An Answering Service is someone who takes calls from a doctor's office or business office while they are closed or out to lunch. Then they take a message of the incoming calls and give them to the recipient when they return. The incoming calls to their offices can be forwarded to any number.

It's strongly recommended if you start an Answering Service Business that you get a second line in your house just for the Answering Service and do not allow your children to use the line. That way you can be more professional and appear to be a real call center.

It's also great to be an Answering Service to executives who are on vacation or travelling.

An Answering Service Business is a great way for extra income with very little start up costs or overhead! All you need is an extra phone line that is always within reach. If you are on duty and you need to leave the house, have the business forward your calls to your cell phone!