Small Team. Big Automation.
We're based in Climax, Minnesota — population 267. We know small-town business because we live it.
I'm Winfred. I spent 15 years building software — for global enterprises, for startups, for teams shipping products used by millions of people. I've seen what technology can do when it's built right.
My wife's family has been in the Red River Valley since the 1800s. When we moved here, I saw something that bothered me: the businesses that hold these small towns together are running the same manual processes they've used for decades, while the technology to automate all of it has gotten unbelievably good and unbelievably affordable.
Valley Automatic is how I'm fixing that. Same caliber of work I did for companies with entire engineering departments — now pointed at the vet clinic, the hardware store, the grain elevator. These businesses deserve it.
Why AI Automation
Rural businesses don't need websites. They need the paperwork, data entry, and phone tag to stop eating their days.
85% of businesses in the Red River Valley still run on spreadsheets, paper forms, and manual processes that haven't changed in decades. Meanwhile, AI has made it possible to automate almost all of that — at a fraction of what it used to cost.
That's what Valley Automatic does. We don't sell software. We study your operations, find the manual bottlenecks, and build AI automation that eliminates them. The tools pay for themselves.
How We Work
We Listen First
Before we touch technology, we visit your business. We watch how things actually work — not how the manual says they should work. Every operation is different, and the details matter.
We Build for Your Reality
No cookie-cutter platforms. We integrate with the software you already use and automate the specific processes that cost you the most time and money.
We Prove the Numbers
Every proposal includes projected savings based on your actual operations. If the math doesn't work, we'll tell you. Our reputation depends on delivering real results, not selling projects.
The Red River Valley
We focus on the businesses between Fargo and Grand Forks — and everywhere in between. Feed dealers in Hillsboro. Vet clinics in Crookston. Hardware stores in Grafton. Ag equipment dealers in Casselton. These are the businesses that keep small towns running, and they deserve the same technology advantages that big-city companies take for granted.
Let's Talk
The first conversation is always free. No sales pitch — just an honest look at whether AI automation makes sense for your business.
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