Easy to be eco-friendly – why should investors care?
Last week, onefourzero published an article on growing demand and investment in the home automation sector. One area of home automation that consumers favoured were products that helped them save energy as well as money, such as smart meters. Today’s consumer is more environmentally conscious than ever before. Searches on Google for the term “eco-friendly” […]
Could the age of AI spell the beginning of another Dotcom boom?
Developments in AI, automation, augmented reality and robotics have spurred on changes that merely a few years ago would have been unimaginable. From self-driving cars to drones and even predictive analytics developments in genetic research, every sector seems to be going through significant changes. The Pew Research Centre highlights that nearly half of US adults […]
Land of opportunity: Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Trends
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has rapidly risen since the fall of communism, as denoted by the chart below. CEE GDP per capita Even more interesting is that at 3.16%, the growth rate of CEE GDP per capita is nearly double that of the EU. This is a market that has […]
Cyber Security – what is it and are you asking the right questions?
What is Cyber Due Diligence? It is the testing of digital processes and systems to assess the potential for a data breach of any stored personal data. This includes 3 main areas: risk management (PROCESS) compliance management / policy arrangements (PEOPLE) technical security (TECH) What are Cyber Threats? Cyber threats come from hackers and bots […]
Next Business Analysis: The Wolves are at the Door for Fashion Retail
In light of profit warnings and a share price decline of clothing retailer Next, CEO Lord Wolfson attributed the uninspiring performance to a general decline in consumer spending of fashion due to a shift towards more experiential consumption. We did an exploratory analysis to understand whether a shift in consumer spending is actually responsible for Next’s negative performance […]
Demystifying the Information Revolution – How can digital data solve today’s key company concerns?
The hot topics circulating the business world today are familiar in concept but can be frightening in regards to where you start understanding it, let alone making stuff happen. But ignoring these key topics in 2016 is risky: – Information security: keeping your customer data safe Are you doing enough to protect your digital information and databases? […]
