Week 8 - Final Blog

http://imagesyoucanuse.blogspot.com/2011/09/initial-idea-for-images-i-believe-you.html?showComment=1319860918609#c2082540114510220402

http://micaelarob.blogspot.com/2011/09/week-1-entrepreneurial-idea.html?showComment=1319861216920#c8423559813719760856

http://benitamach.blogspot.com/2011/09/week-1-social-media.html?showComment=1319861608804#c1020322753957696709

This entrepreneur project is very insightful and it helped me apply everything that I learned in lecture to everyday business. I learned that everything that we learned in lecture has to do with advertising or public relations. There may have been a few lectures that applied to the assembly line of products and the supply chain management of the bacon flipper, but mostly all the lectures and information were used for advertising. This is really good because products need as many methods as they can get to sell off their products.

The only thing I wish I learned in this project was the cost of the technologies. Using the different operating systems means splitting the capacity of a computer so that multiple computers can access the information in that computer at the same time. There will definitely be costs to that. Different companies and different workers will have to use different percentages of the computer and that would change the way a system operates.

Overall, I got the goal of the project, to understand how information technologies are essential to entrepreneurship. Innovation can only go so far if there aren't any tools to help bring that innovation to life. The first step will always be innovation, but the second step will always be the computer, unless we use the computer to help us gain that innovation, then we'll use the computer for every step of the way.

Week 7- Professional Blog Post

http://www.bestoutdoorcooking.com/spinning-grillers/

This blog is closely related to the Bacon Flipper because it grills and cooks food without making too much of a mess. The spinning griller collects grease and it is really easy to clean. This product is really similar to the Bacon Flipper and in some ways, it is even better because of the extra features that it holds. The griller has 3 skewers for kebab style barbecuing and it has different temperatures which makes it easy to slow cook or roast quickly. This product is really flexible because it can roast the outside of the meat while keeping the inside nice and tender, making every roasted meat the best meat that the spinning griller can produce.

This blog is very good because it isn't too long and it covers everything about the product. Even though it doesn't cover every aspect of the Spinning Griller, it gives everything that the blog viewer would want to know about. Blog viewers want to know information and nothing more. There were no comments or bloggers on this blog, but it would be an ideal blog because it is a place for bloggers to comment on the product and give feedback for potential buyers to use.

The bad things about this blog is that there are no details about the product itself. It gives a general overview of what the product will do but it does not offer the dimensions or material or anything having to do with the logistics of the product. There is only one picture of the product and the background is too plain. The blog satisfies its purpose in describing the product but it is not excellent and it could be better with more color, spunk, and time.

Week 6- Operating Systems

In order for the Bacon Flipper to sell successfully, we will need all the tools we can get in order to make the selling easier. We will do this using different operating systems for different purposes. For each specific task we will use either Mac, Windows, Unix, Linux, etc. We will cater to the situation especially when we have certain number of employees that will work on any given project. For mutli-tasking we will use Windows because it is easily accessible by all the employees of the Bacon Flipper. The cheaper the operating system, the easier it will be for everyone to get access to the programs and applications. We will need to use Macs for designing ads and anything related to Public Relations because the Mac programs and operating systems are better suited for design and creativity. We will use all types of operating systems to manage projects and data because we need to have backup data for everything just in case some files mess up or if some transactions get lost.

We will also use pre-emptive multi-tasking system to make sure that all programs are being used for a certain amount of time. Programs that require more time will be given more time to be used while programs that aren't as relevant will not be used as oftenly. This type of multitasking will help the company save time, be more efficient, and energy-efficient.

Week 5- Cloud Computing

All companies, especially the Bacon Flipper, need to have cloud computing. Cloud computing is the answer to everything because it supplies all of the online applications, all the online programs such as e-mail, e-banking, e-transactions, and other various types of information. Cloud Computing also means that the Bacon Flipper will be able to have quicker access to information at any given moment. The Bacon Flipper will be able to update information on new promotions and products when the ideas and innovations do kick in. The Bacon Flipper is a highly motivated company with many opportunities for reaching in to other markets.

When the Bacon Flipper goes in to being able to flip chicken patties and flipping turkey patties and all other sorts of meat, that is when cloud computing will come in handy. The quick access to the internet is going to put the Bacon Flipper above its competitors and they will have no choice but to surrender to the quick progress of the Bacon Flipper because the Bacon Flipper can change to become the "Everything Flipper" because it collects grease, it's grease-free and it does all the cooking with the least amount of work. The flipper is very efficient which means that the more advertisement we get for this flipper, the more money the company will make and the more motivation the company will have to come up with more innovative ideas.

Cloud Computing gives the company a way of making more money. More money means more possibilites to make even more money because businesses always want to maximize profit and utility with our given resources. We want nothing less than the max, we want to squeeze it for what it's worth and that is exactly what cloud computing is going to help us do. We will be able to do everything efficiently, quickly and painlessly while getting the maximum results.

Week 4- Input and Output

In order for the Bacon Flipper to work, the company will have to advertise the product on the internet and on flyers and posters and anything that will get the word out on the Bacon Flipper. The best way to do that is to use input sources where we can upload information about the Bacon Flipper and have that information processed in such a way that it attracts attention to the product. For example, we could use our computers to upload information and use printers to print out the flyers that we make using the images that we upload onto the computer.
Also we will have to use our smartphones to check the balance of our company to see if we are making any profit off the BaconFlipper. Input devices will allow us to store information and upload information however we please. We will also use devices such as the RFID devices in order to have better track on our items and revenue.
Lets say that a customer wants to buy the BaconFlipper in bulk, we can allow them to buy a lot of them without having to scan them one by one and we can scan them all at once without having to worry about mis-scanning anything because RFIC technology is more accurate and reliable.

Week 3- Computer Forensics

All the business that the Bacon Flipper is going to make has to be kept confidential. It would be useless if the company didn't have enough security and protection to keep this information safe. The company needs this security so that no competitors of Bacon Flipper will know of its business partners and transactions. In addition to information security, the business will also need to know which methods of payment to use when paying for resources.

Since it is so risky to use debit cards and cold hard cash, we will use credit cards to pay for everything. It's easier on credit because the company will be able to manage the money and if we ever go over the amount of money that we have in our checking accounts, we can always have our bank contact us to tell us about our overdraw. When we are on our company's bank accounts, we have to be especially careful with our surroundings and where we access our information because information can be accessed from anywhere, especially since our company is so successful. Since that is the case, the most important rule for when we access the company's bank accounts is to access it by our personal laptops or at the company's computers. This is because we have complete control over our own personal items and the company's computer will be secured. However if we were to access information through our smart phones, then we would be at risk because smart phones are small and are very easily lost. Information on smart phones may seem to be erased but it is still retrievable. If our company's checking and banking account numbers were retrieved, then that would be the end of our company.

The last thing that we need is managing credit. We need great accountants and great banks to help us create this good credit so that we may be able to bring in the big bucks in the future. We need good credit to get loans and big amounts of money so that we can expand the Bacon Flipper and make it more than what it already is. But nothing can happen if we don't have the people there to help us and if we don't have the security to help us make it happen. The best way to do this is by having high expectations for security-oriented people and our company's monetary information will be kept safe.

Week 2-Spreadsheet Essentials

In order for The Bacon Flipper to work, we're going to have to utilize spreadsheet essentials whether it be Microsoft Excel or some other spreadsheet company. We need spreadsheet so that we can see things clearly. We need to know the costs of input so that we can plan accordingly. If there are other competitors in the market that have such kinds of technology as we do, then we will have to use spreadsheet to monitor the amounts of money that our competitors are making so that we can track them and watch them. If they are making a lot of money then we will know that they are doing something special that we aren't doing and maybe we can try to steal their idea, tweak it and use it to make more money. We can only see if we are making progress with our company by using numbers to record and there is no better way than spreadsheets.

We need spreadsheet to record our suppliers and anything that might have an effect on our supply of resources that we need in order to make the Bacon Flipper. If there is new technology for example, or if there are substitutes for bacon that is closing out the Bacon Market, we will have to use spreadsheet to record these numbers so that we can take actions to restore the Bacon Market as soon as possible because at the end of the day, all we want to do is make money. However, if there is something that will enhance the bacon market, we need to watch that just as closely. If people like to eat eggs with bacon, then we will make sure to keep a hawk's eye on those eggs. Whenever the price of eggs go up, bacon prices can go up also because people eat eggs with bacon. However, if the price of sausages go down, people may end up buying more sausages because people also eat eggs with sausage and that may mean that people won't eat bacon which mean that they won't need the Bacon Flipper. All of these observations wouldn't be possible if we didn't have spreadsheet to record those numbers.

Finally, we can use spreadsheet to record seller's expectations. We can send surveys and questionnaires to customers of the Bacon Flipper to see what they like and don't like about the product. Whatever we can change, we will change for the better. After collecting results, we can put them on a spreadsheet and analyze the results to see what we should and should not do with the product. In other words, spreadsheet is essential.