Minnesota Answering Service Welcome to our Minnesota answering service, where we offer world-class phone answering solutions customized to the friendly and professional business culture of The North Star State. Whether your business is based in one of Minnesota’s vibrant cities, rural expanses, or somewhere in between, you can count on our live answering agents to greet each caller with professionalism and Midwestern hospitality. Welcome aboard!

24/7 Answering Service for Minnesota

Our full-service call answering solutions include: 24/7 Live Answering Service, including after-hours, weekends, nights, and holiday coverage Virtual Receptionist Call Screening Appointment Scheduling Dispatching Services Message Taking and Delivery Bilingual English and Spanish Answering Service When you partner with our Minnesota professional answering service, you will expect:
  • 24 / 7 Availability: Our round-the-clock accessibility helps your business remain available to your customers. We answer calls during business hours, after hours, in the middle of the night, and even during holidays.
  • Local Minnesota Savvy: Our virtual receptionists know Minnesota’s culture and local business preferences. When we answer a call, your callers will feel a sense of familiarity and connection. Many times the callers don’t even realize they are speaking with an outsourced answering service!
  • Bilingual Agents: Our bilingual answering service is an asset to our clients across industries ranging from legal to real estate, from construction to medical. Our bilingual answering agents can interact with your callers in English or Spanish, whichever language they prefer.
  • Custom Call Answering Solutions: Every Minnesota business is unique, and we take the time to ensure our services are tailored to fit individual needs. From message-taking to appointment scheduling, we can adjust our offerings to align with your business goals, brand voice, and preferences.
Our mission is to elevate your business’s success by delivering exceptional customer experiences that embody the friendly Midwestern spirit of Minnesota.

Industries We Answer Calls For

Responsive Answering Service is available to support businesses across Minnesota’s key industries, including:
  • Medical: Our HIPAA-compliant secure medical answering services are customized for doctors and physicians. We handle medical inquiries, appointment scheduling, and urgent calls, so that your patients receive prompt assistance and feel heard and respected.
  • Legal: For law firms, we provide call screening, legal intake, lead qualification, mass torts, and appointment scheduling services, ensuring that clients receive prompt and professional assistance even when your staff is on another call, in court, in training or assisting other clients.
  • Financial: Financial matters need to be handled with utmost confidentiality, and our live agents adhere to strict privacy and compliance regulations when answering calls on behalf of your firm.
  • Real Estate: We can handle property inquiries, schedule appointments, and provide information to potential buyers and sellers. 
  • Property Management:  We handle property management calls around the clock, helping ensure tenant satisfaction. If a maintenance request or emergency call can’t wait until regular business hours, our live answering agents are on standby to provide immediate assistance.
  • HVAC: We help your Minnesota HVAC business remain accessible around the clock. Capture emergency service requests and potential leads outside your regular business hours, with Responsive as your trusted answering service.
  • Plumbing: Plumbing emergencies can happen at any time, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. While you are out on a job site, we help ensure that no call is missed and every client receives the attention they deserve when dialing your number.
  • Construction and Contractors: By promptly addressing incoming calls, we help ensure that your clients receive a professional response, while your team may be out at a noisy construction site or attending to other matters.
  • Funeral Homes: We recognize the emotional nature of the situations our funeral industry clients face. Our 24/7 funeral home answering services offer a comforting and reassuring presence for callers, providing support during a delicate time.
  • Travel & Hospitality: Whether your customers are calling for reservations, tour information, or unforeseen travel complications, our answering agents ensure that travelers have an enjoyable experience before, during, and after their trip. 
  • Government: We are experienced in providing telephone answering services to local, state and federal government agencies 24 / 7. 
  • Energy & Utility: When your customers call in with billing inquiries, outage reports, or service requests, our answering service helps maintain customer satisfaction.
  • Transportation: Responsive has decades of experience answering calls for the transportation business, from limos to car rentals and everything in between. We help your company keep the focus on the road while we handle the calls.
  • Charity & Non-Profits: We help Minnesota-based charities and nonprofits foster strong ties with supporters, ensuring goodwill and maximizing fundraising efforts. 

Minnesota Area Codes We Answer For 

Minnesota is renowned for its diverse economy, with key industries that significantly contribute to its economic vitality. One of the most prominent industries is life sciences, anchored by globally recognized institutions such as the Mayo Clinic and UnitedHealth Group. The state is a hub for medical device manufacturing, with companies like Medtronic and Boston Scientific playing major roles. This sector’s prominence is bolstered by the state’s strong emphasis on research and innovation, supported by institutions like the University of Minnesota. Minnesota’s robust economy is supported by strong and diversified finance and insurance industries. From credit unions, banking services, and health insurance, Minnesota companies offer the whole spectrum of financial and insurance services. The state has a long tradition of innovation and creativity – and has been home to technology companies including cleantech that have changed the way the world lives. Another critical industry in Minnesota is manufacturing, particularly in food processing and machinery. Companies such as General Mills, Cargill, and 3M are headquartered in the state, underscoring its importance as a manufacturing hub. The state’s strategic location with access to transportation networks, including the Mississippi River, facilitates efficient distribution of goods. Additionally, Minnesota’s rich agricultural resources support a robust food production sector, making it a key player in the national and global markets. The manufacturing industry’s diversity and innovation contribute significantly to Minnesota’s economic strength, ensuring resilience and growth across various market conditions. We answer calls for Minnesota businesses in all area codes, including: 

Local Minnesota Expertise, Nationwide Reach

Responsive Answering, a privately held firm, offers nationwide professional telephone answering and call center services. Although our roots in Minnesota run deep, our reach spans the entire country. Our unique combination of local knowledge and broad national coverage sets us apart from other answering services based in Minnesota. Some of our call answering statistics include:
  • 24/7 availability (including weekends and holidays),
  • Trained professionals who specialize in our clients’ range of business categories,
  • Versatility to customize our accounts,
  • Our average pickup is on the second ring,
  • Our average queue time is 20 seconds,
  • Our average talk time is around one minute,
  • We effectively manage and route thousands of calls a day.
  • We take pride in offering one of the most enjoyable work environments. At Responsive our operators are the most important asset. 
  • We have equipped our centers with state-of-the-art technology and keep investing in upgrades to system hardware and software.

Minnesota Cities We Answer Calls For

We proudly answer calls for businesses throughout the state of Minnesota, including: Minneapolis, MN Saint Paul, MN Duluth, MN