Assignment 5A - Identifying Local Opportunities

Article #1: "Some Gillette Venus razors - are recalled" Link to Story

   Summary: An issue during production has caused the shavers to be more prone to cut users. This means that even normal use will lead to more cuts and injuries in the everyday user. For this reason, anyone who has purchased one between January and May can return them to their place of purchase for a complete refund.

   What: Recall of razors

   Who: It affects the owners of the company, employees, users and buyers, the businesses selling them out of their store.

   What(2) Owners: Lose a lot of money and profit.

Article #2: "The unintended consequences of the #MeToo movement" Link to Story1

   Summary: Although the movement has helped in exposing men in different industries who have taken advantage of their employees or coworkers somehow, it has had its drawbacks. Studies have shown that it has also made many men uncomfortable with interacting with women in the workplace at all.

   What: Negative consequences of the movement

   Who: Women, men, victims, abusers

   What(2): It is counterproductive because it hinders the road to equality in the workplace. If men aren't comfortable working with women, women will not be  treated equally at all which will continue to make it hard for us to be successful.

Article #3: "Massive detention facilities for migrant youth are failing"Link to Story2

  Summary: As the number of immigrants youth grows, the facilities are being packed up. They are only supposed to be temporary, but with all the delays it has been filling them up. Pushes for larger facilities and funding have also been ignored.

  What:  The amount of immigrant children being held is too many for the facilities.

   Who: The children, their families, the government, the employees who work in the facilities

   What(2): The children are becoming dick and at risk for disease and even death.

Article #4: "Women's hair styling gel sold nationally recalled for bacterial contamination" Link to Story3
   Summary: A hair styling gel has been recalled after testings. They have been proven to pose serious risks because of bacteria. The gel was sold in various stores.
   What: The gel has been recalled.
   Who: It affects the owners of the company, employees, users and buyers, the businesses selling them out of their store.
   What(2): The customers have been exposed to risky chemicals and bacteria

Article #5: "Soccer Players' Deaths..." Link to Story4
   Summary: A woman who had already had a suspended license and a bad driving history that included 42 infractions, decided to continue her reputation by drunk driving. The only differense was that this time it cost the lives of children.
   What: Driving under the influence
   Who: Other drivers, children, pedestrians, the driver themself
   What(2): The driver has to suffer in jail for a mistake that could have been prevented. The families of the children have lost a love one who will never get to follow their dreams as a professional.

Assignment 6A - Identifying Opportunities in Economic & Regulatory Trends

Economic
 
   Article #1: "Prepare for cannabis growth, not 'green rush' in Florida, Colorado pot czar warns"
      Where: Miami Herald.2 State of Florida
      What: The implementation of the cannabis industry will be nothing like the gold rush because it takes investment and time. Government rules determine exactly how successful it will be.
      Who: Grows and producers, business, users and customers
      Difficulty to Exploit: The more people who become on board and vote toward marijuana legality the easier it will be for business to explode. More support means that Florida can be just as successful as other states have been economically who allow the commercial use of marijuana. Treating it as a crop rather than anything else will allow for more investment.
   Article #2: "FPL preaches major solar expansion - but only under its control documents show"
      Where: Miami Herald.3
      What: The demand for solar power has gone up, kept the FPL costs down, and given more profit
      Who: Businesses, investors, customers
      Difficulty to Exploit: Everyone is about the environment friendly wave. They just don't realize how much money it is costing them.


Regulatory

   Article #1: "Trump's immigration policies keep more than 20,000 Cubans in limbo"
      Where: Miami Herald; Between Cuba and the United States.
      What: Families have waited years to be reunited only to be delayed even longer because of the Trump administration. Because of this reduction in staff, the U.S. has not met its quota for the visas they provide to those Cuban immigrants who try to leave the country because of the dictatorship that has been there. Not only has this slowed the process down, the administration has also put more restrictions in place.
      Who: Families, children, immigrants, views of US citizens toward the administration, refugees
      Difficulty to Exploit: I feel it is an easy problem to get support from people but it is not an easy problem to change. The power is really in the government and Trump to make actual change and the only thing people can do is ruin the government's reputation and morale of the country.
      Why: I see this as an opportunity because I have had family who were once immigrants. The people who migrate to the US are only looking for better lives that their home country wasn't able to provide. It hits home because my grandparents and aunts/uncles did the same. If they were restricted or separated from us, I could only imagine the strain it would put on the children and the family altogether.
   Article #2: "Teachers have enough stress. Arming them will only make it worse - much worse"
      Where: Miami Herald.1; Throughout Florida
      What: Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that allows teachers to be armed in public school classrooms. In a panic from all the recent school shootings, it was obvious that change needed to happen.
      Who: The schools themselves, the teachers, the students, the parents/families, the communities
      Difficulty to Exploit: Like the last regulatory problem I proposed, it all leads back to the government. There are already so many people, especially in Florida, that opposed this kind of bill and districts themselves are already denying it. We leave this type of decision to the government and in my opinion it abuses the power.
      Why: I live 10 minutes from MSD and I felt what the entire community felt that day. By all means I would love a solution, but we most definitely know that this isn't that solution.

Assignment 2A - Bug List

1. Regardless of the song or sound, the alarm does not just wake me up; it scares me out of my sleep.

Why It Exists: It's too loud and abrupt. The iPhone does not have a setting where the alarm can begin with a low fade in and gradually raise the volume.

2. The rest of the house could be freezing while my room is fairly stagnant.

Why It Exists: Assuming the circulation of the air conditioner unit in the apartment is not the best or most efficient.

3. The WiFi at the Starbucks I work at is super slow or does not work at all so I can never get homework done or watch lectures during any of my breaks.

Why It Exists: The cafe is usually crowded with people on their laptops and are overpowering the router that is probably not top of the line.

4. I pay monthly to watch shows on Hulu that still have too many ads which makes binging hard even if the show is only 15 minutes.

Why It Exists: Hulu gains money from companies who want their ads played during any of the shows the service provides.

5. Netflix continuously becomes more expensive or adds tiers for more screens.

Why It Exists: Since the demand is higher for the service and they now create original series, they can higher the price because people will pay it and they need to fund their own projects.

6. The iPhone charger is very weak and prone to break or stop working eventually.

Why It Exists: Apple does not make completely durable accessories because it gains more profit from people consistently buying new ones.

7. The only shoe I really want in the store does not have my size.

Why It Exists: The companies don't estimate the amount of sizes in a shoe they will actually sell correctly in turning disappointing many size 7's in boys such as myself.

8. Having to go through 20mph all over UF campus.

Why It Exists: Supposed to keep students from being severely harmed by cars when the campus is crowded with everyone walking to classes during the day.

9.  The size of the Caprisun pouch not being enough to quench my thirst.

Why It Exists:  The pouches are supposed to appeal to children who do not need to consume as much as an adult may want to.

10. Working 30-40+ hours at a job that is only supposed to be part time.

Why It Exists: Understaffed stores and the time and cost to keeping training and hiring new people.

11. Having to pay for feminine products for issues I did not choose or ask for.

Why It Exists: The companies who produce these items have to take advantage of unavoidable problems to make profits and contribute to the economy.

12. Having to pay taxes even without assurance of where the money will go to or be used for.

Why It Exists:  To fund government projects, even those that have to be done that people wouldn't necessarily choose to fund if it were a voluntary effort.

13. Running out of gas and having to pay outrageous amounts if prices are up.

Why It Exists: Gas prices fluctuate depending on many different factors such as supply and demand, or prices to import.

14. Having to deal with rude or impatient customers during work.

Why It Exists: There are certain times where demand is high for a business and having to deal with so many at once can slow down a service.

15. Having people bump into or have no manners toward you in public places.

Why It Exists: People from different cultures and backgrounds have different norms that we may not be used to where they may think is no big deal.

16. Dealing with an unreasonable amount of traffic after a long day of work.

Why It Exists: There are specific times where most people are leaving work at the same time, going in the same directions, causing congestion.

17. Watching my coworkers all walk by overflowing trash.

Why It Exists: Everyone waits for someone to get it and in turn, no one gets it.

18. Having to pay high prices for prescribed medicine that you awfully need.

Why It Exists: Someone has to cover the costs of creating the medicines in the first place.

19. The difficulties of trying to be healthy.

Why It Exists: Healthy food is expensive and doesn't taste good

20. Not being able to hold your pee when you just feel it

Why It Exists: Your body needs to GO

Assignment 3A - Entrepreneur Story

Before I could even define entrepreneurship, I used some skills of one way back in elementary school. When I was around 7 or 8 years old, bringing candy for snack or lunch was restricted at my school. This message was obviously passed onto the parents who, in turn, would not pack any for their children. My parents still managed to leave pieces in my backpack which I would eat while sitting with my friends in the cafeteria. One of those times, one of them offered 50 cents for a mini chocolate bar. Being young, I saw a big opportunity in earning 50 cents to a dollar for bringing in candy even if it wasn’t supposed to be “allowed.” I would then ask my mother to buy the big bags of mini bars instead of individuals without telling her my exact reasoning. She did not realize I was bringing a couple more to sell to classmates. This was my first hustle, and it is something I will always remember as a humorous entrepreneurship story.

            I picked this class because I am actually really interested in entrepreneurship characteristics and skills that I want to adopt myself. My dad has always talked to me about what an entrepreneur is and how great it is to help find solutions to problems and work for yourself. I hope to come out of this class with a new outlook on the world around me and, hopefully, a new big idea within myself to kick start a great business.

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