[Brielle Buckler]

In this unit, we discussed what makes a business a viable enterprise, and what “counts” as a business. We all come in contact with businesses every day, many without even realizing.

Think about a single day this week, and describe the businesses you interacted with. Think about what you ate, where you went, how you got there, the technology you used to get things done, etc. Then, categorize the businesses on your list into either for-profit or not-for-profit/nonprofit businesses, and describe whether the businesses sell products or services.

What kinds of businesses, based on your list, do you interact with most often? Do you see a pattern? What other types of businesses do you frequent not on this list?

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In order to receive full credit for this assignment, you must first post your own response to the question(s) above by Friday, September 8 at 11:59pm ET. You then must comment meaningfully on at least two classmates’ posts by Sunday, September 10 at 11:59pm ET.

This assignment is worth a total of ten (10) points — 6 possible points for your original post, and up to 2 points for each of the two responses to your classmates’ posts. Please reference our Discussion Rubric for more information, and to this guide from MSSU to learn more about what it means to respond meaningfully to a classmates’ post.

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[Brandon Becerril]

This week as I traveled from home to work, I encountered many different businesses both non-profit and profit. Some of the examples of profit business I was in contact with was Uber which provides a service of transportation.  During my lunch break at work, I stopped at a food festival nearby that had vendors on the street providing goods and services from knick-knacks to prepared food.  I ordered a burrito from one of the vendors who provided me with a good.  Some of the non-profits I came across was the MTA which provides a service of transportation but does so without a profit.  Another non-profit was EZPass that also provides a service.

Based on the list I interact with most often is the MTA because I use the train to get to and from work every day. Apple would be a for profit company I interact with everyday because of my phone, iPad, and air pods.  The clothing I wear would be an example of something I interact with every day that goes missing but I interact with numerous for-profit brands for their goods.

[Annmaria P]

Hey Brandon,

I noticed one of my common interactions are similar to yours, we both are avid commuters on MTA. When it came to categorizing the MTA is did reach a hiccup, I just wasn’t sure what is would be considered. However, I think living in cities its very common for MTA to be a regular business interaction for most commuters. The iPhone as well, I live on my phone, I can’t imagine completing a day without my phone.

[Diabou]

Hi Brandon, we have very similar frequent business interactions, I also interact with Apple everyday because I use my phone, AirPods and iPad daily. MTA is also one of my frequent interactions, I take the train to and from work a multiple times a week.

[Ryan Natiello]

The thing that was eye opening to me in this assignment was how everyone has such similar schedules. It is actually insane how many businesses we interact with and how much we need them to get by. I wonder if it’s just because of where we live, that we have to use so many businesses to get by, I also wonder if there’s someone out there who doesn’t have apple at the top of their list.

[Amanda Velez]

Hi Brandon,
I also use the MTA every day. I considered it a for-profit because it sells services to commuters, but I’m not sure if it’s just to help commuters simply get to their destinations. I guess I would have to read into the history of the MTA to understand its financing. I didn’t think of any non-profit businesses that I came across until you mentioned the food festival. I thought you were going to say some of the non-profit businesses you came across were there. It made me think of how I walk by the farmers’ market near work and there are plenty of vendors that are non-profit businesses, selling their goods to go back and make some more on their farms.

[Annmaria P]

To gage my interactions with businesses, I decided to use a typical day in my life.

Morning

• Turn off alarm (the alarm is on my iPhone which is a for profit-goods and the app that has my alarm is also a for-profit-services)
• Take the bus to the train station (the bus is a service however the company is a public benefit company still debatable what category this falls under)
• Take the train to the city (the train like the bus is a service however the company is a public benefit company still debatable what category this falls under)
• Grab a smoothie for breakfast from the Smoothie bar by my job (the bar is a for-profit-goods)
• Work on my computer checking emails (the computer and its accessories are for-profit-goods, and the email application is for-profit-services)

 

Afternoon

• Walk and grab a salad with my coworkers (the salad is a for-profit-goods)
• Career development trainings (the computer and its accessories are for-profit-goods, and the online application is for-profit-services)
• Take the train home (the train is a service however the company is a public benefit company still debatable what category this falls under)
• Take the bus home (the bus like the train is a service however the company is a public benefit company still debatable what category this falls under)

 

Evening

• Ordered shrimp and chips on Uber Eats (uber eats application is a for-profit-service, and the restaurant is a for-profit-goods)
• Binge watch my favorite show on Peacock (peacock and the show is the are both for-profit the peacock streaming app is a good and the show is a service)

 

This exercise has been completely eye opening. Businesses run the world and are a part of everything we do. From reading a popular novel to catching a ride share. I didn’t realize how much contact I have with businesses until now. After generating my list based on a typical day, I realized how constant my interactions are. The very start of my day I engage with an average on 3 to 7 business; from the toothpaste and toothbrush I used to the keys I use to lock my doors. I did notice that I definitely interact with more for-profit businesses than I do non-profit businesses. A pattern I noticed was the need for goods as opposed to services, my list definitely proved I am more of a goods consumer than one that pays for services. I believe the pandemic had a lot to do with this. For 2 years we had to essentially do everything ourselves and I think I’ve become accustomed to completing services myself so long as I have the necessary goods.

 

• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Annmaria P.

[Diabou]

Hi Annmaria, it was very interesting reading about your typical day. I agree this exercise was very eye-opening about businesses and I also didn’t realize how many businesses were part of our daily lives and how much impact it has.

[Sheldon Clark]

Annmaria, I like the way you formatted your response and gave a step-by-step list of the businesses you interacted with along with the times of day you interacted with them. I’m also a fan of how observant some of the things you wrote are, such as recognizing that the toothpaste you use in the morning is a form of interacting with a business.

[Zidan Ahmed]

I really appreciated your thorough breakdown based on the timeline of your day. I also interact with businesses such as Uber Eats and MTA very frequently. I resonate with your statement of this exercise being very eye-opening. I found myself assessing my own spending habits and realizing the sheer amount of businesses I interact with on a daily basis.

[Amanda Velez]

Hi Annmaria,
I agree with you and I’m also unsure what kind of business the MTA falls under now that I think about it. But I do believe that we pay more than we benefit from it at times so that’s what makes me think it’s a for-profit. The career development app that you brought up makes me think how it may be both a for-profit and not-for-profit business because although the creators of the application got paid for their invention and their profit on the good they provided, your job provides a service to its employees with that application which will make better employees thus, making it a sort of for-profit business because you don’t have to pay them to take that courses but it will help them gain a better employee. Just a thought.

[Sheldon Clark]

As a rule, I typically interact with at least 1 business on a daily basis. Wednesdays are usually my busiest days because it is the only day I physically have to be on my job for work. On these days I will wake up and utilize my cellphone to order an Uber, add a stop to grab coffee, and head to the place of business I call my job.

Right out the gate you can recognize a pattern as I just mentioned my morning routine. All of the aforementioned (uber, coffee shop, job) are examples of for-profit businesses; but where they differentiate is what they provide. Uber is an example of a for-profit business that provides a service. From ridesharing to food delivery Uber has a wide range of things they can provide but the key factor that puts them in this category is the fact that they do not produce goods and are not exempt from local, federal and state taxes. The coffee shop I go to in the mornings is an example of a for-profit business that provides goods. Starbucks also provides a variety of things, to generate income from sales for profits but almost all of what they offer are goods produced for on the spot customer consumption. With some additional research I’ve found that Starbuck’s does have a nonprofit entity within their organization called ‘The Starbucks Foundation’. This entity is funded through donations with the mission/purpose of providing disaster relief to cities in need and grants for other small nonprofits. Last but not least we have my job Zurich insurance. Zurich is an example of a for-profit business that provides a service. These services range from auto insurance to insuring large properties, and everything in between. How that service is provided is heavily dependent on meeting customer demands and adjusting to the consumer’s needs. Income is generated for profit through the payments we receive from our insured’s, called a direct premium.

In conclusion, I would say I mostly interact with for-profit businesses on my day to day. Most of them providing goods, some examples not included in my list are the grocery store, restaurants, and gas stations. Some others I frequent that provide services for-profit could include movie theatres, Six Flags, and my local bowling alley which are all for entertainment purposes. Overall, businesses are a pretty vital part of life and we often times interact with businesses without having to make a conscious effort to realize it. Whether it’s a brick-and-mortar store we’re shopping in, or a transaction being made online in exchange for something, we witness business in action every day.

[Annmaria P]

hi Sheldon

After reading your responses, as well as some others from the course I realize that a big similarity we share is that we are a big consumers of for-profit businesses. I enjoyed that you use examples of both services and goods in your explanation. Even if you were only consuming one at the time. One thing I found a real interesting about your response was the fact that Starbucks has a nonprofit entity as part of their business. I am very frequent consumer of Starbucks, and just to know that they’ve Inc. something like that into their business, definitely will influence how I shop there.

[Zidan Ahmed]

Businesses are omnipresent. From transportation to even education, businesses occupy a great deal of our interactions on a day to day basis. For example, these are my business interactions this past Saturday;

• Upon waking up, I head to Starbucks for breakfast; Starbucks is a public for-profit business that sells both goods and services. Items such as coffee and muffins are goods while the preparation by the barista and overall experience is a service.
• Then I proceed to play my favorite playlist on Spotify; Spotify is a music and video streaming app. It is a for-profit company; selling a service by subscription basis.
• Then, I ordered an Uber to Tribeca. Uber is a for profit company that provides customers the service of transportation. It is produced and consumed simultaneously.
• I shopped at stores such as Diesel and Flight Club, both are for-profit retail businesses that provide goods to consumers. Contrarily, I went to GoodWill after which is a non-profit organization that sells goods. Its profits are not capitalized, and are instead rerouted to community programs such as job training and aiding marginalized groups.
• I grabbed lunch with some friends at an Italian Restaurant called San Marzano. It is a for-profit business that provides consumers both goods and services.
• Afterwards, we attended a DJ Set at the Brooklyn Mirage venue in East Williamsburg. Brooklyn Mirage is a for-profit venue that provides services, as well as goods. The events sold to consumers are services; merchandise and items sold at these events are goods.

Some other businesses that I interact with everyday include :

• Apple (consumer technology company). A for-profit business that provides consumers goods and services. They provide goods such as phones, computers and services such as Apple Music, Apple TV, and repair.
• MTA (metropolitan transportation authority). A non-profit public benefactor business that provides transportation services. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a government owned corporation, but does depend on the state for funding.

Businesses are truly important to our society and facilitate many aspects of our social and personal lives. After analyzing my patterns, I’ve noticed that I mostly frequent for-profit businesses. From Starbucks to Uber, these companies provide consumer goods and services with a business model intended to make a profit. Though I do interact with non-profit businesses, the ratio to for-profit businesses is quite slim. I would like to increase my interactions with non-profit businesses as I morally align with the values and issues they often support, such as GoodWill. I would go out on a limb here and say most mainstream businesses that people interact with on a daily basis are for-profit businesses usually under similar conglomerates. I would like to increase my interactions with both non-profit and small businesses just off my personal principles.

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[Sheldon Clark]

Zidan, I thoroughly appreciate how detailed, descriptive, and to the point your response to the discussion topic was. You make a lot of good points throughout your explanation and your closing statement was something that resonated with me also as far as interacting with more nonprofits and small businesses due to morally aligning with some of the causes out there.

[Diabou]

Last weekend, I had a day out with my sister and, as a result, we interacted with a lot of businesses. First, we went to Starbucks and then took an Uber and went to watch a movie at the AMC theater, then after that, we went to Applebee’s.

The businesses we interacted with were:
• Uber
• Starbucks
• AMC
• Apple – using our phones to book Uber and pay for other things using Apple pay.
• Applebee’s

All the businesses we interacted with were for-profit businesses and provided a service and some also sold products like Starbucks and Applebee’s (sells food), and Apple sells iPhones and other devices.

Some businesses I interact with most often that are on this list are Uber for transport and Apple because I have an iPhone and use it daily .
Other businesses I interact with frequently are Amazon and Fashionova (an online clothing store).

 

[Ryan Natiello]

Funny how you say you use uber often which is the opposite of me because I actually use the MTA more often. I feel like everyone will have their phone of the top of their list for their most used product and it seems everyone that lives in New York kind of has the same usage products overall.

[gianna]

I totally agree with you about Uber and your phone being on the top of the list. Those would be my top two as well if I had added my phone to the list. Reading your paragraph made me realize we are all very similar with the apps and websites we go on to daily.

[thomas mahoney]

you brought up a great point when mentioning the use of online businesses, almost everybody uses amazon today and it has become a global market accessible from the phone in your pocket or a laptop at home. Online for-profit businesses like this will only continue to grow in the coming years since its so convenient for most people.

[Julian Watson]

I Can relate to this because in my everyday i only interact with businesses that are for profit and honestly i don’t think I am going to slow down any time soon , because they  save a very valuable aspect in my life which is time.Also online for profit businesses are only starting to get more prevalent as we start to get more technologically advanced.

[Ryan Natiello]

Last Saturday Me and my friends decided to have a day out and go skateboarding. We haven’t all went skating together for a while, I woke up from my alarm clock set on my iPhone, than did my routine got dressed and left the house. I took a uber to meet up with my friends, when I got there, we got on the G train and that took us to Nassau in Williamsburg. When we got off the train, we went to a deli to get drinks than skated the rest of the way to the park. After the session we went to a Pizzaria and ate, later after that we went home.

During the trip, 4 out of the 5 businesses were for-profit, that includes, iPhone made from apple, Uber, the Pizzaria, and the deli. The iPhone was a goods product from apple, Uber was for service due to it being for transportation, the deli is a goods product because all they sell is goods like food, drinks, and candy, and the Pizzaria is a goods product because food is considered to be a good. The business that was non-profit was the train aka the MTA, this will also be considered a service because again like uber it is for transportation and transportation isn’t a good.

Some of the businesses I interact with the most has to be the MTA, the deli, and my iPhone. I use them almost every day especially my phone for emails, food, apple pay, basically everything. I use the MTA so I can get to places that are too far away for me to ride my skateboard. I go the deli a lot because when I skateboard or just go out overall and need a drink or snack there’s always a deli around the corner.  I would say the business I use the least is definitely Uber for the transportation because the bus and train are just cheaper.

[thomas mahoney]

I can heavily relate to this, interacting with multiple for-profit businesses when out for a full day with friends is almost inevitable and goes over most peoples heads. Traveling with or without a vehicle any decent distance requires the use of some kind of business. Another great point listed is the use of an iphone in different ways, in this current day and age its important to realize that you can use your mobile device to interact with multiple businesses at any time.

[Mark Robinson]

Hi Ryan, I definitely can relate to having multiple interactions with for-profit businesses that provide a product and or service. Last weekend when I was out with some friends who were visiting New York we used the Uber app on our phones and tried out different restaurants. It is eye-opening how, our phones have so much access to many different businesses and services.

[Jada Hunter]

Hello Ryan I really relate to your walkthrough with your friends with friends you can’t but help to go a lot of places especially your phone and transportation.your phone gets you throughout the day without it you can communicate with your friends and interact with business such as calling to order the pizza (if you did so) and paying such as apple pay.

[Ryan Natiello]

Forgot to say I definitely interact with more for-profit businesses than non-profit.

[gianna]

On Saturday, my boyfriend and I went to a concert in Madison Square Garden, a week before we had gotten the tickets on Ticketmaster. A couple days later we went shopping for a new outfit. We both got some clothes in Zara, we paid using Apple Pay. A few hours before we went to the concert we ordered some food to the house on Uber eats. Then we took the MTA to Madison square garden. When the concert ended it was pretty late so we decided to take an Uber back home.

The businesses we interacted with are:

• Ticketmaster
• Madison Square Garden
• Zara
• Apple Pay
• Uber eats
• MTA
• Uber

All of these business are for profit ones.

• Ticketmaster sells products
• MSG sells services (I think)
• Zara sells products
• Apple Pay sells services (I think)
• Uber eats sells services and products
• MTA sells services
• Uber sells services

Based on this list, I interact with the MTA, Apple Pay, and Uber daily. I see a pattern because all three of these businesses are providing a service for you.

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[Caroline Rodriguez]

Hi Gianna , I  related a lot to the businesses you’ve mentioned in your breakdown , especially since I interact with just about the same amount  for profit businesses. Aside from the MTA being the only non profit business I interact with almost daily. I hope you guys enjoyed the concert !

[Christopher Ochoa]

A business is an organization or creative company that offers products or services to people in exchanged for cash. I know we all interact with a lot of different type of businesses when we go out. For example, we use the subway/bus to go to school or work and we are interacting with the MTA. We also use Apple Pay, use Uber, buy clothes at H&M, Nike, etc etc.

This week, I got a haircut and that business sells service. I payed with Apple Pay and they also sell service. I also bought textbooks from Amazon and Amazon is a major e-com platform that allows businesses and individuals to sell goods online. The following are the type of business I interacted with this week so far:

-Transportation: MTA, UBER

-Clothing: Nike, Hollister, H&M

-Entertainment: Hulu, Netflix, PlayStation 5 (Microsoft)

Food: Chinese Food, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts

Business is everywhere. We will always interact with it.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Christopher Ochoa.

[thomas mahoney]

Utilizing businesses for goods or services are done by the average person more times then not during a single day. For example myself and most people use apple products like an iphone and airpods or some kind of audio device on a daily basis. When commuting to school twice a week i use MTA services and will get breakfast or lunch from my local deli. At least once every 2 weeks I get gas for my car at chain gas stations like BP or Sunoco, I also do the same when driving my work vehicle, using a company credit card to purchase gas or materials needed for a job from home depot or lowes. When going out with friends we typically use uber to get to our destination and home when necessary. These are all examples of for-profit businesses I utilize on a daily basis.

Apple sells products

The MTA offers services

Local delis and other small businesses sell products

Gas stations sell product and services (Such as car inspections, flat tire changes, oil changes, etc.)

Home Depot and other large retail stores sell products

Uber offers services

My job itself is an example of a business that provides services, we specialize in doing carpentry for music events around the country as well as logistics services for larger companies such as redbull.

The pattern i recognize is that myself as well as many others primarily utilize for-profit businesses, mainly for goods and service.

[Marianela]

Hi Thomas, I like that you included how you contribute towards a for-profit organization. It got me thinking about how we don’t only participate passively when it comes to interacting with businesses. Beyond purchasing things and interacting with software, we represent and work for businesses too.

I also rely most heavily on for-profit businesses. I’m not surprised so many of us have similar interactions, it’s part of city living.

[Amanda Velez]

Some businesses I interacted with today and 5 days out of every week:

Verizon Mobile and Fios- for my cellular service from the phone I bought in the Verizon store and wifi to connect to the internet- For-Profit- sells products and service
Apple- because I used my iPhone, MacBook, and AirPods- For-profit- sells products
ConEd- because I use electricity in my apartment serviced by ConEd (light, charger, TV, electric toothbrush, refrigerator, coffee maker, etc.)- For-profit- sells services like electricity and gas
MTA- taking the train to commute- For-profit- sells service
Starbucks- I bought coffee- for-profit- sells products
Mount Sinai Hospital- I work there and as long as someone has health insurance or is paying money they can get service for their health needs- For-profit- sells service

Based on my list, I interact with for-profit businesses most often. I see a pattern in the businesses I interact with in my routine to go to work because I use the MTA to get to work, I almost always need another cup of coffee when I am at work hence, I use my coffee maker at home in the morning and stop at Starbucks. Other businesses that I frequently use that are not on the list are the supermarket when I go food shopping on the weekend and stores like Target to get home supplies.

[Marianela]

Hi Amanda, while reading your post I realized that I completely forgot about electricity. It really is mesmerizing how everything we touch is related to business. The challenge posed to us in this week’s reading seems even more daunting. Will we ever be able to find something unrelated to business? Seems unlikely.

Anyway, I also saw that I interacted most with for-profit businesses, but am unsure whether I consistently rely more on goods vs. services.

[Luis Navarrete]

On any given day of the week, some businesses I have seen are either profit or non-profit. During my travels from home to school and vice versa I see many billboards while taking the express bus, some are profitable businesses with a goal to make a profit and sometimes I see non-profit businesses raising awareness for a cause or helping people in need. The MTA is a service I use to travel, they’re non-profit. The technology I use to get most of my college work done is my laptop and the services inside of it like Microsoft excel and sometimes news articles to get my credible sources.

The MTA is a non-profit business that provides a service in the form of public transportation.

I interact with the MTA the most because I use it every time I commute to college since I live in Staten Island. I do not notice a pattern.

 

[Julian Watson]

This week i visted a lot of businesses such ass grocery stores , I stocked up on groceries by shopping at my local markets On days when I didn’t have the energy to cook or getting up, i would use Uber Eats to get quick and easy food.I also went to the gym a few times this week while also using the mta to get to my destination.

Overall this week all of the business i had interacted

Planet fitness-Sells services

Uber – sells services

Grocery store – Sells products

Mta – Sells services

I realized that the majority of businesses I engage with on a daily basis operate are for-profits. This is likely because for-profit companies provide convenient and practical services that I utilize frequently but besides that i dont really notice any other pattern because each of these businesses i have listed i use for all different reasons and at different given days of the week

[Christopher Ochoa]

Hey Julian. It’s crazy to think that we both have similar interactions with the businesses we always use or interact. And it’s not only us but the rest of the class. I know the most of us use the MTA to get to work or to go to school. And also, we all go to the grocery store to buy anything honestly like chips, sandwiches etc. I agree with everything you said in your response.

[Tanisha]

Some of the business I interacted with this week is MTA, Apple Pay, Starbucks,  pizza shop, uber, a restaurant near my house and amazon. On Wednesday  I used  the MTA and Apple Pay  to go class and come back home I got breakfast on my way to class from Starbucks and got pizza for lunch after class was over, yesterday I used amazon to order some stuff for my cat and today my family and I went to a restaurant for dinner and on the way there and back home we used uber.

MTA- non profit/ sells services

Apple Pay- profit/ sells services

Starbucks – profit/ sells services and products

pizza shop- profit/ sells services and products

Amazon- profit/ sells products

Uber- proft/ sells services

Based on my list I interact with MTA  and Apple Pay  the most and the pattern I see is that they sell services for you.

[Brandon Becerril]

I found it interesting that we all use similar services throughout the day from apple products, uber, and the MTA those seemed to be universally crucial.  I liked how Annmaria broke down which businesses she interacts with by time of day because it really explores how many different ones we come into contact with.

[Brandon Becerril]

It seems most of us follow a pattern when it comes to interacting with businesses.  Both profit and non-profit most of us have built out a routine that we follow where we frequent the same businesses like starbucks for coffee or uber for transportation. The convenience of the goods and services they provide keeps us coming back.

[Matthew Edwards]

Throughout my week the businesses that I came into contact with were Best Buy, and Playstation store.

Best Buy – for profit that sell products

Playstation store – for profit that sells services

Based on my list I realized that I interact with for profit business that sells products because of what they sell usually benefit me.

[Luis Navarrete]

Hello Matthew. I believe i have interacted with a profitable business similar to the PlayStation Store, which would be the Microsoft store for me, both sells products and services. I also go to best buy sometimes but not often.

[Mark Robinson]

Businesses have become so essential to our everyday lives, and we interact with them much more than we realize. Yesterday, my morning started off with me turning off my alarm on my iPhone which happens to be an Apple product. Apple is a for profit business that sell products mainly technology. After waking up I took a shower and got ready for work then left the house. I made my way to the nearest MTA train station, where I typically take the train to work MTA is a non-profit business that provides transportation in NYC as a service.

After my commute before I made into the office where I work, I made a stop at Starbucks to get coffee. Starbucks is another for profit business that provides food products, coffee, etc. Later that day after I finished work, I took the train from work to the gym. The gym I go to is called Harbor Fitness which is a for profit business that provides weightlifting equipment, exercise machines, and fitness classes as services.

Based on my day these are the businesses interacted with:

Apple – for profit business /sells products

MTA – nonprofit business /sells transportation services

Starbuck’s – for profit business / sells food products

Harbor Fitness – for profit business / sells gym services

The business I interact with the most is the MTA, Apple and Harbor Fitness. They all provide a product and/or services that are necessary for my daily routine.

[Luis Navarrete]

Hello Mark, it seems that we both have interacted with both the MTA and Starbucks. I myself drink coffee on a nearly daily basis to keep myself going for my classes, and i use the MTA to get to college and back home. Although both of these alone seem a bit pricey, I have to take the express bus which is $7 per fare.

[Caroline Rodriguez]

This week I used many For profit businesses , From trips to places like Costco, Target , H&M  the provided me with the products I need.  As well non profits businesses like The MTA and a trip with my kids to The museum of natural history for their service to get me places and entertain me.  I find myself using businesses like The MTA & Apple & Grocery stores even down to my Wi-fi the most in my everyday  life. This exercise has shown me just how essential all types of businesses are to help society function.

Target/Costco- For profit products/services

MTA- Non-profit services

H&M-For profit products

TMNH-Non profit/services

Apple-For profit products/services

Grocery Store- For profit products

Spectrum- For profit services

 

[Christopher Ochoa]

Hey Caroline! One thing I can say is that I use many of the For Profit businesses that you use as well as the non profit business. I also agree with you in the part where you said ” I find myself using businesses like The MTA & Apple & Grocery stores even down to my Wi-fi the most in my everyday life.” because I be using those businesses in a daily basis and I know everyone in class dose the same.

[Tania Maree]

Based on my list, the businesses I interact with most are for-profit and primarily sell products. Today was my first day off from my in-person job and is usually the day I run errands, in addition to making a regular visit to my coffee shop. The businesses that I frequented today included:

My local coffee shop
Two beauty supply stores
Uber Eats (To order from a local Ethiopian Restaurant)
Apple (I did not frequent Apple today but I have used my laptop, headphones, and phone which are all Apple products)

I walked everywhere today and generally prefer to walk everywhere I can. Most days, if I’m not walking I usually default to using Uber + Lyft (both for-profit, services) to get around unless I’m going somewhere far. I also usually visit the grocery store (for-profit, products) and order delivery using Uber Eats (for-profit-, service) from restaurants & stores (for-profit, products).

[Julian Watson]

I can relate to your post because throughout my day i also used apple pay and ubereats on a day to day basis i feel like the for profit businesses offer us practical services and saves us a lot of time.

[Jada Hunter]

Hello, Tania I really relate to your day off spent I always go to the deli nearby replacing the coffee shop I would use to go to in my old neighborhood and the beauty supply store is really my best service and products I get when I do go often. I feel this assignment really opened my eyes to my financial habits seeing how similar everyone is for everyone going to mainly for-profit businesses.

[Marianela]

Upon waking up, I usually jump on my yoga mat for a quick stretch before starting my morning routine. This yoga mat, along with my toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, clothing and general grooming essentials, are all goods of for-profit companies. Even the produce and tools I use to prepare my breakfast are goods of for-profit businesses.

A bulk of my working day relies heavily on the phone and internet services provided by Verizon, and the services provided by Google G suite. Both of these companies are for-profit.

Last Thursday after work, I quickly walked down the street to a Brooklyn public library, which is a non-profit that provides rental and educational services. Afterwards, I logged into Cengage/mindtap, a for-profit that provides both goods(textbooks) and services(rentals and homework platform). Finally, I head over to my local dance studio, a for-profit that provides services in the form of lessons.

The basic necessities I require daily(from foods to communication services) are mostly products of for-profit companies. Throughout the week, I come across more businesses than I can count. I am plagued by phone notifications from amazon and Poshmark, offering deals on favorited goods. I also use the MTA many times, I purchase or order from different stores, and I sometimes attend free yoga classes at prospect park. However, I believe the businesses I interact with most are definitely for-profit.

[Tanisha]

Hi Brandon

I found it fascinating that majority of us agreed with you about using MTA and Apple. I use my iPhone and iPad and AirPods  everyday and I use the MTA every other day to commute to school and work. This assignment had demonstrated how similar we are and how many businesses we interact with on the daily basis.

[Jada Hunter]

Today I did walk around for a little and really only went to two businesses a deli that is close to my house and the laundry mat both businesses are for-profit businesses. However, on usually busy days all the businesses I go to are for-profit I go to my local Jamaican restaurant,the deli of course almost every morning mainly purchasing little products,Apple products mainly my phone is what I use every day and I would include Mta but I prefer to walk everywhere other than going to my in-person classes I would include the Mta as well.I would say the business I would visit often is the deli close to my house because its close by and convenient for really anything so I don’t have to walk farther.

[gianna]

That was a great point when you stated that, “T-Mobile and Apple are the businesses I associate myself with the most since my phone is an Apple product and the service I use is T-Mobile”. I didn’t even think about how my phone and the carrier provide a service for us as well. Reading your paragraph made me realize there are many little things that we use in our daily lives that have greater meaning.

[Zidan Ahmed]

Very thorough breakdown of your interactions. I did not realize to include T-Mobile in my assessment, as it is also a business I interact with everyday. This just reiterates how we are so vastly surrounded by business interactions; which make up a great portion of our livelihoods.

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