#$6$ Group Assignment: Copy Cat Cosmetics $-$ Borrowing Inspiration is the Quickest Way to Success

Since you are now consultants, I must challenge you with a real$-$world type situation. It may seem terrifying because of the uncertainties and lack of structure, but its certainly within your ability, and I think will be super fun if you embrace it$.$ Just do a good job with the ambiguous nature of it$,$ learn real world stuff that matters to you, and you will likely get an A$.$

Assignment:

Section One:

Copy$-$Cat Cosmetic Product $($Duplicate$)-$ Create your own hair conditioner, skin lotion, or similar product by providing a lab with a top$-$selling product. Ask the lab to determine the exact ingredients. Ask the lab to suggest some improved or alternate ingredients. Ask the Lab to make your stuff.

Section Two:

All over the globe there exists re$-$engineering labs that will examine a trademarked or copy written product, and help you create a similar product that is just different enough to be legal. So you go find a lab or two that can help you.

Section Three:

Search for the top three re$-$engineering labs that work with cosmetics$,$ lotions, and foods, record all details about their service, including cost to use.

Section Four:

Do EITHER A or B:

A:

Design packaging and identify top three local packaging firms who can either provide packaging to you, or preferably, package your filled but unlabeled containers and ship to your warehouse. List what your text and content would be on the label, include notes on color, shape, etc.

B:

Estimate your total costs, including your own management salary and other expenses $-$ to prepare you to run a crowd funding campaign or go to venture capitalists.

Criteria:

All sections of the project are to be submitted to me in a Pyramid Thinking $/$ Governing Thought format $-$ on professional looking PowerPoints.