30A final reflection

I think one of the better experiences I’ve had this semester was the whole business model concept. I had a good time coming up with an idea and going through the process of creating the business. I wouldn’t necessarily consider myself as an entrepreneur put, I have the mindset of one. for any future students taking this class the best advice, I could give would be to relax and take a deep breath. When first reading the syllabus and seeing all the assignments you may get flustered at first but take it from me who went through that exact experience. It isn’t that bad.

28A your exit strategy

I think my exit strategy for this business would be to keep it and build it into a franchise that can support my family and possibly pass it down to my kids or grandkids. I have had a lot of interest in this item and feel like it would be an easy sell to many different demographics. I don’t think my exit strategy effected any other part of my business plan so far because when I came up with the idea I came up with it in mind to keep it and build it into a possible frachise.

26A celebrating Failure

I have failed at many things in my life before. This instance happened this semester while playing semi-pro football. I play on a semi-pro team based out of land o lakes, Florida. We have been the most successful team in the area the last 4 years and played in the championship game 3 years in a row. This upcoming season we played in the game once again and ended up losing.



What I learned from this instance is myself and my teammates need to work harder to achieve what we want.



Playing sports my entire life, I have failed a bunch. At this point I am likely more used to it then others as it is a part of the game. Typically, emotionally I am okay depending on the circumstances with how I felt I performed, not statistically but effort wise. This class hasn’t particularly changed my view on failure.

27A- Reading Reflection 3

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

     1.  The theme of the book is that your mindset can impact the way you react and grow in different situations. People with a fixed mindset believe that they can either do something or not because of their talent. People with a growth mindset believe that through hard work and practice anything is possible. The author believes that a person’s mindset and how they view their self affects the way they lead their life. 

     2.  The book connected with what we are learning in ENT 3003 by teaching our brains how to succeed. The learning process and the failures of our early assignments is teaching us how to grow through the process of evaluation and change. With our product idea and in establishing and promoting the products through our elevator pitches and interviews with potential customers, then taking the suggestions of others and adapting what we thought was a good idea. Through this process we are embracing the growth mindset belief. 

     3.  In considering mindset, I would design an exercise for the class in which we focused on businesses or products that failed versus ones that were successful. With the growth mindset in learning what others did that did not work, could be more beneficial than learning about products that did. 

    4.  The biggest surprise to me after reading this book was in realizing that most people have a fixed mindset, believing that talent is more important than anything. If we focus on learning from our failures and embracing them as a part of the growth process, we can become more successful and accept future failures more gracefully. It is within each person to decide whether to be positive or negative throughout their life. Through positive living, we can lead by example, teaching others that their struggles and failures do not define them but how they overcome, learn, and move past them is what os important.

25A whats Next?

Existing Market



After speaking with 3 sperate members of my target audience or target market, they expressed to me that either looking to target potential buyers outside of my targeted audience or looking for other ways to personalize them and make them easier to carry then a water bottle for hikers or travelers.



 From the feedback I have received from both fellow classmates and customers already in my market I have decided to make the product easier to travel with. Upon ordering the bottle you will also receive a free clip that you can attach to a belt loop or backpack strap. The clip can extend so you can just pull it up or down and don’t have to clip it on or off every time you want a drink. Another change I will make to the product is a band that you get free with purchase. The band doesn’t do anything special other then you get to wear it. What the band does for the product is free advertising for the product, any time someone sees the band the customer can tell them about the water bottle and how to purchase one. if the existing customer gets 10 referrals from a new buyer then we will send a personalized water bottle to the existing customer free of shipping as a thank you.





New Market



A potential new market I would like to target would be people who tend to work inside most of the day either at a cubicle or a desk.



After speaking with a few people who fit my potential new market, I broke down for them exactly what the product was and all the details about tithe both expressed interest in it, but also mentioned making a koozie for the mini water bottles or Fiji water bottles.



After my interviews with new clients I have decided to look at possibly making more products for other water bottles, or even a koozie that works the same, but is flexible to fit all types of koozies. The new market does seem to be appealing and something I would like to take a stab at to se if its worth my time. I would need to talk to more then 2 potential buyers in the new market.

23A Your Venutres unfair advantage

1.       Car – this resource is valuable because it allows me to travel where I need to, when I need to. There are other items that Can get the job done but may not be as quick or efficient.

2.       Self-drive – this trait is very valuable because it shows that I am driven to get or do whatever I need to in order to complete my task. It is rare because a lot of people don’t possess this trait

3.       Kindheartedness – having compassion for others is valuable. In todays society yes, it would be considered a rare trait for someone to have.

4.       Flexibility – by flexibility I mean I can perform many different types of tasks. Being flexible is an important trait to have because it can help you in your future life depending on what sort of career you pursue.

5.       Communication skills – being able to comfortably speak in a public setting is very valuable regardless of what career you work in.

6.       Awareness – always being aware of your surroundings in different types of settings is important. You always need to make sure your aware of your surroundings.

7.       Self-respect – resecting yourself in todays world is very valuable and rare. Not much can substitute for it.

8.       Compassion – truly caring about others and their personal feelings is as important and value as any. This is a good way to gain trust from people who know you truly care about how they are or what they think.

9.       Trustworthy – having people know you’re a trustworthy person is very valuable and even rarer in today’s world

10.    Goal oriented – being goal oriented can be valuable. If you have certain goals, it’s important to know what it will take to achieve them and how to get there.

In my opinion I would my top resource would have to be being goal- oriented. There are some traits or items up there that are obtainable or can be taught. Being goal oriented is a very rare and unique trait that not everyone processes in this world.

Reading Reflecitions #2

1. The biggest theme to me of the book was that "goals are for losers. Basically, if you set goals you are setting yourself up for failure and won’t achieve true success. once you accomplish your goal you have nothing to work towards. His most impactful example of this was having a goal of losing 20 pounds vs the system of eating right.

2. This book connected with that we are learning in ENT 3003 by the fact that he enforces the idea that you got to be in it to win it. The author mentions how to be. This kind of goes with the idea of entrepreneurship because to be successful in your own business, you need to be motivated and hardworking and just go after what you want. 

3. My favorite part of the book was the part on being mediocre at many things and how power can rise from that (mostly because I relate to it). Because of this, I would design an exercise that coincides with this idea. It would involve writing down all the things that an individual is mediocrely good at and then with that, trying to come up with how you they could use that to their benefit. 

4.  As I mentioned above, in one part of the book Adams mentions that he is good at a bunch of different things, but he isn't great at them. He has the power of "leveraging multiple mediocre skills." I connected with this instantly because this very much describes me. I always thought that this was a bad thing, but he made it look so positive. He pointed out all the good things that can come from being mediocre at a wide range of skills, and it made me feel better about who I am.

elevator pitch #3

I didn't receive any comments on the second video. I felt confident and comfortable with my presentation.

Elevator Pitch NO.2

From the feedback I got on the first time I uploaded the video was that I was very confident and professional in my delivery and id agree completely. I personally feel that public speaking is a very strong skill of mine. I didn't change much up from the first time, I just attempted to look at the camera less as I went and presented.

create a customer avatar

Create a customer avatar



My pro-typical customer is a married 37-year-old mother of 3 children, a 13-year-old girl, 11-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl. All 3 children play sports, the 13-year-old plays soccer and softball. The 11-year-old boy plays baseball and football, and the 6-year-old girl does gymnastics and beginning soccer. She truly enjoys her busy life because her kids are active and enjoy what they do. When she isn’t driving all around town to bring her kids to practices, games or competitions, she enjoys just relaxing outside on her patio either reading some sort of mystery novel or listening to music.



I think what I have in common with my customer is the fact that we are always outside. that’s my main target audience for my product. No, I don’t think it’s a coincidence because that’s why I chose this idea for a product, something I would be familiar with and could easily sell.

idea napkin NO.2

Idea Napkin NO.2

1.       My name is Nicholas Morse, my skills are being able to confidently communicate with people and have a meaningful conversation regardless of who its with and what its about. My aspirations regarding this business concept is that it is a success and it becomes a household item that every single soccer mom, teenager or outdoor enthusiast must own. If I was to start this concept and it were to be a success, I could see it playing a huge roll in my life.

2.       I’m offering a product that can save my customers money on not needing to buy new water bottles simply because it got warm.

3.       The characteristics all my customers share would be there love to go outdoors. The reason they go outdoors may be different, whether it’s a middle-aged mom sitting outside at her daughter’s soccer tournament, an older lady outside who loves gardening, or a 20 something year old college student who loves hiking.

4.       Customers will pay money for my product because its an item that only needs to be a one time buy, it can be used virtually every single day, and it can be personalized and customized however they want to.

5.       Our core competencies are that we are unique, personal to the customer, and there is no need to re-buy unless you want a different style.

I truly believe all these elements for this product fit very well together. This is a very diverse product that can be used in many different scenarios, for different types of people all for the same reason. The product I am attempting to sell can be personalized for different types of people because the product isn’t specific to only one type of person.



I had no feedback comments on the first idea napkin post.

16A whats your secret sauce

1.       I think what makes me different from other people is my awareness of the situation around me. I know it may sound lame but in just about every situation I always consciously make sure I am aware of my surroundings and the people around me. Another thing would be my intuitiveness, I pick up on new tasks quick and usually tend to get things done at a high level if need be.

2.       Interviews:

-          Interview 1:

  https://soundcloud.com/mari-beth-lee-thieryung/espn/s-W4gTj

This interview was my brother Espn, he is 13 and me and him are very close. I completely agree with what he said because I have had to demonstrate this skill several times.

-          Interview 2:

https://soundcloud.com/mari-beth-lee-thieryung/grammie/s-6EM0j

the second interview was my grandmother. She has seen me at both my best times and my worst times and knows what I’ve been through to get to where I am.

-          Interview 3:

https://soundcloud.com/mari-beth-lee-thieryung/home/s-h0dwL

the third interview was my grandfather. When I was younger, I was in and out of the hospital a lot for various reasons and to get to where I am today seems almost impossible seeing as where I was 12 years ago.

-          Interview 4:

https://soundcloud.com/mari-beth-lee-thieryung/michael/s-EeMb9

This is my brother Michael; he is 15 and for most of his life I have had to basically take care of both of my brothers.

-          Interview 5:

https://soundcloud.com/mari-beth-lee-thieryung/mom/s-Ux8FN

The last interview was my mom. Although I don’t think about including people in everything, its just kind of how she raised me.

3.       I believe everything that was said about me in the interviews is correct. Although I don’t consciously think about doing some of the things, I do whether they be good or bad, it just comes sort of naturally. I would keep what I said about me still and would add my ability to care for one another and think of others before I think of myself.

15A – Figuring Out Buyer Behavior No. 2

15A – Figuring Out Buyer Behavior No. 2

Evaluating How Your Customers Evaluate Stuff



Interviews

For this section I chose to interview the parents of the 3 interviews from part 1 of figuring out buyer behavior exercise.

Alternative Evaluation

While no one had even considered a water bottle koozie, they all said that convenience is the biggest deciding factor in their purchase. This is an item that could be an impulse buy, not one that someone goes to the store looking to purchase on its own. While price is a factor is the buying process, when someone is ordering a custom item, they all agreed that they would be willing to pay more for the customization. 

How/where do they buy

This item can be bought at sporting goods stores, Walmart, convenience stores, or at any outdoor event expo. This is an item that will usually not be bought online. It could be paid for with either cash or credit.

Post-purchase evaluation

When looking back on their purchase I believe the most important thing customers are looking for, is did the product do what it was intended to do. When looking at the water bottle koozie, the two important factors are, did it keep the water cold and did it hold up in the conditions outside. If the answer to both of those questions is yes, then the buyer could determine that the purchase was a good idea.

Report your findings

All three of the parents I interviewed, stated that the product is something they would be interested in trying because of the amount of waters their athletes go through and usually end up throwing parts of them away because they get too hot too quickly.

Conclusion

            Based om my interviews, I feel that the parents would be willing to purchase the product and if it worked, they would purchase them for others.

14A Halfway reflection.

1.       I have experienced several behaviors in order to be able to keep up with this course, the other courses I am taking, as well as work and my social life. The biggest behavior I’ve experienced during that time would likely be either anxiety or flustered

2.       I don’t think in the last 2 months I’ve felt like giving up, but it has happened in the past. About 8 months ago I had some very personal things go very wrong, on top of it all I was struggling looking for a new job as well as getting through the semester. I did eventually get through it, but it was probably one of the roughest times of my life. I did develop a tenacious attitude during that period, and I learned more than anything to not easily trust people and always do what’s best for me and my future.

3.       Advice I would give to incoming students would be to make sure you set a time aside for this class alone, that work isn’t overly hard but it is time consuming and definitely makes you think about what you’re doing.

figuring out buyer behavior pt.1

For this assignment the segment I choose was the demographic segment. All 3 of my interviewees I focused on active teenagers who not only play sports but do multiple things outside. I started of all 3 of the interviews of by asking if they have ever been outside and had no choice but to drink either warm or hot water just to try and stay hydrated, unsurprisingly they all said yes. I then asked if something like a water bottle koozie would be something that they would be interested in and potentially purchase, once again they all said yes. After saying yes, I began to give a brief description of what the idea is and the benefits, on top of the personal customization that can be done to the koozie and they all loved the thought of it. One noted that a koozie would be so convenient for her to use at track meets where coolers aren’t allowed. Another one said when he was outside with his friends, it would be good when he was outside with friends to just stick the water inside of the koozie and keep it warm. I also asked if they had ever thought of something like this to look and see if it was already available. None of them had looked and just always used coolers when it was convenient or allowed. What I was able to learn from the interviews and each person I spoke with is that if there were something like this product on the market they would be interested. The extra feature of the personalization makes it that much better.

13A- Reading Reflection No. 1- Steve Jobs

13A- Reading Reflection No. 1

Biography-Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

       1.      Steve Jobs

a.       What surprised you the most?

Throughout the years I have heard about the way he treated people, but until reading this book, I did not realize how badly he did treat them. I also did not realize that he held a majority stake in Pixar and was there when they produced Toy Story and when they partnered with Disney.  

b.      What about the entrepreneur did you most admire?

His desire to change the world and that by being honest with people was the best way to get things accomplished. He was very driven, sometimes to the point of madness, where a times it seemed like he would break.

c.       What about the entrepreneur did you least admire?

The way he treated people and he would verbally assault them if he felt their work was not up to his standards. He also took over the Mac idea as his own because he was the cofounder of the company and he felt he could take over the project.

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

Yes, he was fired from Apple in 1985 because of his bullying and harassing behaviors to those around him. After leaving Apple, Jobs started NeXT computer company followed by Pixar. In 1996, he rejoined Apple as an advisor when they acquired NeXT.

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

He did things his way and he was very determined to be the best. He was highly driven and ruthless to those around him. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he refused conventional treatment and went the holistic view of acupuncture and a vegan diet, despite the advice of everyone around him.

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

While Steve Jobs was a brilliant man and Apple is extremely successful, I don’t understand why anyone would want to work for Jobs with the way he treated people. 

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

a.       After being fired from Apple, what gave you the motivation to start another computer company?

b.      When or did you ever come to the realization that the way you treated people was your biggest character flaw and for true success you needed to change?

These questions would help me to learned about the maturing of an entrepreneur through failure and self-awareness and how these factors impacted him later in his life.

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

I believe he thought that success only came through hard word. He was brutally honest and harassing of those around him because of his desire to succeed through hard work. I do believe that hard work is essential to success, but I don’t believe that others should be treated poorly because they do not share my work ethic.

idea napkin no.1

1.       You- with being someone who has played sports since he was 4 years old ranging anywhere from youth recreational leagues, all the way to at the collegiate level I’ve had many experiences with cold water quickly becoming warm or even hot water. My aspirations for this company and this idea would be so that kids can stay refreshed out in the heat and hopefully it will reduce to less heat strokes while playing youth sports.

2.       The product that I am selling is virtually a water bottle sized koozie. It will keep water bottles colder longer, so they don’t warm up while outside.

3.       The demographic that my product will be offered to can be virtually anyone who goes outside. It can be people who enjoy going to the beach, enjoy hiking or even playing sports.

4.       Many people may say “well why don’t you just keep the water bottle in the cooler” that would be an easier and more viable solution. But there are some cases where a cooler can’t be taken. For instance, if someone is hiking, carrying a cooler is sort of an inconvenience. Baseball stadiums and amusement parks allow you to bring in clear bags and you can put water bottles inside of them, but don’t allow a cooler. The simple fact that coolers can’t simply just be taken anywhere and everywhere and koozies can travel anywhere make my product that much more valuable.

5.       What sets my product apart is that koozies are lightweight and compact and can travel easily. Also, they can be personalized to any design you would like.

At the end of the day I truly do believe that if I were to have the funding to start this business, it would be successful. Some of the strengths on the product that I’ve already touched on are the lightweight and compactness of the koozie. On top of that they can be personalized to fit your own personality. Some of the weaknesses, at least in the beginning would be the doubts people have on either how well the product works or if it’s worth it.

Elevator Pitch 1

solving the problem

The opportunity I have decided to sell are full water bottle koozie. The idea would be that anyone who is outside drinking water will be able to keep the water bottle colder for longer, especially in summer. Staying hydrated is very important for everyone, especially the youth. Keeping water bottles colder by using a koozie can help. Essentially the koozie would work much like a beer koozie, easily stored, super light and almost unnoticeable. The koozie will be easily affordable and the different designs that can go on them will attract many different potential buyers and users.

Testing the Hypothesis, Part 2

Testing the Hypothesis, Part 2



The five people I interviewed for this part of my research were high school and college students between the ages of 16-22. In these interviews 3 of the students stated they get at least 7 hours of sleep at night and still feel they have elevated stress levels. The other 2 students, both college level stated they do not feel stressed with both working part-time jobs while going to school.

      1.)    Who: Are there certain people or certain businesses that, although they share a lot in common with the others in your opportunity, nevertheless fall outside the boundary? Why?

What I discovered was that many young adults have a perceived level of stress that can vary tremendously depending on the person. These people are getting sleep, so sleep deprivation is not a cause of their elevated stress levels. I also found 2 college students who sleep less than 6 hours at night and do not feel they suffer from elevated stress because they feel that they must get done what they have to and stressing out about it will not help.

     2.)    At what point does the need you identified differ from another need? (Is thirst the same as            hunger? Or is the desire to appear fashionable the same as the desire to be loved by others?)

Time management differs from organization because a person can be extremely organized in what they need to do, but not have the time management skills to get everything accomplished. Many people confuse

      3.)    Why: Is the underlying cause of the outsiders' need different than people who are inside the       boundary?

Yes, I believe the underlying cause of the outsider’s needs differs from those on the inside.

Inside the boundary	Outside the boundary
Who is in?  Young adults	Who is out?  Middle aged and Older people; children
What the need is:  To develop time management skills, to help reduce sleep deprivation, thus leading to reduced stress levels.	What the need is not:  To focus on time management due to the maturity levels of middle/older people and lack of maturity levels in children.
Why the need exists:  Young adults are taking on too much and do not know how to prioritize.	Alternative Explanations: Regardless of their time management skills, young adults do not have the maturity levels to handle all the stress put upon them in such a short amount of time from going from the home of their parents to out on their own.

Testing the Hypothesis, Part 1

Testing the Hypothesis, Part 1

            1.)    Opportunity:

Young adults are suffering from elevated stress due to sleep deprivation stemming from poor time management skills

v  The Who: Young adults

v  The What: Suffering from elevated stress

v  The Why: Sleep deprivation stemming from poor time management skills is causing elevated stress levels in young adults.

             2.)     

a.       Testing the Who: Throughout the world, young adults are suffering from elevated stress levels. This is not an issue that is more prevalent in a specific gender. As young adults take on more responsibilities in their lives, they are not equipped with ways in which to manage their time efficiently, thus leading to less sleep, which leads to elevated stress, in them trying to achieve all they are attempting.  Many of the “Who” in this exercise will most likely be college students trying to keep up with their studies, while working full-time jobs or raising families at home.

b.      Testing the What: Many people of all ages suffer from stress, but sometimes with young adults, learning how to prioritize and manage stress, is a bigger issue. Understanding what is causing the elevated stress, is only part of the issue, learning how to relieve stress can take practice and discipline.

c.       Testing the Why: Young adults have many tasks they are trying to achieve, such as college, work, and balancing a family. With only so many hours in the day, without proper time management skills, sleep becomes a necessity that is overlooked, so everything else can be completed. By learning proper time management, young adults could get more sleep, thus leading to reduced stress levels.

            3.)    Summary of Findings

All my interviews were of people between the ages of 18-27, with 2 being full-time college students who also had part-time jobs, 2 being parents of young children working full-time and 1 being a recent, college graduate working full-time. In all the interviews, the interviewees acknowledged that they knew they did not get enough sleep, but as one stated, “there are just not enough hours in the day for sleep”. Time management was not a concern for 4 of the interviewees, as long as they got everything completed, and the mention of stress led to laughter in all the interviews. After all the interviews, I have concluded that poor time management does lead to less sleep, resulting in elevated stress. As a result of the interviews, I learned that if time management became a priority, stress levels could be reduced but during all of my interviews, the interviewees had never made the connection of time management and stress. Therefore, knowledge of the issue or opportunity, is the first and biggest step.

identifying opportunities in economic and regulatory trends

                                                                            Economic trends

1.       Prices of houses are slowly rising

·         https://www.daveramsey.com/blog/real-estate-trends

·         The information in this article leads me to believe that housing prices are rising because between 2017 and early 2018 housing prices have gone up around 10%, and are expected to continue to rise

·         The most likely customer in this market would either be a new couple trying to get a jump on the market before they rise any more, or a wealthy investor buying houses now and hoping the market increases so they can flip it in a year or so.

·         This would be relatively hard to exploit because not everyone has a few hundred thousand dollars just laying around to hope the market continues to trend upwards.

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2.       Oil and gas prices steadily rising

·         https://www.thebalance.com/us-economic-outlook-3305669

·         The article outlines and predicts at the current trend what gas and oil will cost per barrel in the coming years.

·         Virtually everyone who isn’t living under a rock is a customer of either gas, oil or both

·         I do not think its relatively tough to exploit because gas and oil are available just about everywhere now a days anyone can buy some, yes, the prices of both have fluctuated and gone up and done in the recent years. But both products are still everywhere,

                                       Regulatory changes

1.       Trumps tariffs

·         https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/trump-gets-pushback-on-promise-of-new-mexican-tariffs

·         This is an article about the tariffs trump just placed on Mexican imports.

·         Any company that has mexican imported products on there shelves. A large number of United states based companies have plants in Mexico.

·         To exploit this all that would need to be done is stop buying Mexican products or having plants in Mexico. The price of certain items will skyrocket and likely effect the American economy

2.       Interest rates.

·          https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/29/interest-rates-mortgage-applications-fall-despite-low-rates/1270886001/

·         This article suggests mortgage rates are falling and will continue to fall.

·         Anyone looking to purchase a home.

·         In order to exploit this, the more banks you look you are more likely to get better rates and more incentives to pick that particular bank.

identifying local opportunities

1.  1.     St. Petersburg restaurant reading room is closing for the summer, maybe for good

·         https://www.tampabay.com/food/st-petersburg-restaurant-reading-room-is-closing-for-the-summer-maybe-for-good-20190530/

·         This article is about a very popular restaurant located in St. Pete and is home to the semi-finalist for the 2018 James Beard foundation best chef award. The restaurant isn’t as successful as it has been in the past and isn’t making as much money in the past.

·         The problem presented in this story would be that not enough people are either eating out anymore because they would rather personally cook, or they simply can’t afford to eat out.

·         This is a problem for everyone that works at the reading room because they just simply aren’t making enough money.

2.     2.  Tampa city council aide submits her resignation a day after her “cough” video went viral

·         https://www.tampabay.com/tampa/tampa-city-council-aide-submits-her-resignation-a-day-after-her-cough-video-went-viral-20190530/

·         This story is about the council women who resigned early Thursday afternoon after allegedly “coughing a curse word” as she walked by the table. Apparently, it was known that she was upset about the ruling that was being announced by the rest of the council when the cough occurred.

·         The problem presented in this story is that there wasn’t a consensus in the voting and people were clearly upset with the ruling, resulting in an open seat on the Tampa city council.

·         This is a problem in my opinion for the city of Tampa. There is now an open seat that needs to be filled when other issues are at hand.

3.       3. Mother in custody after Hillsborough deputies find 1-year-old missing boy safe

·         https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/mother-in-custody-after-hillsborough-deputies-find-missing-1-year-old-boy-safe-20190530/

·         This article is about a mother who was taken into custody after child protective services reports that she was neglecting her child. Her child went missing for roughly 9 days and was found safe. The child is in good health and safe.

·         The problem in this article is child neglect by the mother. The mother already had a warrant out for her arrest and was clearly putting the child in danger.

·         The person this problem occurs to is the child. Especially at such a young age young kids need to be watched carefully, so I’m quite sure if the neighbors called CPS on the mother it wasn’t the first sign that the child was being neglected.

4.   4.     Aggressive, 11-foot alligator busts through window of clearwater home.

·         https://www.tampabay.com/florida/2019/05/31/aggressive-11-foot-alligator-busts-through-window-of-clearwater-home/

·         The story is about a clearwater home that had an alligator break through the bottom window near the kitchen. Luckily alligator trappers were able to secure the gator and no one, including the gator was harmed.

·         The problem in the story is alligators can be very dangerous and usually unaggressive. The alligator breaking into the home says it seems very aggressive and hostile.

·         This can be a problem for other homeowners around the neighborhood.

5.   5.     Largo finds alternative to reducing speed limits

·         https://www.tampabay.com/pinellas/largo-finds-alternative-to-reducing-speed-limits-20190531/

·         This story is about the city of clearwater city council deciding to not change the speed limit in residential areas and needing to come up with an alternate decision on how to make a change. They are still making decisions on what the best way to invoke change would be

·         The problem is the speeding. Being a residential are there could be kids or elderly people walking around the neighbor hood and speeding can be a very dangerous thing

·         This can be an issue for any living in or around the residential areas where the speeding takes place.