Having worked on the other side of the fence with a small business answering service I can give you the perspective on what to look for in a small, business answering service.
 
No when do you decide to go for a small business, this is the question uppermost on everybody’s mind. Do that early on [...]

As a small business owner you will usually get advice form several quarters that go in for hiring a virtual assistant as that helps in many ways. She or he is sitting at home and doing work for you so no extra space for her and also they will handle usually all paper work and [...]

Answering services costs can usually vary and it all depends on the kind of infrastructure you are signing up for. The answering service companies usually have a ton of suite of products that can change the costs quite a lot.
 
But for very obvious reasons you need to employ a small business answering service. However [...]