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Overhal fofUK busi nessesbr acedf orr evenuedr op duet oBr exi tnextyear Overhal fofUKbusi nessesbel i eveBr exi twi l lt r i ggeradr opi nr evenuei n 2019accor di ngt onewr esear chbyMHRAnal yt i cs,t hespeci al i stpr ovi der ofbusi nessi nt el l i genceandanal yt i cssol ut i ons. Thef i ndi ngsar econt ai nedi nanewr epor tpubl i shedt odayent i t l ed ‘ Busi nessI nsi ght :TheDat aSur ge’ whi chcont ai nsdet ai l edpol l i ngof200 seni ordeci si onmaker si nl ar geandmedi um si zedUKbusi nessesabout t hei ri nvest mentpl ans. Whenaskedwhi chf act orwasmostl i kel yt ot r i ggeradr opi nr evenue f or2019,t hemaj or i t ybel i evedi twoul dbeBr exi tat57percent ,f ol l owed byr educedcust omerspendi ngat22percent .I nt er est i ngl y ,10percentof t hosepol l edt houghtt her ecent l yi mpl ement edGener alDat aPr ot ect i on Regul at i on( GDPR)woul dhaveani mpactonr evenue.Onl ysevenper centofr espondent ssai dnof act orwoul dt r i ggeradr opi nr evenue. Thesur veyf oundt hatbusi nesseswer eboost i ngi nvest menti nkey ar east ot ackl et her evenuedr op,wi t hI Tcomi ngt opbyasi gni f i cant mar gi n,suggest i ngt echspendi sofhugei mpor t ancet ocompani es.59 percentofbusi nesseswi l li ncr easespendonI Ti n2019,48percentbel i evemar ket i ngwi l lal soseeani ncr easeand46percentar epl anni ngt o boosti nvest menti nsal es. Rel easef r om Cent r opyPR
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Ti m Car mi c hael ,af oundi ngmemberoft heCDO Hubnet wor kandChi efDat a Of f i c erwi t hex per i enc ei nt heut i l i t i ess ec t orandt hear medf or c es ,c omment ed: “ Notev er ybus i nes si si napos i t i ont oi nv es ti naf ul l t i meChi efDat aOf f i c er , butmos twi l l r ec ogni z et hehugepot ent i al bus i nes sv al ueofhar nes s i ngand ex pl oi t i ngt hei rdat a.Sot hi sCDOOnDemandof f er i ngi sanel egantand c os t ef f ec t i v ewayofgener at i ngef f ec t i v edat al eader s hi pt odr i v ev al ue” . J as onFos t er ,f ounderandCEO ofCy noz ur e,s ai d,“ We’ r eex c i t edt opr ov i dea pr ev i ous l y unt appedoppor t uni t yt ot api nt oChi efDat aOf f i c erc apabi l i t yf oror gani s at i onspr ev i ous l ys awt hi sl ev el ofdat al eader s hi pasoutofr eac h.The CDO Hubgi v est hem out s t andi ngex per t i s e,wi t houtt hec os tandr i s kas s oc i at edwi t hhi r i ngatt hi sl ev el -andwi t haf arhi gherdegr eeoff l ex i bi l i t y .Ournet wor kofdat al eader sc anadv i s eons mal l oneof fpr oj ec t s ,dev i s ef ul l dat as t r at egi es ,orpr ov i deongoi ngdat ac ouns el atboar dl ev el .Cy noz ur eCDO Hub al l owsSME’ st ogai nar eal c ompet i t i v eadv ant age,andonet hati sunmat c hed i nt hemar k ett oday . ” Fordat al eader st heCDO Hubi sapl at f or mt oc ol l abor at ewi t hdat apeer s , s har ebes tpr ac t i c e,adv i s eor gani s at i ons ,andbepar tofanet wor kt hatdr i v es v al uet hr oughdat a–andhi ghl i ght si t sr el ev anc e.“ It hi nkt hes t r engt hoft hi s k i ndofgr oupi st hat ,notonl yi si tanex c el l entmec hani s mt os har egoodpr ac t i c eamongl eader si ndat a,buti tdemons t r at est her el ev anc eofdr i v i ngv al ue t hr oughdat aac r os sawi der angeofs ec t or s .I ns hor t ,dat ai snotani c hes por t , i t ’ smai ns t r eam bus i nes s , ”s ai dTi m Car mi c hael .
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