AI Agency Zuidhorn
Zuidhorn is a proper commuter town on the edge of the city, with a train station towards Groningen and Leeuwarden. Plenty of local entrepreneurs who want to put AI to smart use.
Why now, and why here
Zuidhorn grew fast from the 1970s thanks to commuter traffic into the city. Alongside the residential areas there is local SME activity in services, retail and healthcare, with business around the N355 and the Mokkenburg business park near Noordhorn.
We start with your process, not with a tool. First look at where time leaks away each day, then decide where AI genuinely helps. Fixed price, no open ends.
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.
Appointments and admin for a practice or service provider
A practice or advisory firm in Zuidhorn loses a lot of time to scheduling appointments, sending reminders and writing up reports. An AI assistant prepares draft appointments, drafts reminders and produces a first version of the report.
That frees up room to be with clients rather than with the diary. You review everything and add the finishing touches before it goes out.
This is an example of what we can build for you, not an existing product.
Spots for a workshop in Zuidhorn
A central spot in the village where we can run a session.
Dorpshuis 't Stuurhuus
Central in the village with ample parking and rooms for 6 to 150 people.
Close by, from Groningen
Zuidhorn all but borders the city, and via the N355 or by train we are there in a quarter of an hour. We come on site or meet in the village.
Our team of three all live in Groningen. Short lines, quick to respond.
Leonard Springerlaan 35, Groningen
Frequently asked questions
Is AI something for a small practice or entrepreneur in Zuidhorn too?
Certainly. It is precisely small teams that gain a lot when the standard tasks run automatically. We keep it in proportion to your scale.
What does an AI project cost?
We work with fixed prices. You know in advance what you get and what it costs, with no open ends.
Do I need to understand technology myself?
No. We take care of the technology and explain how it works in plain language. You keep control over what 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.