AI Agency Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen sits at the crossroads of the A28 and A37, and you can tell from the activity. From De Wieken to Buitenvaart along the motorway, there's a solid base of SMEs here. That's where we help with AI.
Why now, and why here
Hoogeveen owes its position to its location. De Wieken, with some 8,600 jobs, is the largest business park, and at Buitenvaart along the A37 you'll find companies like PostNL and wholesalers setting up. Plenty of logistics, trade and services, with the admin that comes with it.
We start with your process, not the tool. First we look at where time leaks away in your order flow or admin, then we decide where AI adds anything. Level-headed and concrete.
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.
Sort incoming mail and orders intelligently
A trading or logistics firm at Buitenvaart gets mail all day: orders, questions, complaints. An AI assistant sorts the inbox, summarises each message and prepares a draft reply.
Your customer service works faster and nothing gets left. Every reply is checked by a human before it goes out. AI tidies up, you stay in control.
This is an example of what we can build for you, not an existing product.
Spots for a workshop in Hoogeveen
A well-known business venue in town. We're also happy to come to your office.
Theater en Congrescentrum De Tamboer
Rooms such as the Salon and the Loge for meetings, centrally located and easy to reach in the north of the Netherlands.
Close by, from Groningen
From Groningen you're in Hoogeveen in about three quarters of an hour, straight down 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
We mainly do trade and logistics. Where does AI start then?
Usually with the inbox, orders and documents. That's repetitive work where time is quick to gain, without having to overhaul your whole system.
Do you also work for smaller businesses in Hoogeveen?
Yes. We focus on SMEs, from a handful of staff to around a hundred. Manageable steps, no enterprise projects.
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.