Looking for Opportunity

1.     Economic Opportunity 1: Jewlers could potentially be replaced by online dealers

a.      Where I found it: http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/26/investing/signet-tiffany-jewelry-earnings/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

b.     What makes me think an opportunity exists: Jewelry stores are having to discount their jewelry to improve the market

c.      Who is the customer: Jewelers or wealthy people?  

d.     Is the opportunity easy or hard to exploit: The opportunity will be difficult to exploit because of the receding market and the stiff competition that already exists.

e.      Why did I see the opportunity: I am an ISOM major and as such am constantly looking for opportunities for business online.

2.     Economic Opportunity 2: Online banking security is at risk as hackers are becoming increasingly prevalent.

a.      Where I found it: http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/26/technology/swift-bank-hack-philippines-lazarus/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

b.     What makes me think an opportunity exists: Banks are willing to invest in order to save them from theft and negative media.

c.      Who is the customer: Banks

d.     Is the opportunity easy or hard to exploit: Hard, as hackers are difficult to protect against and one slip up can mean complete failure.

e.      Why did I see the opportunity: As someone who does online banking this concerns me and I hope that my bank would be protective of my information.

3.     Regulatory Opportunity 1: Bridges are starting to fall apart as the infrastructure needs updating.

a.      Where I found it: http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/25/politics/infrastructure-roads-bridges-airports-railroads/index.html

b.     What makes me think an opportunity exists: National park service is hiring others to repair outdated bridges.

c.      Who is the customer: National park service and other government

d.     Is the opportunity easy or hard to exploit: Hard, repairing bridges on a national scale requires billions and is difficult to get the grant for.

e.      Why did I see the opportunity: I have been interested in historical decay as a whole.

4.     Regulatory Opportunity 2: Flint, Michigan has no clean water.

a.      Where I found it: http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/20/health/flint-michigan-crisis-at-a-glance/index.html

b.     What makes me think an opportunity exists: Clean water needs to be transported to flint cheaply.

c.      Who is the customer: Flint residents.

d.     Is the opportunity easy or hard to exploit: Easy, it is relatively cheap to transport water gallons and sell them.

e.      Why did I see the opportunity: I have been following flints water crisis since it came on the news and was interested in the tragedy that happened.