Communication is the most important part of a business strategy in today's world. However, business phone systems are often behind the times and are often overlooked when updating company technology. The right business phone system can give employees the tools they need to communicate more efficiently on a daily basis and increase business growth. You need to take a close look at what your business really needs and new technology options before making any purchase decisions.Ask yourself, does your workforce need to be more accessible to customers, suppliers or business partners? Do employees need to access their services such as voicemail easily from a remote location? And, how do you maintain critical communications in the event you lose connectivity to your business? It's important to know which tools your business needs to be the most efficient, so you can choose wisely. Upgrading your business phone system can help your company to grow. It can improve transactions, as well as customer interactions with simple improvements. Purchasing a new phone system use to require high upfront capital expenditures and on-going maintenance, but this isn’t the case with cloud-based or hosted solutions available from service providers such as Verizon. These solutions are cost effective while helping to improve the productivity and efficiency of your business. Want to learn more? Check out Verizon Enterprise Solutions' Virtual Communications Express page to compare traditional PBX systems to VoIP.