Reply to this post with your business ideas or comments on the business ideas of others. You do not have to post any or all of your ideas, but you will need to record them in section 4 of your participation portfolio. If you post your ideas, you can get valuable feedback.

Format for the business idea (comments on this post):

Name the business idea

Describe in 100-500 words (can include drawings, images, etc) the business idea. You can expand on the format from the business concept worksheet (you are not limited to as few words as in the business concept worksheet, and the idea journal requires one additional question). Specifically, you must address:

1. What is the need (describe who needs it and why?

2.How would you solve the need?

3. Who would buy your solution?

4. What is needed to develop this idea?

The idea will be graded by assessing the following questions:

1. Did you answer the question?

2. Did you support your answer with reasons and evidence?

3. Is it clear that you recognize the limits of your idea?

4. Have you organized your writing coherently and clearly?