5A Identifying Local Opportunities

Opportunity #1

• Title- "Hair loss drug recalled for ingredient that can put users at risk for heart failure"
• Link- https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article242664821.html
• Description of story - MasterPharm had to recall a hair loss drug called Finasteride Plus because it received 33 customer complaints. The amount of minoxidil in the drug exceeded the FDA-approved amount and this wasn't even listed as one the ingredients. 
• Description of problem- Patients who used this drug were at an increased risk for developing heart failure or other heart damage. 
• Description of who has the problem- Both the customers and MasterPharm have the problem. The customers are putting their health at risk and now need to find another safe product on the market to treat their hair loss. MasterPharm as a result is going to lose a lot of business

Opportunity #2

• Title- "Quarantined South Floridians are paying more for groceries"
• Link- https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-bz-cpi-grocery-prices-rise-79-percent-in-south-florida-20200513-asggkc7vjbesnmj2rl6sme6ao4-story.html
• Description of story- Most restaurants are not open for business due to COVID-19. As a result, typical food items have increased in price by 7.9% across three counties in South Florida.
• Description of problem- Common food items at Publix have increased in price as the economy is currently in a recession.
• Description of who has the problem- Many families who can't afford to keep up with these rising prices should potentially seek out other grocery stores like Walmart that always have very low prices. Publix has no choice but to raise the prices due to the plummeting economy and business being affected.

Opportunity #3

• Title- "Marlins to furlough baseball operations employees amid coronavirus pandemic, report says"
• Link- https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-marlins/fl-sp-marlins-furloughs-coronavirus-20200513-j3776i2igbfszfytesnib66pty-story.html
• Description of story- The Miami Marlins baseball organization had to furlough employees of their baseball operations and business operations departments due to COVID-19.
• Description of problem- Employees will soon stop receiving their salary and health benefits.
• Description of who has the problem- The employees who will soon have no source of income and have to file for unemployment. The Marlins as an organization are at the bottom and due to their low amount of revenue and absurd TV deal it was a no brainer to have to furlough its employees. The Marlins are not the only team to do this though. Teams across the MLB and in all sports are having to lay off workers from their organization because of the shutdown. 

Opportunity #4

• Title- "Miami Beach waits to open restaurants closed by COVID-19 but will add outdoor seating"
• Link- https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article242697641.html
• Description of story- On May 27, 855 restaurants will reopen and add outdoor seating to bring in a lot of customers and prevent them from being enclosed indoors. A decreasing number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and positive cases are providing city officials with hope that it is safe to begin to reopen many businesses. When open, these restaurants will be following strict guidelines and safety measures.
• Description of problem- Employees of these closed restaurants have been furloughed for the last two months and restaurant owners have had no source of revenue. Additionally, the city Miami Beach has had very little local revenue due to everything being shut down since March. 
• Description of who has the problem- The citizens of Miami Beach have this problem because once restaurants open there could be an overload of people which would allow the virus to spread. Also, city officials have to take full responsibility if this reopening goes poorly and makes things worse. Miami Beach citizens also have this problem because they need these restaurants to open up due to the rising food prices in Publix.

Opportunity #5

• Title- "Over 140 rodent droppings in a Domino's and roaches in a Subway among inspection failures"
• Link- https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/restaurants/article242642891.html
• Description of story- Numerous health violations were found at a local Dominos, a nationwide pizza chain. Employees were observed working without washing their hands and that isn't even the worst violation. There were over 100 rodent droppings around the establishment with a few dead and some roaming alive. The dumpster was overflowing with garbage and after coming back multiple days in a row there was still new sightings of rodent poo and activity.
• Description of problem- This local Domino's is potentially going to have to shut down due to their unsanitary store. 
• Description of who has this problem- The customers who recently ate at this Domino's might be at risk of getting sick or decide to sue Domino's for allowing this to happen. Additionally, fast food pizza customers may stop eating from not only this location but Domino's across the country. Hungry Howie's is an alternative. As a result, Domino's would lose a lot of business.