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About HelloZay is an AI receptionist for small businesses and the trades: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, alarm and security, roofing, landscaping, garage doors and more. Calls ring your phone first. When you can't pick up, HelloZay answers like a real receptionist, 24/7, including nights, weekends and holidays. It greets callers with your business name, captures their name, phone number, address and what they need, then instantly texts or emails you a full summary so you can call back and win the job. Setup takes minutes: create a login, enter your company info, download the free iOS or Android app and turn on call forwarding. No new hardware and no contracts. The Single-Line plan includes unlimited minutes, a custom business greeting and instant call summaries for $59/month plus tax, with a 14-day free trial.	About Penelope is a secure, natural-sounding AI receptionist built to answer calls instantly, qualify every caller, and book the ones worth a business’s time, 24/7. It is set up around each company’s tone, greetings, call flows, qualification criteria, and booking logic, so every caller receives a consistent experience that reflects the business. Penelope answers on the first ring, asks only the questions the business needs answered, then books a meeting or takes a detailed message. It can check real-time calendar availability, confirm appointments, and avoid double-booking or lost instructions. When a conversation needs a real person, Penelope can transfer the caller directly to the appropriate team member; if no one is available, it records a detailed message, sends it immediately, and tells the caller when to expect a response. Built-in guardrails keep conversations within approved boundaries, so the AI does not improvise, speculate, or provide information the business has not authorized.
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Audience Small businesses and service contractors (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping, salons) that miss calls while on the job	Audience Professional services firms and small businesses in need of a tool to answer calls, qualify leads, schedule appointments, and escalate important enquiries
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Company Information HelloZay Founded: 2026 United States www.hellozay.com	Company Information Penelope United States callpenelope.ai/
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