sorry if this seems like a completely random spurt of thought, but I've been thinking about it a lot lately. anyway, here it goes.

with the global financial crisis an ongoing topic and the cause of many companies shutting down, trends are bound to change. Whether you're a newcomer to the business world, or a longtime veteran, the question that is on, or should be on a business owner's lips is "what does the world want?" Questions that can build on this would include:

is my business meeting one or more relevant demand?
is this profitable?
how can I align my business with one or more of these demands?

I don't own a business, but my thoughts have recently moved onto how I can make use of my skills to fill a gap. being that I'm a programmer, most of what I could do would be related in some way to a PC.
what could I do that will be profitable, and fill a need or want? with a program being able to fill so many niches, where do I start?

so there are some of my thoughts. If only I had the answers hahaha.
feel free to give some of your own ideas on the topic, or say whether your business is meeting one of the world's wants