QuickServe 2.0
QuickServe is a successful home repair company.
It provides quick, reliable repair services to homes.
It was established 5 years ago and has been expanding rapidly.
In the last two years, it has opened offices in three new cities.
What kind of company is QuickServe? It is a home repair company.
To be reliable means to be dependable.
Because of its rapid growth it has to hire many new employees.
In the last six months, it has hired 50 new employees.
The total number of employees in the company is now over 500.
And the number of customers has increased to more than 5000.
Why does it have to hire new employees? It has been expanding rapidly.
How many employees does the company have? It has more than 500 employees.
Because of its rapid growth, it has to hire many new employees.
The company has also improved its business model.
Instead of offering only repair services it can now help customers upgrade their appliances.
QuickServe does this by giving a choice.
Customers can choose to repair an appliance or upgrade it by buying a new one.
If they choose to buy a new one they will get a discounted price.
So a customer can either repair a broken refrigerator for a small fee or buy a new one.
Instead of offering only repair services, it can now help customers upgrade their appliances.
A fee is a charge for a service.
If they buy a new one ,they will get a discounted price, along with free installation.
This is possible because several appliance manufacturers have agree to give QuickServe big discounts.
QuickServe then installs the new appliance and removes the old one.
Feedback from customers has been positive.
How have customers reacted to this new service? Feedback from customers has been positive.
A high percentage of customers have taken advantage of this new service.
As a result, QuickServe has developed a great reputation.
Its dedication to high quality service has proven to be successful.
Its word-of-mouth approach to advertising has been cost effective.
The appliance manufactures have also been happy with the results.
Their growing relationship with QuickServe has helped to increase their sales.
What has proven to be successful ? its dedication to high quality service
The world's population
The world's population is growing.
There are now over 7 billion people in the world.
During the 20th century, the population grew from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.
It's now growing at a rate of around 1.1 percent per year.
That means an increase of about 80 million per year.
By 2024 the population is expected to be around 8 billion people.
What was the population at the end of the 20th century ? around 6 billion people
The growth rate used to be higher.
In the late 1960s, the rate of growth was about 2%.
Since then, the growth rate has declined .
It is estimated that the growth rate will be less than 1% by 2020.
By the year 2050, the growth rate should be even less.
Even with a declining growth rate, the population will continue to grow.
But it will grow at a slower rate.
In the past 50 years, the world's population has more than doubled.
It has doubled from around 3 billion at 1960 to more than 7 billion in 2011.
What is slowing down? the growth rate
The rate of growth varies by country.
The growth rate in India is more than twice that of China.
And the growth rate in Nigeria, which is in Africa, is more than twice India's growth rate.
Russia on the other hand, has had a negative growth rate in some years.
When a country has a negative growth rate, its population is decreasing.
Which country has had a negative growth rate in some years? Russia has had a negative growth rate.
