AI Agency Winschoten
In Winschoten the Berg, Dijkstra and Edens windmills still turn in the middle of town. We help the entrepreneurs around them keep their own work running just as smoothly, with AI.
Why now, and why here
Winschoten is the shopping hub of the Oldambt, with a lively town centre that also draws German customers, alongside solid employers in industry and healthcare. Shopkeepers, service providers and manufacturers all share the same burden: too much manual work in the admin.
We start with the process, not the tool. First we look at where your time goes, then we build AI around it. That way you get something that fits your way of working.
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.
Stock and webshop always in order
A shop with a physical store and a webshop has to keep product information, prices and stock correct in several places. An AI assistant writes product texts, organises categories and flags differences between channels.
That saves evenings at the computer. You keep the tone and the final edit in your own hands, the AI does the donkey work. The human decides what goes live.
This is an example of what we can build for you, not an existing product.
Spots for a workshop in Winschoten
Prefer to be at your own office? Fine. Otherwise these are reliable spots in the centre.
Cultuurhuis De Klinker
Centrally located and easy to reach via the A7, a ten-minute walk from the station, with technical kit and catering in house.
City Hotel Winschoten
A characterful room for meetings and training for up to about 40 people, with free parking and right opposite the railway station.
Close by, from Groningen
From Groningen you are in Winschoten in about half an hour via the A7. We are happy to come on site for a session at your own premises.
All three of us live in Groningen. We know the region and we enjoy working with entrepreneurs in the Oldambt.
Leonard Springerlaan 35, Groningen
Frequently asked questions
Do you also work with shops and small service providers?
Certainly. For entrepreneurs with little time and a lot of admin there are quick gains to be made. We start small and concrete.
What does an AI project cost?
We work with fixed prices agreed in advance. No open ends, so you know exactly where you stand.
Do we keep control ourselves?
Always. Our approach is humans-in-the-loop: the AI does the groundwork, you decide what actually happens.
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.