Irish Enterprise Awards 2021

EU BUSINESS NEWS /2021 Irish Enterprise Awards 5 businesses, and they all need some level of advice from the talented team. The workforce is highly educated, with good networking events such as the Analytics Institute and other meetups, and some great Governmental supports available. That said, the one downside is a lack of focus on this relatively new industry. The workforce coming out of colleges and universities are not yet able to meet the demand for skills in the analytics sector, and this is likely to remain the case for some time, until the next generation catch up with the clear demand for these services. The future of the company seems secure for the foreseeable future. Having been impacted heavily during the first half of 2020, the team rallied around and made the second half of the year one of their strongest ever. As more companies saw the need to drive value from their data, there has been a surge in demand for data and analytics support that the team have had to rush to meet. They have grown significantly since those worrying early days of the pandemic, with five new members added to the team since the start of 2021. 2021 is clearly going to be a big year for the team as they explore new opportunities for innovation in a variety of different sectors. One of the latest developments from the team is a proprietary analytics solution designed specifically for the hospitality sector, with the primary aim being to bring significant benefits to this hard-hit sector following the impact of COVID-19. They have also just signed a partnership with Arria NLG. NLG stands for ‘Natural Language Generation’ and together the teams will offer a transformational suite of products that automatically interpret data and turn it into insightful, actionable narratives. The work that Arria NLG does will help eliminate hours of analysts’ time previously spent analysing and interpreting data, and provides clear, consistent, ‘intelligent narratives’ to any business audience. The work that the team at Clear Strategy do is essential to many, driving their businesses into the world of tomorrow. Services include ‘all things data’, ranging from Data Strategy, Data and Analytics solutions and Data Visualisation to Data Literacy, Training and end-user adoption. The role of data and analytics is not just important, but essential to companies thriving in the aftermath of the pandemic, and Clear Strategy is on hand to ensure that they have the best possible opportunity to achieve. Company: Clear Strategy Name: David Fitzpatrick Email: [email protected] Most TrustedData Analytics Consultancy 2021 David Fitzpatrick, Founder and Director & Julie Collison, Director