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assignment 3

I believe there is an enormous need for vegan fast food restaurants. This would both allow people who have already chosen a vegan lifestyle to have foods more readily available, and those who may want to become vegan but find it too difficult. There are so few vegan restaurants with an increasing demand, I feel there is at least a 99% chance that this opportunity would be successful. I spoke with a person who has followed a totally vegan diet for one year. She believes there is a lack of available plant based foods in restaurants making it very difficult to dine out. She noticed the problem as soon as she made the decision to go vegan. Her primary complaint is that she must pre-plan the majority of her meals, and always have snacks available. She is very frustrated with the lack of options and feels this would greatly improve her lifestyle. My second interview was with a vegan chef who feels that there has been a definite increase in demand for vegan foods. He has been observin...

assignment 2

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My mother is an entrepreneur in her own right. She and her brother opened a compounding pharmacy, where she single handily took pharmaceutical sales from zero dollars a year to over four million. Also, my mother created another small business which involved selling makeup to cheer leading gyms around the country. This idea first developed for her because of my sister who was a competitive cheerleader for most of her youth life. The business started out simply from her helping the team’s coach fill a makeup order one year, and she recognized the potential opportunity of this industry. She was then able to turn it into a full-fledged niche market business, generating revenues of over twenty thousand dollars in two months of operation during the window of sales opportunity which is when all the cheer leading teams purchase their makeup for that up in coming year. The company is still successful today. I enrolled in this class expecting to expand my own knowledge of entrepreneurship, ...

assignment 1

1.)     I hate to fact that we as humans are genetically modifying almost all of our foods. -           This is due to the desire to grow food from all over the world in regions which are not native to specific crops. The objective ultimately is to rid farming of harmful pathogens and diseases. 2.)     A big bug of mine is plastic water bottles. -           Plastic water bottles solely exist because of the oil industry. 3.)     Gas powered engines are another bug of mine. -           The oil industry has always feared becoming obsolete by clean renewable energy. 4.)     Planned obsolescence is another intolerable bug. -           Planned obsolescence exists only so big business can continue thriving because everything you buy practical...