Business software built on the ground, not in a boardroom.

About Empire33

Built inside the pressure of real businesses.

Empire33 exists because business owners should not have to choose between disconnected software and advisers who have never worked inside the operation.

Business team working together

The direction

A software company with operational experience behind it.

Empire33 began around business growth, systems, websites and practical consultancy. The clearer opportunity is to put software at the centre: build the tools businesses use every day, then surround them with implementation and specialist support.

software led: recurring, scalable products that solve everyday work.
operator built: workflows shaped by people who understand customers, staff, suppliers and pressure.
human backed: practical help where automation cannot make the decision.
Business strategy workshop

Leadership

Commercial direction and practical operations.

Patric Lochi, Managing Director at Empire33

Patric Lochi

Managing Director

Leads the commercial direction, business vision and strategic relationships behind Empire33.

Liam Paterson, Operations Director at Empire33

Liam Paterson

Operations Director

Turns operational pressure into workable systems, customer journeys, software requirements and implementation plans.

What guides the build

Practical principles, not software theatre.

01

Make the next action clear

Every page should help a staff member, manager or owner know what needs done next.

02

Connect the information

Reservations, labour, operations and money should not live in separate versions of the truth.

03

Escalate responsibly

Software can identify and organise. Specialists should handle regulated or definitive professional advice.

DundeeBuilt around local and independent business reality
ModularStart with the system the business needs first
HumanImplementation and support remain part of the model
ScalableDesigned for one site or a growing group
Dundee and the River Tay

Our base

Built in Dundee, with ambition beyond one industry or one city.

Empire33's early software has been shaped around hospitality, but the operating principles apply across customer facing businesses.

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