Assignment 28

Exit Strategy

The plan for the business would be to develop it to eventually be sold. If it were a business I was more passionate about I think I would protect it as a business venture. Due to redesigning the business model at the last minute made me follow an opportunity I was not invested in. This influenced the whole growth of the business resulting in an idea that did not have me excited to proceed. Coming into it with the thought of catering to a problem, selling the business makes the most sense if you are not interested in. If I focused more on an idea I had more of an emotional connection to, it would become a family business. Looking back, I had other ideas that would have been beneficial to keep as drafts. If I were to start again, I would have kept those original ideas to come back to when issues arose.

Assignment 26

Failure

     I have had a few failures this semester, one being the first draft of what our business would focus on fixing. The opportunity I focused on was very wide spread, effecting more than forty thousand Americans. I realized quickly this issue would be quite harder than what could be presented, the government would have to get involved to resolve this issue. After this realization, I had to switch gears pretty fast and figure out an opportunity that was more plausible. 

      Failure has taught me how easily a reasonable idea one day can seem completely ridiculous the next. I also learned that having back ups to your original idea is a smarter move. Brainstorming and keeping all of your ideas in one place can become very essential later when an issue arises. My initial reaction to failure is to be embarrassed but I find being critiqued can be important lessons on moving forward with an idea. After this semester my view of failure is different, I think I will be more welcoming to failure as it allows for growth.         

Assignment 23

Advantages of my Venture

1. Knowledge of running a business- I have knowledge of what it takes to run a business through a family friends business. He allowed me insight to his business and everything that goes on behind the scenes. 
2. Experience running a family owned business- I have also been put in charge of running the business for periods of time, allowing me to work on skills of what its like to run a business. Such as working with customers and coming up with fixes when a situation goes wrong. Has made me "quick on my feet" to alleviate a situation.   
3. University of Florida student- this allows me insight to what other students or staff are wanting in regards to services provided on campus.   
4. Innovation Academy student- this has given me many opportunities to create and become an entrepreneur. It has allowed me to create broad concepts, showing me what can work ad what does not. 
5. Competitive prices- By partnering with local businesses we can cut the prices for students and staff while promoting local vendors.
6. Shorter wait time- Competitors on campus have long lines and with the busy schedule of a student or staff member, providing a short wait time will draw in more customers. We will also set up multiple locations on campus to even further lower the wait time. 
7. Healthier and wider variety of options- Competitors on campus provide "fast" food leaving many students who rely on meals on campus to be eating unhealthy options or the same meal repetitively.  
8. Connections- knowing certain people who work with local businesses and farms gives me access to showing them my concept. 
9. Experience with my own entrepreneurship ideas- I have often come up with entrepreneurship ideas on my own and started to create an actual business. Whether that be through social media or sites such as etsy, I have experience with running little side projects and I could see where things good right and where they go wrong. 
10. Similar demographic to those who will shop at my market- this allows me more insight to what this demographic wants/ needs. 

        Having knowledge and experience of running a business is probably my most important resource. These resources have allowed me become a more success business person and honed my skills to working and alleviating situations with customers. I have also seen behind the scenes of what it is like to run a business and shown that not everything goes right so to have multiple back ups to your back ups. 

Assignment 22

Elevator Pitch #3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-DX_cS6jh0&feature=youtu.be

I did not receive much feedback on my last post other than that they enjoyed my pitch. I am far more comfortable giving the pitch the last two times and I have found that I can rerecord myself fewer times than the first pitch I did. I did not change much of the pitch itself as I believe it conveys all of the information I would like it to but I focused more on delivering the speak. Speaking more clearly and relaying less on the script, I believe the message is more convincing and draws more attention.   

Assignment 21

How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big 

By Scott Adams

1. What was the general theme or argument of the book?

      The general theme of the book was how Adams searched for something he was successful, through loss after loss until he finally found something he could win at.

2. How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT3003?

      I think this taught me a lot that even though my first few ideas may not be effective, if I were to keep trying and adjusting my plans I may eventually find the right fit. These are good lessons to learn in regards to ENT3003 as students may become discouraged after a few of their ideas or jobs do not work to plan or can not be carried out. Adams shows that through these failures you are getting closer to an idea or job that will be the right fit for you.

3. If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?

      As the theme of the book is failing at things many times until getting it right, I think a good exercise for the class would be writing down as many ideas or innovations as they can think of. They will have 10 minutes to write down anything that comes to mind on a certain topic and at the end they can share their ideas or not. At the end for the ones who choose to share their ideas, a discussion with the class can take place about the pros and cons of the idea. 

4. What was your biggest surprise 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?

      The biggest 'aha' moment was when Adams spoke on setting systems in place rather than goals, systems allow for adjustments in the schedule and are not hard set around a time. An example can be rather than saying 'I will lose ten pounds' which is a goal, say 'I will eat healthier' which is a system. This allows for a better change for the farther future rather than change in the immediate future. Adams also focuses on finding your energy rather than finding your passion which really spoke to me. In regards to a major I have had difficulty finding something I am passionate about but only recently have I realized my passion comes from the energy, time, and dedication I put into a project.

Assignment 19

Idea Napkin #2

1. Working in the service industry since I was 16 has given me plenty of experience with customers and accommodate their unmet needs. I see a basic need (hunger) being exploited on campus by larger corporations and I would like to create a company that is fairer towards students and staff as well as offering healthier options. 

2. I am offering my customers fairer prices and quicker service to match their busy and frugal lifestyle. I am also offering healthier options than those provided by my competitors while supporting other local farms and businesses. 

3. My target audience is University of Florida students and staff who do not have the means to make food at home. They all share the common feature that they either do not have the time or knowledge of meal prepping quick and healthy meals. This also includes students who do not have means of transportation or financial stability. 

4. Hunger is a basic need that everyone shares, my business is targeting this most basic need and creating a plan to make it the cheapest and most viable option on campus. I am also striving to make the market a healthier option than those provided on campus. 

5. My business would be supporting other local businesses and farms, while providing fresher and healthier ingredients. By partnering with local businesses we hope to make our market a cheaper option for students and staff. As the market will be set up in a buffet style, we hope to keep lines and wait time down too. 

     I believe these aspects do fit together, the problem is strong as well as being a need that most people can relate to. UF may not want a competitor to the P.O.D. on campus as they would make more money for the University than mine would so I need to find an incentive for UF to want my market on their campus. 

I did not receive feedback on my last Idea Napkin so I kept many points the same. 

Assignment 17

Elevator Pitch #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CKdg66C4Sk

Assignment 18

Customer Avatar

"Students in need of cheaper and faster food items"

     Here is my customer avatar! They are based off of a typical college student who spends most of their time studying and attending classes. They may have a part time job and can be found either there or at school. They are between the ages of 18-22 and are most likely to be liberal or independent. They spend their free time either watching Netflix, spending time with friends, or found wandering around midtown. They are concerned about the upcoming economic situation and fear for their financial security in the future. 

     I share many commonalities with this avatar; I am college student, 19 years old, liberal, and I am a avid Netflix binge watcher (aren't we all???). I do not think having similarities is a coincidence as we began creating an opportunity based on a problem we have encountered. Therefore, our representation of our customer base would have similar qualities and wants to our own.

Assignment 14

Tenacity

1. Tenaciousness is a competency.

Some tools I developed that allowed me to be successful in this class would be reading the assignments a few weeks beforehand. This allowed me to have a better picture of what was required me and allowed me to time to develop my ideas. Another would be to do my assignments the night before as I never had enough time to complete them in the mornings. 

2. Tenaciousness is also about attitude.

A time I felt like giving up was during our first development of an opportunity as I had chosen an issue I believe is well beyond my control. After shifting perspective and choosing to tackle an issue that was within my abilities. 

3. Three tips. 

- The best piece of advice I can give is reading the assignment guidelines a few weeks a head of time so you can have in mind what is expected of you. This will also allow time for you to develop and refine your ideas. 

- Secondly, I would chose opportunities that are within ones capability and keeping it more local. 

- Lastly, I would re-watch the videos before you take the quiz as I found myself forgetting a lot of the information since I watched them in the beginning of the week. 

Assignment 13

Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw

1) You read about an entrepreneur:

·       What surprised you the most?

He didn’t get married until fifty to Louise Whitfield Carnegie (30) but did not have a child for another ten years making Louise 40-years old. I was also surprised by the fact that he came from a poor immigrant family but went on to become the wealthiest man in the world at that time.

·       What about the entrepreneur did you most admire?

He donated about $200 million through libraries and schools. Towards the end of his life, he became heavily involved in world peace and anti-war causes. He sought to donate all is money through charities before he died and set up the Carneige Endowment, which was a dedicated to world peace. When he died all of his wealth went into the trust which would disperse the money to charities even after his passing.

·       What about the entrepreneur did you least admire?

He made much of his money by unethical means, floating bonds and shares on companies that were on their way to becoming broke. Along with this he would gamble with shares, he knew in advance whether a company was worth it or not and would sell his bonds ahead of time. He also fought against unions in his company, after winning he raised working time to 12 hours a day and lowered wages to $1.30-1.50 a day.

·       Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it?

He went against his brother’s better judgement and bought two British patents for creating stronger railway rails. When these failed, he lost much of the family wealth.

2) What competencies did you notice that the entrepreneur exhibited? 

He had many jobs and interests through his lifetime; these included oil drilling, developing metal bridges, steal business, and investments. Carnegie was able to see that steal was going to be a in big demand in the future and took this opportunity to expand his company before most.

3) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.

I was confused as to why a man who became so charitable could be so greedy at the same time. The money he made would go back into his community or to fight for world peace but was unethical with his bonds and share. Not to mention he created horrible working wages and hours for his employees.

4) If you were able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur, what would you ask? Why?

Do you believe coming from a poor background to achieving great wealth in this day’s economy?

- I would ask this as today becoming successful depends heavily on education and resources. Whereas Carnegie’s time working hard and getting into an industry at the right time was the main way to achieve such wealth.

If you could do things differently, would your business still provide products to the military?

- I would ask Carnegie this as later in his life he became heavily involved in anti-war causes.

5) For fun: what do you think the entrepreneur's opinion was of hard work? Do you share that opinion?

I believe Carnegie’s idea of hard work was dependent on the monetary value behind it, his driving force was money whether making it through unethical means or otherwise. My main driving force is being passionate about my work rather than based on wealth, so I would say I do not share the same opinion.

Assignment 12

Figuring out Buyer Behavior      

    For my interviews I chose to speak with students who had rigorous schedules who may not have a lot of time in their schedule to grocery shop or meal prep.  My first interviewee was a third year business major who works about 40 hours a week while also attending school. He finds himself eating after his classes or while studying on campus, he can financially support himself and choosing these options. He remembers before having a job he would try to stay away from eating on campus as he spent a lot of his money just on food. My second interview was with a second year biology student who does not work but spends most of her time studying for her classes. She also does not have a car and finds herself eating food from campus about 90% of the time. She finds it hard to find cheaper and healthier options on campus and since publix is a long walk from campus she eats the food that is the closest option. My last interview was with a second year Psychology major, she has recently become better about meal prepping but struggled a lot her first year and found herself spending over $100 a week on food. 

      I found from my interviews that this problem may target students who are younger or newer to the process of meal prep. This problem mainly affects students who live on campus who do not have a job and means of transportation. Also these students mainly seek their meals in the morning of afternoons. They all seemed to share a common factor that drove them to eat  more meals on campus and that is of times of high intensity work or around exam time.They seemed to be enthusiast about my solution to the problem but I also got some good feed back from my first interviewee. He has concerns about how I will obtain the outsourced food and since I would be essentially a third-party seller, how I will make my prices less expensive than my competitors. He also brought up a good point that the University of Florida may not want to bring in a new market as the P.O.D. already exists here on campus and are most likely making UF more money than mine would. 

     I would describe this segment as students who do not have means of transportation as well as no income. Also students who do not have the time and knowledge of preparing your food ahead of time. 

      

Assignment 11

Idea Napkin

1. Working in the service industry since I was 16 has given me plenty of experience with customers and accommodate their unmet needs. I see a basic need (hunger) being exploited on campus by larger corporations and I would like to create a company that is fairer towards students and staff as well as offering healthier options. 

2. I am offering my customers fairer prices and quicker service to match their busy and frugal lifestyle. I am also offering healthier options than those provided by my competitors while supporting other local farms and businesses. 

3. My target audience is University of Florida students and staff who do not have the means to make food at home. They all share the common feature that they either do not have the time or knowledge of meal prepping quick and healthy meals. This also includes students who do not have means of transportation or financial stability. 

4. Hunger is a basic need that everyone shares, my business is targeting this most basic need and creating a plan to make it the cheapest and most viable option on campus. I am also striving to make the market a healthier option than those provided on campus. 

5. This business is offering cheaper and faster food options than our competitors on campus. We would also be providing healthier options while supporting the local businesses and farms of Gainesville. 

     I believe these aspects do fit together, the problem is strong as well as being a need that most people can relate to. I believe this is a good business plan but I do have worries that it may not be able to work out going to plan. If local businesses and farms are not willing to work with my third-party business then providing healthier and cheaper options may need to be outsourced from different businesses. I have some concerns about how to obtain the outsourced food and since I am a third-party seller, how will I get my prices lower than my competitors. UF also may not want a competitor to the P.O.D. on campus as they would make more money for the University than mine would so I need to find an incentive for UF to want my market on their campus. 

Assignment 10

Elevator Pitch

https://youtu.be/LVgf_iRQzuI

Assignment 9

Testing the Hypothesis 

      University of Florida students and staff spending too much money and time on food due inflated prices and long lines.

 

Proposed Solution: A market much like the P.O.D. on campus except the food is set up buffet style with healthier options such as a coffee bar, salad bar, oatmeal bar, fruit and vegetable stand, etc. 

Inside the Boundary 

Who: UF students and staff who buy food on campus

What: spending extra money and time on food 

Why: inflated prices and long lines

Outside the Boundary

Who: UF students and staff who bring their food to campus

What: The existence of hunger

Why: too many students and staff eating food from shops on campus create long lines. Due to the need to eat for everyone, they can get away with inflating the prices of food. For example, regular 8  oz bottle of water at the P.O.D. is $1.99?!

Interviews

Person 1: A second year business major 

     Since I live on campus without a car, I find myself eating most of my meals on campus. Many times I am looking for a quick breakfast before class and do not have the time to go to the dining halls on campus. I often times go to the hub as this is the closest to my class but the Starbucks line is always at least 10-15 minutes long. As an alternative I go to the P.O.D. but find myself spending at least $8.00 on a snack and a coffee. 

Person 2: PhD student in microbiology and genetics

     Coffee is an essential part of my day, I can not function properly without it. Most days I have enough time to make a pot of coffee at home before classes but on the days I have been running late to class I decided to just go to a Starbucks on campus. The line was ridiculously long that it would have made even more late than if I had just made my own at home. I decided to go without a cup of coffee that day and it completely ruined the whole day for me. Like I said I can not function without and all day I could not for the life of my focus on lectures and ended up having to go back and listen to them the next day because I didn't retain any of the information. I also made so many mistakes on my experiment that it ended up just being a waste of my day. 

Person 3: A first year psychology major

     I live on campus in a dorm and I am still figuring out how to grocery shop for myself and meal prep. I find myself most days buying food on campus and end up spending $10-$20 a DAY on various meals around campus. I know I could go to the dinning halls but many times it takes time out of my schedule to eat there and I am just looking for a quick snack. I am also disappointed in the meal options on campus as they are many times unhealthy. The P.O.D. sometimes has apples or oranges but those always seem untouched and dusty to me. Most days I am just looking for a coffee and a banana but standing on the Starbucks line is insane in the morning. 

Person 4: A second year biology major

    I have a very busy schedule with taking Chemistry with lab and Biology with lab, I find it very hard to find time to go shopping for food. I am constantly spending money on food from campus and honestly I am sick of wasting my money. I find it very upsetting that UF doesn't provide better quality food to their students. I would love to be able to go and get a bowl of oatmeal in the morning and put whatever I want it and not have to spend $5 on one from Starbucks. With the students busy schedules you would think they would provide an option that was easy to pick up as well as good for you. I am tired of Chick-fil-a and Subway, you can also tell from my stretched out pants that that is all I have been eating lately. They told me about freshman 5 but I never thought it would be because I just won't be provided meals that are good for me. 

Person 5: A second year psychology major

    I live off campus and I am kind of getting the hang of buying my own meals and stuff but my biggest problem is breakfast. I am always rushing out the door and don't have time to make myself coffee or grab a snack so I end up going to the P.O.D. The prices always shock me like the other day I needed a charger for my phone because I needed it to help my study and I bought a charger there for $21 and it isn't even a nice one. I don't have a meal pass or anything so I never go to the dinning halls and eat mainly from Starbucks, the P.OD., Croutons, and the shake mart. I try to find meals that are good for my but I find it hard to eat clean meals without buying my own food from Publix.


     I found that a lot of people are unhappy with the meal options on campus, finding themselves wasting time and money. I also found not many people utilize the dinning halls on campus which is interesting to me. I believe multiple markets that serve healthy options in a buffet style would make students much happier with their choices in food.

Assignment 7

Hypothesis

     The United States is unable to provide it's citizens with universal health are due to an ineffective system.

The who: The United States
The what: providing citizens with universal health care 

The why: an ineffective system

     Not everyone in the 'who' faces this problem, health care is provided for many wealthy to middle class citizens. Even for citizens with health care, many times health care companies find loop holes to get out of paying for their consumers. The "why" does not hold true for everyone, many use the president at the time, funding, regulations, etc. 

Person 1

       As a single mother, there have been times where I have been unable to pay for health care and it was very scary thinking what might happen to me and my children. When I first moved to Florida we were on Medicaid which chooses which doctors you are allowed to see. My eldest broke her elbow and the only doctor I could see for this was a two and a half hour drive to Miami. Due to being a single mom and having to work during the doctors office hours it was a very tough experience to getting my daughter to see him.

Person 2

     Working in the medical industry, I find dealing with the insurance companies is one of the most difficult part of the job. Many surgeries have been cancelled due to insurances not covering it at the last minute, this has caused many patients to have to go to the emergency rooms to complete the procedure. Many medications will not be covered as well as MRI scans and other tests. Other patients need a secondary health care coverage for copay and other aspects because their primary heath care will not cover it. 

Person 3

     After struggling with cancer in the past year, I have become very upset with the health care industry. I worked as a New Jersey sheriff for 20 years and four years I retired. When I discovered I had caner I got different opinions from many doctors and finally found a procedure that would be effective in fighting the cancer. Only for the insurance to tell me that the procedure is considered "experimental" and that they would not be covering it. I later found the price of the procedure would be $50,000 out of pocket. 

Person 4

     I have never been covered by health care until recent. I grew up very poor and health care was not an option for my family to pay for our six person household. I never went to the doctors or the dentist well into my adulthood because I was unable to pay for them. As I came into my 50's I began experiencing many health issues; I has liver failure, a rotten tooth that was resulting in gum disease, and no way to pay for it. I began realizing the importance of health care but still found it was out of my reach. I felt hopeless during this time and fell into worse and worse conditions. It was not until I found a good dentist who helped me take care of my tooth and gave me help through the kindness of my heart. 

Person 5 

     I am a 20-year old who does not believe I need to pay for health insurance. I have been provided health insurance through my mom up until the last year and a half. I am worried that I may need health insurance but right now I do not have the means to pay for it in general. I think we should provide universal health care for our citizens as we are the only first world country that do not have it. 

I thought only lower class citizens were effected by the health care system but as I interviewed people I began to see that it affects citizens of all different classes. The lack of coverage for common health ricks like cancer is ridiculous that we do not provide coverage for procedures that will help these conditions. I believe in caring for our citizens,we are the only developed country that does not provide our citizens with universal health. 

Assignment 8

Solving a Problem 

       There is a major problem of there being a lack of initiative and a safe space for rape cases. Much of the public believes sexual assault occurs less than it really does and therefore do not take action on the issue. Many victims are too scared to come forward with their assault due to the trend of discrediting victims as well as the legal process. I am proposing a service for sexual assault victims to get proper testing, counseling and education after their assault. This service will include a safe space to share their story and the resources to take legal action if they are willing. It will provide victims with proper testing for STDs as well as access to pregnancy contraceptives. In the case of pregnancy, they will be offered services in regards to their pregnancy as well as help through abortion if they so choose. I would like this program to also include education not only to the victim but also the public as I do not believe this is a topic we discuss enough.

Assignment 6

Economic Trends

     The unequal distribution of wealth is a major issue in the United States economy, incomes for educated and trained workers has dramatically increased where as incomes for under educated and under trained employees has more over less remained the same. This effects those from lower economic background, minorities groups, and those who have faced discrimination. This does not have a simple fix as many people from these groups face more road blocks when it comes to getting educated and trained. Information provided from

https://www.theusaonline.com/economy/trends.htm

     Baby boomer retirement may become a larger economic issue as many will leave the work force and seek Social Security benefits.  Since social security benefits can be claimed when you turn 66 years old and the baby boom was between 1946 and 1964, we are beginning to see the strain this large population will have on the economy. This may cause a rise in taxes to compensate for the influx of social security claims. This will largely effect Generation Y, X, and Z as we will be the ones who are taxed and left to deal with the repercussions. I do not believe this is something we can simply fix, maybe raising the age of retirement but that also means that the people who worked hard for their retirement will have to unfairly remain in the workforce. Information provided from 

https://www.theusaonline.com/economy/trends.htm

Regulatory Changes

     In August of 2019 Planned Parenthood left Title X as The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a new rule that prohibits the referral and administration of abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, or medical emergency. Title X provides Planned Parenthood with much needed funding, if it were to go unfunded many citizens will not have proper access to sexual health services that are provided through Planned Parenthood. "... it (planned parenthood) serves about 40% of the nation's 4 million Title X recipients, who receive services such as contraception and STD screenings." This rule effects doctor- patient relationship as it does not have the best intentions for the patient in mind but rather brings political ideals into the doctors office. Many pregnant woman seeking abortion consultation and help will be effected by this rule. This is not something that an be easily resolved as many people are strongly opinionated on this matter, either being extremely for or against. Information provided from 

https://www.npr.org/2019/08/19/752438119/planned-parenthood-out-of-title-x-over-trump-rule

     A large quantity of PFOs or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid has been found in the water supply of Albany, New York and The Department of Health has allowed delays in reporting and detecting the problem. This is a major issue for all citizens, we have the right to uncontaminated water and to be protected by the government against outbreaks in water supply. I think this issue has a simple answer, more health regulation on the water supply as well as more maintenance checks. Information provided by 

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/As-another-community-finds-PFOS-in-water-15029609.php

Assignment 5

Local Opportunities

Georgia State Patrol Fires 30-plus new troopers for cheating; 2 from Gainesville

 https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/badge-bar/georgia-state-patrol-fires-30-plus-new-troopers-cheating/
   
     An investigation was opened this October against the 106th Georgia State Patrol Trooper School. The investigation arose when one of the girlfriends of the troopers admitted to taking the speed detection operator exam for him. This led to said trooper being questions and answering, "I was not the only one who cheated, the whole class cheated." This led to findings of the class cheating in ways such as cadets helping other cadets, using typed notes, and answers on GroupMe. As of now the entire graduating class has either resigned or have been fired.
     The problem here is having access to many resources online and using them to further their studies when in reality the students will not have learned the material. This is a problem for all Professors and schools as this can be identified anywhere as access to internet materials is ore and more available. This specific case is a problem for the Department of Public Safety as well as anyone who may have been unfairly treated by these state troopers due to lack of knowledge.

Pasco dentist faces license revocation 5 years after death of special needs patient

https://www.wfla.com/8-on-your-side/5-years-after-death-of-special-needs-patient-pasco-dentist-faces-license-revocation/

     September 2014 a boy by the name of Tommy was given anesthetist before a dental surgery, when he was taken off life support he was found dead.  The dentist had given him too much of the drug too quickly which resulted in his death. The previous settlements called for the dentist to pay for the investigation fines, $35,000, as well as education classes. The Board of Dentistry had rejected these agreements and called for their license to be revoked. 

     The problem here is medical professionals being under educated as well as being too cocky when it comes to their equipment. If the dentist had given the boy anesthetic slower and in smaller doses this may have not happened. This problem is for the parents of the boy who have to know deal with the repercussions as well as anyone who may have a procedure done by a medical professional who is under educated. 

Three Pedestrians hit and killed in Alachua County  

https://www.wcjb.com/content/news/Three-pedestrians-hit-and-killed-in-Alachua-County-567440921.html

Three pedestrians have been killed recently. One, a 16-year-old boy crossing the street in the bike lane. Another a University of Florida student, Denise Griffiths, crossing the intersection of East University Avenue and NE 25th street. Lastly a 45-year-old man, William Moore, crossing Highway 441 near Turkey Creek. Local law enforcement are urging drivers to be aware of the cross walks and lights. 

     We have so many things to distract ourselves with, either being our phones or the music playing. Everyone struggles with paying attention while driving once a while but what happens when that split second of unawareness results in the death of someone innocent. The problem here is now put on the family members of these victims as well as anyone who may be crossing the street. This problem can be largely put on University Students as we are constantly running across busy roads around campus, hustling to make it to our next class. 

UF warns of fraudulent check scam, alerts students

https://www.wcjb.com/content/news/UF-warns-of-fraudulent-check-scam-alerts-students-567338101.html

     Students are being warned against cashing checks they receive in mail packages as they are most likely fraudulent. Once the student deposits the heck, the scammers can gain access to the students bank account and steal funds from students' accounts. UFPD urges students to not cash checks that come in packages like this and to contact the university police immediately. 

     

     This is an issue for all University students as they are preyed on for being a little naive, they are targeted as well because University students are always looking for ways to obtain money. This problem can also go out to people who are poor and naive as many company's will send credit cards out the same way and hide the large fees that come with using the card. Since the people may be struggling to make ends meet they may use it without knowing the consequences. 

Man accused of forcing women to preform sex act in exchange for helping friend

https://mycbs4.com/news/nation-world/man-accused-of-forcing-woman-to-perform-sex-act-in-exchange-for-helping-friend

     Police have arrested, Jesse Douglas Scott and is being charged for sexual assault. The victim said they experienced two sexual assaults, one when he drove to an empty parking lot and sexual assaulted her, a second time when he forced her to preform sexual acts on him in exchange for helping the friend. Scott and the victim met through this mutual friend, who when questioned by police suspected Scott assaulted the victim but the victim did not want to speak about it. Scott is also currently under investigation for a case involving trafficking of minors. 

     This is a huge issue for not only women but men and children. We do not educate our public enough about the dangers of sexual assault and how we can prevent this. Many people believe it will never happen to them or that it does not happen as regularly as it does. When in reality 1 in 6 women have been reportedly sexually assaulted and those are just the ones who are comfortable enough to come forward. I think the real issue here is how we treat the victims afterward, many victims are treated as if they may just be regretful of their actions and not that they were taken advantage of. Many are treated like they could have done something different and then this would have happened, as if it were their fault.   

Assignment 3

Entrepreneurship and Me

   

   At sixteen years old I was searching for a part time job after school, I came across a little family owned gelato shop and I thought it would be a good fit for me. As I got to know the owner, Mathew Ciaro a 23-year-old college nurse drop out, I began to understand more and more of what entrepreneurship entails. He became fastly popular and even got into the local papers and news within about a year of his opening, his popularity came from the fact that there was only one other gelato shop in the area. The competition was a chain restaurant with little dedication to their recipes and costumers. This experience taught me a lot about entrepreneurship and the fact that you do not always need to come up with a brand new revolutionary idea to become successful but more perfect a craft and offer it to people that may be lacking this experience. 

~Matty in the local Palm Beach Post~ 

If anyone is in the Jupiter/ Juno beach area I would check out Matty's Gelato Factory for some of the best gelato your taste buds have ever encountered!

Secondly, I am taking ENT3003 because it is a requirement for the Innovation Academy, I hope to get some insight on what it means to be an entrepreneur and how I can become a better one. 

Let me introduce myself

 Hello All!

 My name is Sophia Scherzer, I am a second year Biology major at the University of Florida and I hope to study plant science. I have recently received a yoga teaching license, which required completing a 200 hour course. This course taught the human anatomy, yoga philosophy, and proper posture alignment. I would like to eventually complete my 500 hour teacher training which furthers your knowledge and practice of yoga. 

 I created this blog for a course, ENT3003 Principles of Entrepreneurship, I am not sure what this blog will become but I am genuinely excited for it. I have always had ideas of new projects and the name was always Essentially Healed but I decided the word "Essential" is very beautiful hence my blog name. 

Best Regards,  

Sophia Rose Scherzer