Business automation in Apeldoorn is how I take the repeated work out of a small company without renting another seat. I am Alec Asgari, based in Apeldoorn, with 16 years of experience, the last 5 of them in Dubai. What gets automated is a job you can name: a lead, an invoice, a weekly report, or a bot. If you searched for automation Apeldoorn, this is that work.
Searching for "automatisering Apeldoorn"? This is the page.
What I automate for small businesses (MKB)
People also look for IT for small businesses (MKB) in this region. I am not a general IT desk that replaces laptops and mailboxes. I am the person who builds one flow on n8n. An n8n consultant Apeldoorn engagement starts from a task your team already does by hand. AI automation Gelderland, in the same plain sense, means a model step inside that flow, not a project to “adopt AI”.
- Lead routing from a form into a CRM, with a Telegram or email alert, and a person who still decides what is qualified.
- Invoice and document handling: the file lands in the right folder, the fields you need are copied once, and a person still approves the money.
- Weekly reports pulled from the tools you already pay for, so Monday morning is not a paste from four screens.
- AI and Telegram bots for one job. One example is a Telegram bot for presentations: a voice note in, a PowerPoint link back.
- Replacing expensive Zapier tasks when the same record moves often enough that the task bill is the problem.
Prices, starting from
Every amount below is a starting-from price, excl. BTW. The final quote depends on how many systems the flow touches and whether a new server is part of the scope. Nothing here is a seat price.
| Package | For | Starting from (excl. BTW) |
|---|---|---|
| n8n Quick Scan | A look at where the hours go, before a build | €295 |
| One Workflow Build | One production flow, with handover | €1,200 |
| Automation Care | A monthly check, fixes, and small changes | €350/month |
| AI / Telegram Bot | One bot on n8n for a narrow task | €950 |
| ERP Process Discovery | Whether ERPNext or a similar system is the real job | €595 |
Read the package detail on n8n automation, AI and Telegram bots, and ERP consulting. The combined list is all services and prices.
How an automation project runs
I keep the path short because a long discovery deck is how a two-week flow becomes a season.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Free 20-minute call | You describe the repeated job. Book it on the calendar. |
| 2. Quick Scan | We map where the hours go and which task is worth building first. |
| 3. Build | The flow is built on your n8n, with credentials in your accounts. |
| 4. Handover | You get the walkthrough, what I refused to automate, and an optional care plan. |
Meetings can be on-site in Apeldoorn or elsewhere in Gelderland, or remote.
n8n, Zapier or Make?
Use n8n when the same task runs often enough that Zapier or Make has become a monthly bill, or when the data should sit on a server you control. Stay on Zapier or Make when the volume is low and nobody on your side will look at a self-hosted flow. The logo is not the decision. The decision is volume, where the data lives, and who fixes a failed run on a Tuesday.
The longer comparison, including when I tell a team to stay on the tool they have, is on n8n consultant in the Netherlands. That page is the national, remote version of this work. This page is the same craft for people who want the meetings in Gelderland.
ERP and systems for growing teams
A workflow is the wrong tool when the real mess is the system of record. If orders, stock and invoices live in spreadsheets that no longer agree, the conversation is ERP, not another Zap. I start that with Process Discovery, often around ERPNext, and sometimes the conclusion is that you should stay on the system you have and only automate the edge.
Two public examples of that kind of work, from earlier clients, are the ERPNext migration for Pharmatech and the AI lead vetting case study. They are not local Gelderland references. They show the shape of the work: a system with an owner, and a human step where a model is not allowed to decide alone.
Experience and service area
I have 16 years of experience, the last 5 of them in Dubai/UAE. The personal awards are Best IT Company 2025 (Future Innovation Summit, Dubai; DFISX) and Best Web Design Company 2026 (Cybersecurity Innovators Night). They are event awards, not a local ranking and not a count of clients. I live and work in Apeldoorn. More background is on about Alec Asgari.
On-site meetings are in Apeldoorn, Deventer, Zutphen and Arnhem. I do not keep an office in any of them. Remote work covers the rest of the Netherlands and the EU, in English. Email is hello@alecasgari.com, and the written route is the contact page.
Need a website too?
If the missing piece is the site itself, not the flow behind a form you already have, start with web design in Apeldoorn. A five-to-ten-page small business site and a single n8n flow can be scoped together, and they are still two lines on the quote.
Frequently asked questions
What can be automated in a small business?
I automate jobs a small team already repeats: lead routing from a form into a CRM, invoice and document handling, a weekly report from the tools you use, and an AI or Telegram bot for one narrow task. A person still decides. I do not automate a price, a medical conclusion, or a lead marked qualified with nobody looking. If the task is rare, leave it manual.
How much does automation cost in Apeldoorn?
A Quick Scan starts from €295 excl. BTW. One workflow build starts from €1,200 excl. BTW. Automation Care starts from €350 per month excl. BTW. An AI or Telegram bot starts from €950 excl. BTW, and ERP Process Discovery starts from €595 excl. BTW. The final quote depends on how many systems the flow touches. Hosting, if you need a new server, is quoted separately after we know the region.
Do I need my own n8n server?
You can use the n8n you already run, or we place a server in a region you choose. An EU region is possible when you want the data to stay in the EU. I do not claim the server is in the Netherlands unless you put it there. Hosting is quoted separately from the workflow build. The credentials stay in your accounts, and you keep the instance after handover.
Is automation GDPR-friendly?
The flow runs on your n8n, and the credentials stay in your accounts. A step that decides something about a person stays with a human. I will not send a full payload to a personal inbox when a run fails. That is a practical setup, not a legal opinion. I do not give a legal guarantee, and I do not write your privacy notice.
Do you work on-site in Apeldoorn?
Yes. I meet on-site in Apeldoorn and in the rest of Gelderland, including Deventer, Zutphen and Arnhem. Elsewhere in the Netherlands and across the EU the work is remote, in English. The first conversation is a free 20-minute call, on-site or by video. I do not keep an office. You keep the n8n instance and the credentials either way.