EasyIVR Tech Library
Telephone Answering Services
This section of our technical library presents information and documentation relating to answering service systems and phone answering services. At Database Systems Corp. (DSC), we offer complete inbound call center and outbound automated phone services. Our inbound call center processes phone calls using our interactive voice response (IVR) system that answers calls without an operator.
Organizations looking to reduce costs and to improve customer service can now contract their inbound 800 answering service and outbound voice messaging programs at our automated call center facility.
As designers of call answering systems and phone answering service software, DSC is uniquely positioned to manage your call answering service and 800 number service campaigns saving your organization both time and money. Because our phone answering service software was created in-house, we can deliver comprehensive 800 number outsourcing quickly -- providing you with a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
From external database access to web integration including XML messaging, DSC can provide very custom phone applications. Plus you will find our 800 phone service to be quite affordable.
Work-From-Home: Answering Service Businesses
Start-up Costs and How to Fund Them
Most of the start–up costs of the
phone answering service business has already been detailed in the previous text.
If you do not have the money to start your business but feel certain it will be
a success, try and raise money yourself to get the business off the ground.
The easiest way to obtain money fast
is to talk to your friends and relatives about it. Getting them to invest in
your idea will be an easier sale, perhaps, than talking to complete strangers
about it. The downside is that if the business fails for any reason, that
relationship may never be the same.
If family and friends are not
potential investors, you must look outside this familiar circle to other
candidates. There are two types of investors to seek: those who wish only to put
money into the business hoping for a return, and those who wish to contribute
both money and talent in exchange for an equitable share of the profits.
This latter individual would be
considered an active partner while the former investor would be more of a silent
partner. The active partner would share the duties of the business with you, put
up some money and thus own a percentage of the business equal to their time,
talent and investment. The silent partner may put up the entire amount needed
but gives you a share of the profits since you are doing all the work of running
the business.
Partners can own whatever share of the
business all parties deem fair; there are no set guidelines here. There are
individuals known as venture capitalists who are constantly on the watch for
potential lucrative new businesses to invest money in, with an expectation of a
large return. You can advertise in the paper as seeking venture capital for a
phone answering service business and even list the amount of money you are
seeking. Then, when contacted, the real negotiations will start.
You will be expected to provide a
potential investor with information about your background and qualifications to
run a phone answering service business. You should have a detailed marketing
plan already worked out along with revenue and expense projections to show your
potential investor(s) what they can expect for a return on their investment. The
more prepared you are, the better likelihood of attracting the money you need to
get started.
You could also try to put up the cash
yourself and be a 100% owner. Review your personal asset and liability situation
to see if enough money can be raised to initially fund your start–up costs.
Insurance cash value, savings, sale of goods you could do without, credit card
advances, even a second mortgage are all ways to personally raise money for your
business venture. You must decide if this is the right way to go. Do you believe
your business can be a success financially? If so, there is money out there for
you to find so you can turn your dream into a reality.
The other option for you may be a
small business loan. Do you have a good credit rating? How well do you know your
local banker?
Again, you must have an exceedingly
high belief that your business will take off since loans have to be repaid. If
you are unable to raise the money you need any other way, a small business loan
may be your best bet to acquire the capital you need to get started.
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