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Economic Trends 1.)       Baby Boomers Aren’t Retiring https://www.thebalance.com/top-usa-future-economic-trends-3305666 ·         The baby boomer generation consists of individuals born between 1949 and 1964. According to The Balance article, a Prudential survey found that Baby Boomers are delaying retirement because of the recession. Thus, the retirement crisis continues as older generations are continuing to work longer and leaving significantly fewer jobs for the younger generations. The article suggests the use of “technological innovation” to create more jobs. To solve this issue, the government might consider offering benefits to individuals once they’ve reached a certain age willing to retire. Employers might also consider offering better pay or part-time positions to senior level employees willing to teach employees of the younger generations. ·         I came across this oppo...

Youth Vaping Increases in Alachua County (https://www.alligator.org/news/youth-vaping-increases-in-alachua-county/article_91200192-1dd5-11e9-9850-bbdf28ac9a68.html) ·         Alachua County has seen a substantial increase in teenagers using vapes and e-cigarettes over the past few years. With more companies attempting to market young consumers with flavored juices and intricate designs, it's become more accessible for high schoolers and even middle schoolers to get their hands on one. ·         The prevalence and exposure to smoking have gotten out of control in our society. Especially after all the research that has been done proving the practice is terrible on your health. The smoking age should probably be adjusted from 18 to 21, like alcohol, to possibly fix the problem that we have created. ·         Kids under 17 years old, their parents, and business owners that ...

1.       People are more likely to use the self-checkout stations at Walmart than the traditional checkout stations. 2.       There needs to be more of the self-checkout stations at Walmart’s than the traditional checkout stations that take up the majority of the space reserved for checking out items. The need belongs to all the customers that go to Walmart to do their everyday shopping. This need has been in place for some time. They started by adding a few stations over in one of the corners of the store, but that addition is still not enough to supply the demand for this method. Right now, people are choosing to wait in line for the self-checkout stations than using the traditional checkout stations.   3.       Prototype Customer 1 ·         My first prototype customer is a student at the University of Florida that lives off campus and does all his grocery sho...

Starting in about September 2016, my mother and I started our own family business. My mother was inspired by boat canvas and sewing in general and decided that she wanted to establish her own custom canvas business for boat covers and other canvas related products. I have helped her with all the web design and logo construction as well as all the other technical aspects of the business while she handles all the physical sewing and contract negotiations with potential customers. The pictures posted are our company logo and her brick and mortar location where all the products are made.  This was only the start of my entrepreneurship story, my brother and I also have plans to operate a food truck following his high school graduation. My brother has Asperger’s syndrome and this food truck idea has been on his mind for a long time. He always tells my mom how he can’t wait to graduate so he and I could finally start this second entrepreneurial venture. The reason I chose to take thi...

1.        During the late-night hours (any time after 10pm), the McDonalds on Newberry road over by Oaks Mall takes forever to get my order completed. On average it takes them 15+ minutes. ·         This is probably due to the fact that they are short staffed during the late-night hours since their business is significantly slower during the late hours of the day. There is no need for them to be fully staffed during these times because aren’t as many customers. 2.       During UF Men’s Basketball game check in’s, they only have one body scanner running at a time for the student section entrance. Making the process take a long time. ·         This is probably a safety thing. If they focus solely on one machine they can be extremely accurate with their searches. This way they know for sure that the entire arena is safe. 3.       ...

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