Do you speak a second language and serve customers in an area that primarily uses a language other than English? Make it known that you speak both languages. Start the voicemail with the most dominant language spoken in your market followed by the same message spoken in the secondary language:
Expand your message with 'We're sorry we couldn't take your call this time.' The inclusion of 'this time' or 'on this occasion' suggests that the voicemail is the exception rather than the rule.

As a small business, you lead a busy life. There is little room to respond to any voicemail the company collects from conducting surveys, website assessments, and meeting targets regularly to calling vendors, tumbling customers, and selling the commodity. Save time and energy on the stressful workday by actually reading transcribed messages instead of listening to a series of voice messages. When reading back messages are over, you can determine easily if an answer is appropriate for the customers. Offer your team and you a break to "read" your client voicemails. With professional voicemail transcription services, you can read transcribed messages of your voicemails in the inbox of your client issues, whenever you have time.
Of course, your phone rang because someone wanted to get in touch. They got your voicemail because you were busy or just not there. If you section off a block of your day to check voicemails, let the caller know so they can expect a time for you to return their call. People will leave more details if they know someone will check it later.