Knowledge base

Sometimes abbreviated as KB, a knowledge base is a central location containing information about a company, product, or service. The Computer Hope website is considered a knowledge base, containing a vast amount of information about computers.

Why would a company need a knowledge base?

All companies should have a knowledge base for their customers and employees. Having a company knowledge base allows your company to answer customer questions at any time of the day without having to have employees answer phone or e-mail. Also, for those customers who do contact your employees over phone or e-mail, any question already addressed by the knowledge base can be referenced by the employee. Finally, having a knowledge base makes sure your company does not lose valuable information if an employee is sick or quits. If only one employee knows the answer to a question, your business is reliant on them. If that employee logs the answer into a knowledge base, all your employees and customers would be able to answer the question.

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