First Opportunity
1. Orlando Health surgeon, Bahamanian native, visits Abaco Islands to help after Hurricane Dorian: 'The smell was one of death'
2. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-hurricane-dorian-orlando-health-doctor-in-bahamas-20190911-oxu5o3nyofdnbb4fybci7ki4vi-story.html
3. A surgeon named Jonathan Higgins grew up in the Bahamas and went back to take care of people in the Abaco Islands and to bring medical supplies and such because of the devastation and mess left by Hurricane Dorian.
4. There is a great need for medical supplies and medical care in the Bahamas right now.
5. The Bahamanian people have the problem because they need medical attention and supplies.
Second Opportunity
1. Florida insurers must refund $107 million to customers
2. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-health-insurance-rebates-florida-20190912-xxds7f2kyjbnpd7dv3snnnhlfe-story.html
3. Many insurance companies have to give back rebates to their customers because of legislation under the Affordable Care Act.
4. The premiums the companies charged were too high for the last 3 years under the Affordable Care Act's standards.
5. The insurance companies have the problem because they made too much profit and have to now give it back to their customers.
Third Opportunity
1. Tropical Storm Humberto likely to form within 24 hours, take path eerily similar to Dorian
2. https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2019/09/13/tropical-storm-humberto-depression-likely-to-form-within-24-hrs-from-disturbance-near-bahamas/
3. Tropical Storm Humberto is projected to take roughly the same path as Hurricane Dorian, passing straight through the Bahamas and up the east coast of Florida, to the northeast.
4. These places that it is projected to pass through just received Hurricane Dorian and now they have to deal with a Tropical Storm.
5. The people who live in the affected areas have the problem.
Fourth Opportunity
1. Bahamians look for loved ones as 1,300 missing after Dorian
2. https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190913/bahamians-look-for-loved-ones-as-1300-missing-after-dorian
3. Many people are still missing from the destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian, and their loved ones are still searching for them.
4. Hurricane Dorian left destruction in its wake and 1,300 people are still missing and being searched for.
5. The loved ones of the missing people are affected by the problem because they do not know if their loved ones are dead or alive and cannot find them.
Fifth Opportunity
1. Changes adding stress to St. Johns River, report says
2. https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20190912/changes-adding-stress-to-st-johns-river-report-says
3. Many factors, including higher salinity levels and unusual weather are changing the St. Johns River and depleting the grass beds and other inhabitants.
4. The problem is that the grass beds are depleting and that in turn affects the wildlife that live in the St. Johns River.
5. The ecosystem of the St. Johns River is affected by this problem.
Hi Alex,
ReplyDeleteGreat job of finding interesting articles in local newspapers, as well as evidently identifying the problem and those affected by the problem. With Dorian recently passing, it is no surprise that it was a common headline in these local newspapers, as I also included an article regarding the hurricane in my post. The last article caught my eye, as it is unfortunate to read that the ecosystem of the St. John's River is negatively affected by the depletion of the grass beds.
Hey Alex,
ReplyDeleteThese are great finds because every one of them has a business idea waiting to be hatched. Each have their own problem with their own potential customers. This is especially true when a disaster occurs in this case the Bahamas. The only thing I don't agree with would be the last article unfortunately. I don't see much potential in my opinion, but I'm not a professional so what do I know?
Hi Alex,
ReplyDeleteYou identified the problems and the people with the problems well. It is such a disaster for the Bahamians. I did not know that 1,300 people are missing because of Dorian. Since you identified this as a problem, what kind of opportunity is able to come out of this situation?