Easy New National Business Contest? anybody applying?

<p>for the biotech prompt…</p>

<p>"“Our current world has many diseases and viruses that affect numerous people all over the world. One goal of biotechnological business that is pivotal to the success in the field is the address of the cause and effects of such biological harm. In a well-rounded presentation, please research a disease or virus that is harmful to our current community socially, economically, and politically. Write a presentation in which you describe the disease or virus that pervades modern 21st century, why this disease is a problem in our society, and how you plan to address it in a business design. Please create a rough business design tackling this virus or disease through a valid, genuine scientific design in which you must market the design so as to repel the current disease and ailments you researched earlier. You must specify in your company plan the people you plan to hire, on what basis you will hire them, their average salary and why, the location of your business and its role in the success of your company plan, valid marketing to society (e.g. marketing through health concerns), and the types of equipment you may potentially require. Please focus on the scientific design and basis of your business as this prompt primarily centers on the biotechnological aspect of the business. </p>

<p>The scientific design that you base your company around must be solid, applicable, and backed up with many sources. Furthermore, you must append a short explanation and description of the scientific workings of the chosen scientific design and how its nature will potentially influence the success of your company plan. It is recommended that you talk about the company’s future and possible partnerships with other businesses and organizations.”</p>

<p>would it be bad if i did something really old/boring/well known like AIDS</p>

<p>or would it be better to do something more intresting?</p>

<p>I’d say AIDS is ok to go for, but i’m guessing hella more people will be doing that. Maybe choosing something different from the rest might help you out. Something on [Disease</a> Information from NORD, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.](<a href=“http://www.rarediseases.org/]Disease”>http://www.rarediseases.org/) maybe</p>

<p>thanks for the link…i was thinking since a lot of people learn about AIDS, a lot of people would write about it.</p>

<p>does virus/disease have to be harmful??</p>

<p>What do you mean? aren’t all diseases somewhat harmful? If you can find one that isnt harmful im sure u can still use it… it doesnt specify that the disease must be harmful, i think it’s kinda implied.</p>

<p>Well…some diseases aren’t harmful but they’re interesting to talk about. except im not sure how a biotech business thing would work around that</p>

<p>this is tough o.O</p>

<p>what about cancer?</p>

<p>I’d say cancer like AIDS will be a poular topic. Maybe you might want to choose a specific form of cancer. As for non harmful diseases(if they exist) i’d say why would you create a business to fix something when it isn’t broken. Why cure a disease if it isn’t harmful in anyway?</p>

<p>Try PKU i reasearched that for biology once</p>

<p>@ champ 7: the prompt didn’t say yyou had to CURE it did it?</p>

<p>Cure it? if you can cure one of those diseases I think you should forget about the [Nova</a> Challenge](<a href=“http://www.novachallenge.org%5DNova”>http://www.novachallenge.org) and start your own business! Curing a disease would be waaaay to difficult! I’m sure that they don’t require a specific scientfic explanation of how your business will cure a disease. It hink you just need to form a business that helps research a particular disease and help take steps to find treatment.</p>

<p>“It is a truism of the stock market that investors will always attempt to beat the market. Such profiteers involve themselves in different techniques of predicting the market. Others invest in the stock market as a long-term investor, using “buy-and-hold” techniques. Still others utilize much more complicated concepts in order to profit from the market. Compare and contrast the different types of stock valuation techniques. Discuss the different stock market theories, and describe the merits of market timing and predicting the stock market. Please include a works cited and a bibliography page in your response.”</p>

<p>I think that’s a new prompt? the only investment aptitude prompt was diff.</p>

<p>It is a little different. But the question remains the same.</p>

<p>Yea, now that I think about it. It seems like they just provided a bit more context. </p>

<p>I guess prompts are getting revised!</p>

<p>“More and more frequently, critics are speculating that the current 2009 economic crisis shares parallels with the 1930s’ Great Depression. Historically approach the significance of personal finance in the current economy and its role in the Great Depression as well as in the modern 21st century.</p>

<p>Secondly, as a NOVA contestant, please explain your most ideal retirement plan spanning from your current age to your retirement age. Provide in detail the types of investment options and plans you would select and why, how you would finance your home, car, and other possessions, and your overall financial plans and goals.”</p>

<p>^^^^^ did they just add a second part to personal finance?</p>

<p>Ya I think it’s a second round of revisions. I’m pretty sure there done revising the prompts though. So now imma start with my essays</p>

<p>Does this affect you if you already turned in your essays?!!</p>

<p>No, it should not affect you if you turned in your essays. Most of the prompts are fundamentally the same.</p>

<p>“Establish a workable plan in remedying the current 2009 economic ailments using your knowledge on economic principles. Explain why your
implementation would succeed and why it differs from the current causes of the current economic downturn. Your essay may include from present
events up until January 2008. You may expand your economic plan internationally.”</p>

<p>The emerging econ issues one is pretty hard I mean if the president cant figure it out how r we supposed to? Can i get some Help?</p>

<p>LOL " if the president can’t figure it out how are we supposed to " HAHAHA</p>

<p>well i’m sure Obama’s Stimulus Plan is something ;)</p>

<p>The emerging economic issue one, I believe, is grading it not how practically implementable it would be but the principles behind it?</p>

<p>i’m not sure about that one actually.</p>

<p>i copied the obama stimulus plan and sent it to them :)</p>

<p>hahahaaaaaaa i think you will be DQ’d</p>

<p>so if i sent nova my business plan for another competition, would that be bad?</p>