# AssistanceManager

> AssistanceManager is Daniel Kruger's Linz-based practice for owner-led SMEs in Linz and Upper Austria. Daniel starts with one workflow check, then builds or manages practical agents and small custom software only where the value is clear. Best fit: businesses serious enough to pay for help, but too small to carry internal IT.

## Contact

- Founder: Pieter Daniel Kruger
- Address: Spazenhofstrasse 22, 4040 Linz, Austria
- Email: dan@assistancemanager.com
- Phone: +43 677 6441 7074
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielkruger/
- Languages: English (fluent), German (B1), Afrikaans (native)

## What we do

- **3-Day Efficiency Intensive workshops** (Fri Audit / Sat Build / Sun Security). 12 seats. Launching 2026.
- **Free 30-minute AI Audits.** Identify one administrative bottleneck. No obligation, no pitch deck.
- **Agent-as-a-Service (AaaS).** Managed AI agents built on Hermes Bot + OpenClaw frameworks, hosted in a German data centre or on the client's own servers. Sandboxed, human-in-the-loop on all irreversible actions, EU-AI-Act-aligned; every action is logged.

## Differentiation

- Founder is an IT veteran of 30 years (Plasser & Theurer Global Product Owner, Keba Group Requirements Engineer, CompuGroup Medical Product Owner) — speaks the language of established business, not the influencer scene.
- **Locally-hosted** option: client-proprietary data never leaves the client's boundary.
- **Security-first by default:** sandboxed agents, deny-by-default permissions, EU-AI-Act-aligned audit trails.

## Target audience

Business owners, directors, family-business successors, solo professionals, and the AI-translating next generation in Upper Austria. Pain points: AI overwhelm, data privacy concerns, fragmented legacy systems, administrative bloat (2–10 hours/week reclaimable per role).

## Compliance & status

- Officially registered Austrian business as of 2026-06-19. The previous AMS UGP no-revenue/pre-approval framing is retired.
- GDPR + Austrian DSG compliant.
- Operating address required for §5 ECG / §63 GewO / §25 MedienG (Austrian Impressumspflicht).

## Key links

- [Free 30-min AI Audit](https://assistancemanager.com/#audit)
- [Launch list signup](https://assistancemanager.com/#newsletter)
- [About Daniel](https://assistancemanager.com/#about)
- [Privacy](https://assistancemanager.com/datenschutz)
- [Imprint](https://assistancemanager.com/impressum)

## Guides & writing

- [DIGITAL.PLUS 26 & current funding checks — a plain guide](https://assistancemanager.com/blog/digitalplus26-austria-digitalisation-grants) — A dated guide to DIGITAL.PLUS 26, ERFOLG.PLUS 26, training funds, and other official funding checks for Upper-Austrian SMEs. Per the official WKO OÖ page (accessed 2026-07-11): DIGITAL.PLUS 26 grants up to 35% of eligible costs, capped at €7,000, for projects of at least €12,000, with applications 1 June–2 November 2026 and a weekly budget meter. Figures change — always verify on the official page. EN + de-AT.
- [What happens after a free AI audit (illustrative)](https://assistancemanager.com/blog/what-happens-after-ai-audit-linz) — a start-to-finish example of a free process audit, told through one Upper-Austrian restaurant.
- [Why we teach you to fish](https://assistancemanager.com/blog/teaching-beats-doing-it-for-you) — why we teach the framework instead of only doing the work, with a real testimonial.

## Optional

- Sister project: **Linz Hostel — The Social Impact Hub** (linzhostel.com). 90-bed hospitality + community project. AI workshops will be hosted at the hostel's "Flow Zone" once both projects open.
- Forthcoming book by founder: "Temet Nosce: The Art of Knowing Oneself" (2026).