AI Agency Assen
In Assen, it's not all about the TT race week. The rest of the year, hundreds of SMEs run their businesses, from Assen-Noord to the Stadsbedrijvenpark. That's where we come in.
Why now, and why here
Assen is the provincial capital, with plenty of professional services, government and business SMEs around industrial estates such as Assen-Noord and Stadsbedrijvenpark. Much of that work is admin, quotes and customer contact. Exactly the kind of work where AI saves time, provided you set it up well.
We don't start with the tool, we start with your process. First we look at where time leaks away, then we decide whether and where AI adds anything. No costly experiments, just something you can use on Monday.
What we do for you
AI workshops
Teach your team to work with AI, practical and ready to use straight away. In-company at your location.
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AI implementation
From a single task to a working system, with an adoption plan so your team actually uses it.
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Bespoke software
Software built with AI. A working product fast, then made production-ready and secure.
Read moreExamples of what we build
Every business has its own headaches. This is the kind of thing we build. Examples, not off-the-shelf products. We always start with your process.
Handle quotes and enquiries faster
A professional services firm in Assen receives enquiries by email and web form. An AI assistant reads the enquiry, pulls out the essentials and prepares a draft quote based on your own templates and rates.
That saves a few hours a week. The quote never goes out automatically: you or a colleague checks and sends it. A human in the loop, always.
This is an example of what we can build for you, not an existing product.
Spots for a workshop in Assen
A few well-known business venues in town. We're also happy to come to your office.
Theater De Nieuwe Kolk
Several halls and foyers, from a small session to a larger gathering, in the cultural heart of Assen.
Van der Valk Hotel Assen
18 multifunctional rooms, free parking and easy to reach. Practical for a half or full day.
Close by, from Groningen
From Groningen you're in Assen in about half an hour, along the A28. We prefer to work on site: that way we see your real process and your own systems.
Small team, short lines, fixed prices. You know in advance what you'll get.
Leonard Springerlaan 35, Groningen
Frequently asked questions
I know AI can do something, but not what for my business. Can you help?
Yes, that's exactly what we're here for. We start with a session where we go through your process and pinpoint where AI does and doesn't make sense.
Do you also work for smaller businesses in Assen?
Yes. We focus on SMEs, from a handful of staff to around a hundred. No enterprise projects, just manageable steps.
What does a project cost?
We work with fixed prices agreed in advance. A workshop is a clear first step; an implementation or bespoke build we cost per project.
Meet Empathree
Empathree is an AI agency from Groningen. We help SMEs use AI not as a toy, but as something that genuinely takes work off your plate. Always with a human checking the output.
What we believe
AI is fast, but speed alone delivers nothing. The value sits in the last 30 percent: judgement, nuance, knowing which question to ask. So we never start with a tool. First we map your process, then we look at where most time leaks away, and only then decide what AI handles and what stays human work.
How we work
We work at fixed prices, no billing by the hour. You know where you stand up front. We often start with a workshop to get your team on board, then build a working system step by step, and make bespoke software where it pays off. In our own Empathree Studio we build in our developers' coding style, so everything ships secure and production-ready.
Who you get
Behind Empathree are Marc Cornelius, Maarten Oostland and René Vrieling. Marc and Maarten handle strategy, workshops and implementation, René is the lead developer who makes the software watertight. All three of us live in Groningen, so you deal with local people who build with AI every day. We only teach what we use ourselves.
Why humans in the loop
The world is filling up with automated AI slop. Our answer is simple: the human stays in the loop. With us, and with you. That is how you keep control, quality and trust, even as the technology keeps getting faster.