity, leadership and vision, Connection Economy success is founded on who you know; what you know; and how your knowledge assists, defines and influences the relationships you build.