A business interview

A business interview

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Presenter: Welcome to today's show. We're very happy to have Anna Oliveira as our guest today. Anna is the creator and founder of HomeworX – spelled with an 'x' we should note – an app which helps teenagers with their homework. Thanks for coming in, Anna.

Anna: Thanks for having me.

Presenter: So, tell us about your app. How does it work?

Anna: Well, teenagers and their parents have numerous challenges when it comes to homework these days. In many families both parents work and don't have much available time to help their kids with their homework. And even if they do have time to help, they may not be able to offer support with the content. What I mean is, they may not know, or at least remember, enough in any given subject to support.

Presenter: You mean they might not be able to remember complex maths or might have never studied certain subjects, such as biology or economics, themselves?

Anna: Exactly. So they might want to support their children with their homework, but have neither the time nor the knowledge to do so.

Presenter: I see. So the app helps solve this problem?

Anna: Yes, and more. The next issue is that tutors can be expensive, and there may be long waiting lists for specialist tutors in the town or region you live in. Our HomeworX app brings students and tutors together online. Students can search a database of pre-approved tutors and sign up for live online support. They don't need to be in the same town or city.

Presenter: That sounds really great.

Anna: It is. And this approach also enables us to offer the tutoring services at lower prices because there's no travelling time involved for the tutor to get to the student's home. And tutors who live in remote areas are happy to get access to more students, and be able to work from home, even at lower rates.

Presenter: This all sounds great. So, how did you come up with the idea?

Anna: Well, as you might guess, I was one of those parents I described earlier. I really wanted to help my son with his homework, but I was either too busy with work or I didn't actually know anything about the subjects he was having difficulty with. Also, we live in an area where there aren't many tutors and the ones that are there are either very expensive or have long waiting lists.

Presenter: Yes. I can understand your predicament. Well, it sounds like a very useful app that is clearly meeting a need. And its popularity obviously speaks for itself.

Anna: Thank you.

Presenter: So, do you have plans for the future?

Anna: We've just secured some funding and hope to expand the range of services we offer using the app.

Presenter: We wish you the best of luck. Thanks again for coming in. That was Anna Oliveira, founder of the tutoring app HomeworX (with an 'x', don't forget!), which is available for both Apple and Android devices. Join us again next week for another business interview. Have a great week, everyone. 

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Submitted by chandler02 on Mon, 22/08/2022 - 00:11

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My favorite app for learning english is BBC Learning English.
The reason why I like this is..
1. more easily access even anywhere and any device.
2. useful contents (mp3 for podcast, some videos for drama, and news review)
3. systematic program.
So, if wanting to learn english, recommend this app or web site.
Also, british council's app is good, too^^

Submitted by Kotten on Tue, 09/08/2022 - 16:46

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My favorit app to learn is Ielts Prep. It is very useful since I am preparing for Ielts exam but it could be more useful and valuable if we have access to more practice tests.

Submitted by Mondy on Sat, 06/08/2022 - 02:00

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My favorite app for learning is BBC learning english because contents are well organised, and very attractive. It's easier to navigate on this app...

Submitted by Sihem2022 on Wed, 27/07/2022 - 16:32

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hi there
my favorite app for the moment is british council podcsts with the host tony grant , i like it because it features short talks of about five minutes on several themes

Submitted by Bilal Bendrer on Sun, 24/07/2022 - 16:35

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Indeed, my favorite application is the udemy platform where I find everything I'm looking for and under professional trainers who provided us with a tremendous effort.

Submitted by mariab12 on Thu, 21/07/2022 - 17:10

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I find Crehana very useful for learning. It has a wide range of topics to learn about, from personal development to IT😊

free4talk.com is a good place to speak with others, just be aware there could be all kinds of people

Submitted by Tamer_galil on Sun, 17/07/2022 - 16:53

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Good work 👍🏻

Submitted by Khakunaa04 on Fri, 08/07/2022 - 05:31

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Before I tried many applications to learn English and there are numerous applications for it. Choosing an app to learn something is a little bit harder. But Hippocards is one of my favorite apps to learn English. It can give me both English and Chinese vocabulary to learn and strategies.