As an enterprising college student, you recognized a problem as soon as you arrived on campus. Residence rooms filled with pricey digital doodads were very attractive to thieves. Some students move in with more than $3,000 in gear, including laptops, tablets, flat-screen TVs, digital cameras, MP3 players, video game consoles, smartphones, and hoards of other digital delights. You solved the problem by buying an extra-large steel footlocker in which to stash your valuables. However, shipping the footlocker was expensive (nearly $100), and you had to wait for it to arrive from a catalogue company. Your bright idea is to propose to the Student Administrative Council (SAC)
that it allow you to offer these steel footlockers to students at a reduced price and with campus delivery. Your footlocker, which you found by searching online, is extremely durable and works great as a coffee table, nightstand, or card table. It comes with a smooth interior liner and two compartments.

Working individually or with a team, imagine that you have made arrangements with a manufacturer to act as an intermediary selling footlockers on your campus at a reduced price. Consult online for manufacturers and make up your own figures. How can you get the SAC’s permission to proceed? Give that organization a cut? Use your imagination in deciding how this plan might work on a college campus. Then prepare an unsolicited proposal to your SAC.
Outline the problem and your goals of protecting students’
valuables and providing convenience. Check online for statistics regarding on-campus burglaries. Such figures should help you develop one or more persuasive hooks. Then explain your proposal, project possible sales, discuss a timetable, and describe your staffing. Submit your proposal to Anthony Johnson, president, Student Administrative Council.