Secure vault for all your licenses—organize, audit, renew smarter.
Small business owners struggle with overly complex govtech platforms for managing permits and licenses that require IT expertise they lack.
ComplianceVault is a secure document vault for storing permit PDFs, auto-organizing by type/state, with built-in audit tools and renewal calendars. It flags missing docs and generates compliance snapshots. Perfect for owners juggling multiple locations without IT help.
Small business owners without IT staff who handle government permits and licenses
AI-powered doc OCR to auto-extract expiry dates from uploaded scans.
professional
Upload/store unlimited permit docs securely.
OCR scans uploads to pull dates/status.
One-click current compliance overview.
Auto-categorize by state/permit type.
Visual calendar of all expiries.
Full-text search across docs.
Zip all docs for sharing.
Track doc updates.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| business_id | uuid | No |
| filename | text | No |
| url | text | No |
| expiry_date | timestamp | Yes |
| extracted_data | jsonb | Yes |
| category | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/documentsUpload & OCR doc
/api/documentsList docs
/api/auditGenerate snapshot
/api/calendarExpiries list
No OCR
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 180 | 3% | $135 | $1,620 |
| Month 6 | 1,300 | 5.5% | $1,780 | $21,360 |
Upload once, auto-organize forever. Spot compliance gaps before inspections.
Partner with 3 local biz consultants for referrals; offer free Pro to 20 via 'small business compliance' FB groups; content site with 'permit storage tips' to capture emails.
Full platform
Overkill/costly
Vault-focused, cheap
OCR-trained data improves accuracy over time with user corrections.
Digital inspections rising, scanned docs common post-pandemic.
OCR accuracy issues
Manual override + user training data
Storage costs
Tiered limits, compression
Success: 90% store in folders/email
Success: 75% accuracy reported
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