Identifying Opportunities in Economic & Regulatory Trends

Assignment 6A – IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES IN ECONOMIC & REGULATORY TRENDS

Economic Trends: China Transforms, and a Factory Owner Struggles to Follow

• Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/technology/china-economy-manufacturing-labor-costs.html
• I think an opportunity exists here because factory owners like the one in the article need help with transitioning with the economy.
• The customers would be the factory owners who are struggling to keep up with the changing economic trends of China.
• The opportunity would be relatively hard to exploit because it would hard to earn the trust of the factory owners so they allow you to help them.
• I saw the opportunity in this because this could be a untapped career options that people have not realized they can do in China. 

Economic Trends: How Tariffs Stained the Washing Machine Market

• Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/business/economy/how-tariffs-stained-the-washing-machine-market.html
• I think there is an opportunity because there trends state that the washing machine market is going up. So starting a company could have a good outcome in the future.
• The customers would be the people who buy washing machines
• The opportunity would be relatively easy to exploit because the washing machine will always be on the market.
• I see an opportunity in this because washing machine is always a need and with the trends on the raise, it could create a lot of revenue. 

Regulatory Trends: Regulatory Issues in Transfusion Medicine

• Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813726-0.00003-9
• I think an opportunity exists because blood is regulated both as a drug and a biologic. So company can be created that deals with that.
• The customers would be the hospitals that need safe blood for their patients and patients who need the blood.
• The opportunity would be relatively easy to exploit because blood needs to be regulated so there is always a need for people to check it.
• I see an opportunity in this because people need blood to live so a business that ensures the blood they use is safe is important to have.

Regulatory Trends: High eating self regulatory skills predicts lower weight gain and healthy dietary intake among first year undergraduate students

• Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respe.2018.05.495
• I think there is an opportunity here because people want to be in shape, so a business created to help undergraduate student stay fit will be beneficial.
• The customers would be undergraduate students would be the target for this business
• The opportunity is relatively easy because most people want to stay healthy during their undergraduate years
• I see an opportunity in this because health is important and most people want to be healthy as they grow older.