Saturday, February 5, 2011

Spread Sheets and Pretty Colors

Who wants to buy my product... someone... anyone? Well hopefully a lot of people. In that case, I need an organized way to make sure shipments go out to the right companies and an orderly way to make sure payments go to the right people. For this purpose, it would be a good idea to use excel. Not only does it provide an orderly approach to organizing information that pertains to my product, but also frees the problem of human error when computing data.

In a world filled with technology savy consumers, it is of the utmost importance to maintain a fully functioning site where people can easily order my product and share product information through social media. More importantly, however, is the way the site looks. For this, I can use the HEX values to get my site looking exactly how I want it to. For example, the pages should have a pink-purple like hue for this product is almost entirely geared towards female consumers. To achieve this color scheme, I would use the values when designing the site.

I tend to be a highly organized person and the use of excel would not only benefit my OCD craziness, but would in the long run benefit the expansion of my product. I also understand the importance of a good looking site and how it is the key to gaining buyers and attention from other media outlets. That is why I feel that Excel and HEX values can be used to benefit the expansion and success of my product.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

"Ear Buddies"

Calling all girls out there who have been victims of the brutal violence from their hair straighteners. Though pain is beauty, there is absolutely NO reason why one should fall victim to nasty burns on their ears from trying to get that one hard to reach stubborn section of hair to fall to straight perfection. Lets face it, we have all carelessly clipped the side of our ear at least once... or twice... ok, maybe even three times, and you probably muttered a few unfriendly words to your straightening friend. Well it gives me great pleasure to inform you that those frustrating, ear burning mornings have seen their last days, for I have found the solution!

For the entrepreneurship project, I propose "Ear Buddies," tightly fitting heat-resistant covers that are made to be placed over and around ears to prevent accidental burning from hair straighteners. Essentialy, a small cotton-synthetic sack with elastic drawstrings would be placed over the top of the ear and pulled down to cover the bottom and sides--extra elastic hanging from the bottom can be pulled to give the sack a tighter fit. Because we all have different ear sizes I would make them in varying sizes so there is no extra bulk for those with small ears and is not too tight for those with larger ears. Also, to make the product more marketable, "Ear Buddies" will come in different colors and designs.

I believe that this product would sell because it addresses and solves a beauty "issue" of sort that has existed for many years and many burns. Whether it be a mother attempting to de-kink her squirming daughters hair, or a half-awake college student carelessly straightening her hair in the dark as to not wake up her roommate, this product caters to all women and girls of all ages with different ear shapes and sizes. The question now becomes, will you use protection.... for your ears?