6A Identifying Opportunities in economic and regulatory trends

Economic Trends
1.  Climate Change is Causing more natural disasters
a.  Found on Thebalance.com
b. Because of the increase in greenhouse gases in the US, global warming is proving to raise the price of food, because some foods cannot grow efficiently in higher temperatures, such as corn and soybeans. Global warming is also causing sea levels to rise, which results in flooding, and wildfires to be more frequent. Both natural disasters force cities to allocate resources in prevention, protection, and recovery.
c. The customer with this opportunity is anyone who currently lives in the US and plans to continue living here.
d. This opportunity is difficult to exploit because not everyone believes that globally warming exists and the process to fix it is a very long one.
e. I found this opportunity because evidence has shown me time and again that global warming very much exists and it could harm the future of the planet.

2. U.S. unemployment fell to 3.6 percent, lowest since 1969
a. Found on The Washington Post
b. The lower unemployment goes, the more pay employers will have to give their workers and the more aggressive they’ll have to be about hiring and training them. 
c.  This opportunity is for people looking for work quickly because employers will be searching for people to fill their openings. 
d.  This opportunity is easy to exploit because workers know with more job positions not being filled, the more they will have to get paid to stay on. 
e. I found this opportunity because I hear economists say the  falling of the unemployment rate is a great thing for the economy, while others may believe the will lead to inflation. 

Regulatory Changes
1. Sexual Harassment Prevention
a. Found on Paychex.com
b. With the recent #metoo movement, enforcement and legislation for sexual harassment prevention has been increased in many workplaces across the country. 
c. This opportunity is for people looking to be in the work force without the fear of being sexual harassed by anyone at the job. 
d. This opportunity is easy to exploit because the culture of today’s society is very much supporting the notion of preventing and disciplining any form of sexual harassment, especially for women. 
e. I found this opportunity because I believe it is morally wrong to live in today’s society without acknowledging and condemning all forms of sexual harassment. 

2. Trump’s regulatory reform agenda by the numbers
a. Found on Forbes 
b. Trump’s executive order 13771, directs executive branch agencies to remove at least two regulations for every significant one added, and keep new net costs at zero.
c. This opportunity is for people who own small businesses or are looking to start one.
d. This opportunity is easy to exploit because it opens the door for many people to enter the business atmosphere. 
e. I found this opportunity because I’m interested in learning about trumps campaign promises and if he’ll keep them. 

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