A recent bill pertaining to Call Centers is being proposed to Congress. The bill, known as H.R. 3596, requires businesses that are planning to move outside the United States to notify the Department of Labor, which would then make these businesses will be put on a public list, and be ineligible for any government loans and grants for five years. The author of the bill, Rep. Timothy Bishop of New York says the bill’s goal is to protect Americans from having their data stolen from overseas call centers after seeing news of consumers in England and Australia having their personal information wiped and sold by employees of call centers in India and the Philippines.

Running a business is not easy; it takes time and dedication to fully establish a profitable business. And with profitable businesses, they are likely to have a large number of clients. Do your employees have time to answer questions or assist all of those clients? If your answer is no, then your business may be able to benefit from running a call center service.

First of all, what is a call center? It is a work environment consisting of people who answer incoming phone calls. There are “offsite,” location different from the business, and “onsite,” located in the same location of the business. call center services to help businesses answer phone calls. Both of these service types are popular. Determining the type of call center service depends  on the business’ needs and situation. If your business only requires a few individuals to answer the calls then it is likely that your business would want an onsite call center service. Offsite call center services are often used when the call volume are substantial.

As mentioned before, one of the benefits to having a call center service is that your clients will be able to speak to a live person the first time they call. It is without a doubt that everyone hates having to be placed on hold or told to call back; Utilizing a call center service could significantly increase the satisfaction of your clients. Therefore, if your business depends on purchases of a service or a product, then the increased customer satisfaction could improve profits.

Furthermore, having a call center service could increase your business’ client base and types of clients. There are many companies that do business internationally and their employees, traditionally, speak only one language. Many call center service representatives are multilingual; thus, they may be able to assist new and existing foreign clients. It is also possible to have a twenty-four hour call center service to assist clients that are located in different parts of the world and in different time zones.

If you think that a call center service could help your business, then go for it! As an owner of a business, you could develop your own call center service. This means that your business would have a set of employees who only answer phones, process purchases, or schedule appointments. To have a call center service worker complete other activities is essentially turning them into a secretary. Your business also has the option of contracting an existing call center service service. Your business may be required to purchase a toll free telephone number; however, your responsibilities will be minimal.

All in all, the above mentioned call center services are just a few of many benefits related. Every business is likely to benefit from a call center service. Some more than others. If your clients are expanding and growing faster than your business, then a call center service is definitely a professional solution to the problem.

If you are planning on running a call center or are running one, Voicent Communications offers software tools to help maximize your call center’s effectiveness.