Every one is a system we take to production — pick the outcome closest to yours and see how it works, what it costs and how fast it ships.
According to CBS, 29.8% of Dutch SMEs now use AI — but only 13.8% of micro-firms do, and 74.6% of non-adopters name one reason: lack of experience, not cost. The leap isn’t a technology question, it’s a choice: which use case do you start with?
That’s why this list is ordered by outcome, not by technology. Every card is a system we take to production — at a fixed price, with one named expert, and code you own. Pick the outcome closest to your daily pain; the rest follows.
Resolve most tickets instantly and route the rest — 24/7, in your own tone of voice.
Explore → 02Take the repetitive busywork off your team and run it on autopilot.
Explore → 03Custom AI agents that actually do the work, wired into the systems you already use.
Explore → 04Predict failures from sensor data and fix machines before they stop the line.
Explore → 05Automated visual inspection that catches defects the human eye misses.
Explore → 06Smarter planning, fewer empty kilometres and tighter delivery windows.
Explore → 07Turn invoices, forms and PDFs into clean, structured data — automatically.
Explore → 08Screen, match and shortlist candidates in a fraction of the time.
Explore → 09Cut the admin — onboarding, questions and paperwork handled by AI.
Explore → 10Content, segmentation and targeting that runs itself and lifts conversion.
Explore →No leap in the dark. A free AI scan points to the highest-return use case; an AI audit (€2,500) proves the business case on your own numbers; a proof of concept (€20,000) runs it on your real data; and only then do we build to production (from €50,000). You know the cost before you start, and the risk sits with us.
The ten use cases serve three business goals. Pick the goal that weighs heaviest in your business first, and choosing the use case becomes much simpler.
The fastest payback sits here: customer service automation, process automation, document & data processing and HR automation. They take repetitive work off your team. Federal Reserve and production-AI studies find employees recover a median of around 6.4 hours per week — time that moves to higher-value work. Zendesk reports AI resolves up to 75% of routine questions at a fraction of the cost of a human contact.
AI agents & chatbots, marketing personalisation and recruitment automation expand what your existing team can handle. Faster responses, sharper targeting and a shorter path from lead to customer. Crucially, 82% of AI-adopting SMBs grow their workforce rather than cut it — AI raises the ceiling on what you can deliver instead of replacing people.
Predictive maintenance, machine vision & quality control and logistics & route optimisation prevent costly errors and downtime. A single avoided outage or lower defect rate often covers the whole project. These use cases lean on data you already have — sensor data, images, trip records — so they deliver a measurable result fast.
The biggest mistake is trying everything at once. The use cases that pay back fastest share three traits — pick the card that scores highest on all three, and you have your first project. McKinsey estimates 60–70% of work hours go to tasks AI can partly take over, so the opportunity is almost always there; the question is sequence.
The one where you feel the pain daily and the data already exists — usually customer service, invoice processing or forecasting. Start small, measure honestly, then extend. A free AI scan points to the highest-return use case for your specific business.
A bounded use case often reaches a working proof of concept within weeks and production in two to four months. Time-savings usually show within weeks; the full financial return compounds over years.
We work on fixed prices: an AI audit for €2,500, a proof of concept for €20,000 and production from €50,000. You know the cost before you start — no day rates, and you own the code.
No. A 2025 study found 82% of AI-adopting SMBs grew their workforce rather than cut it. AI removes the repetitive work so your team handles more, higher-value work.
Yes — every use case is built to be AVG and EU AI Act-compliant from the first line, with human oversight on consequential decisions and transparency toward your customers.
The numbers tell a clear story. According to CBS, 29.8% of Dutch SMEs now use AI — but only 13.8% of micro-firms do, against roughly 59% of large firms. That leaves a real head start for whoever executes a first use case well now. And the Ministry of Economic Affairs reports that more than half of Dutch SMEs plan to invest in AI and automation.
The biggest brake isn’t money or technology: 74.6% of non-adopters name lack of experience as the reason. That is exactly the gap a good partner closes fastest. You don’t need a data team or a large budget — you need one bounded use case, a fixed price, and someone who has done it before. Start with the outcome closest to your daily pain, prove it small on your own data, and let that first win pay for the next.
Every use case above is a system we take to production — EU AI Act and AVG-ready, with code you own. For more context on the data, the cost and the approach, see our AI-for-the-MKB overview. AI for the MKB →
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