1. He's a father of four and a federal employee. Dinner
these days: bread and cheese
This article was about a federal employee who hasn’t been
paid since the government will shut down. His last paycheck was on December 29
and he is struggling to provide for his family.
The problem in this story is that this federal employee
doesn’t have enough money to pay his bills even though he works every day.
The people affected by this problem are those who work for
the federal government and are not being paid because of the shut down.
I think there’s an opportunity here to provide short term
loans to these people with a good interest-rate.
2. Senior-level hires and promotions in South Florida for
the week of Jan. 28, 2019
This article is in the story as much is it’s just a list of
people who have received higher positions through promotion in South Florida
this week. It gave me the idea to compile a list of powerful people in South
Florida with contact information to provide the public with access to the
information they need to reach people power in their community.
There is not really a problem in this article. I just think
people would like to be able to reach the powerful people in their community.
This book would be geared towards people who have questions
for the powerful members of the community but lack the ability to reach them.
3. Parents, could your teen be ‘Juuling'?
This
article provides parents with information about juuls. The use of juuls by
minors has almost doubled in the last year.
The
problem here is that many parents are concerned that their children may be
Juuling secretly.
This
problem is pretty exclusive to parents of teenagers.
There is an opportunity here to develop a simple
nicotine test that can be administered to the minors to see if they are using
nicotine products.
4. Rain in the Fitbit Miami Marathon? This elite local
runner has been through far worse
This article is about a woman who almost died but made a
complete recovery to become a track coach and run in the Fitbit marathon in
Miami. She may even qualify for the Olympic team if her time is better than two
hours and 45 minutes.
The problem in the story is that it may pour during the
whole marathon. All of the runners will get soaked to the bone and still have
to run the full distance. This gave me the idea to create a line of running
gear that is comfortable and breathable yet completely waterproof.
In the case of this article the people running in the
marathon will have this problem, but there are lots of other people who may
have to run in the rain or may cancel their running because it’s pouring.
5. Even in your 80s, you're not too old for Botox
This
article was just a short Q&A about getting Botox if you’re over the age of
65. Apparently there is a misconception that if you are over the age of 65 you
are not eligible to receive Botox injections, however, this is not the case and
as long as you aren’t on any medications that make you bleed it’s fine to get
Botox even if you’re older.
The
problem here is that many people are not informed about the correct medical
information about this treatment. Even though this information is probably
readily available on the Internet many
people over the age of 65 do not use the Internet. This gave me the idea to
create a specialized booklet with all of the information a person over 65 might
need before deciding to get a surgery or injection for the purpose of vanity.
The target audience for this booklet would be people
over the age of 65 who are interested in getting plastic surgery or botox
injections but lack the resources to make an informed decision.
Hi Emma, thank you for your post. I enjoyed the fact that the entrepreneurial problems that you wrote about related to my experience as a college student. Seeing college students everywhere vaping, it is clear that it is a problem that is waiting for a solution. I was also not aware of the myths surrounding Botox. This would certainly open up an entrepreneurial market!
ReplyDeleteHey Emma, your points on elderly people not being properly educated when receiving botox I believe extends to all sorts of plastic surgery. Since older people statistically are more likely to spend money on such procedures, it is alarming that many of them do not know what they're getting themselves into. I'm sure any of the info given to them is biased coming from the doctor's themselves, the booklets seem like they would help a lot.
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