Hazel had worked for the same Fortune 500 company foralmost 15 years. Although the company had gone through some toughtimes, things were starting to turn around. Customer orders wereup, and quality and productivity had improved dramatically fromwhat they had been only a few years earlier due to a company widequality improvements program. So it came as a real shock to Hazeland about 400 of her coworkers when they were suddenly terminatedfollowing the new CEO's decision to downsize the company. Afterrecovering from the initial shock. Hazel tried to find employmentelsewhere. Despite her efforts, after eight months of searching shewas no closer to finding a job than the day she started. Her fundswere being depleted ad she was getting more discouraged. There wasone bright spot, though: She was able to bring in a little money bymowing lawns for her neighbors. She got involved quite by chancewhen she heard one neighbor remark that now that his children wereone their own, nobody was around to cut the grass. Almost jokingly,Hazel asked him how much he'd be willing to pay. Soon Hazel wasmowing the lawns of five neighbors. Other neighbors wanted her towork on their lawns, but she didn't feel that she could spare anymore time from her job search. However, as the rejection lettersbegan to pile up, Hazel knew she had to make a decision. On a sunnyTuesday morning, she decided, like many others in a similarsituation, to go into business for herself-taking care ofneighborhood lawns. She was relieved to give up the stress of jobhunting, and she was excited about the prospect of being her ownboss. But she was also fearful of being completely on her own.Nevertheless, Hazel was determined to make a go of it. Atfirst,  business was a little slow, but once peoplerealized Hazel was available, many asked her to take care of theirlawns. Some people were simply glad to turn the work over to her;others switched from professional lawn care services. By the end ofher first year in business, Hazel knew she could earn a living thisway. She also performed other services such as fertilizing lawns,weeding gardens, and trimming shrubbery. Business became so goodthat Hazel hired two part time workers to assist her and, eventhen, she believed she could expand further if she wanted to.
QUESTION 1: What are some of the trade-offs that Hazel probablyconsidered relative to:
a. Working for a company instead of for herself?
b. Expanding the business?
c. Launching a Website?
QUESTION 2: The town is considering an ordinance that wouldprohibit putting grass clippings at the curb for pickup becauselocal landfills cannot handle the volume.
a. What options(at least two) might Hazel consider if the ordinanceis passed?
b. Name two advantages and two drawbacks of each option.
