Streamline business permits and licenses with guided automation.
Small business owners waste hours and commit frequent errors when filing taxes and permits on outdated government portals.
PermitPilot offers jurisdiction-specific wizards that guide users through permit applications, auto-filling from business profiles and flagging requirements. It tracks renewal dates and submits digitally where possible. Eliminate manual portal navigation errors for restaurants, contractors, and retailers.
Small business owners responsible for filing taxes and permits
Hyper-local permit wizards for 50+ cities/states, with renewal tracking and status monitoring via public APIs.
friendly
Step-by-step guided application builder
Store details for auto-fill across permits
Monitor application progress
Auto-schedule renewals with alerts
Dynamic lists based on business type/location
Ready-to-sign/print forms
Handle permits for branches
Pre-written agency comms
Gov portal submissions
Annual permit summaries
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| address | text | No |
| type | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| business_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| jurisdiction | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| expiry_date | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/permitsFetch permits
/api/permitsStart new permit app
/api/businessesCreate business profile
/api/permits/:id/trackUpdate status
/api/permits/:id/pdfGenerate form PDF
No tracking
1 location
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 4% | $112 | $1,344 |
| Month 6 | 700 | 7% | $1,715 | $20,580 |
Guided wizards end the nightmare of outdated gov sites for your business licenses.
Target r/smallbusinessowners with permit pain posts; email 30 local biz owners from chamber directories for beta; offer free year Pro to first 10 via Twitter SMB threads.
Gov partnerships
Not SMB-friendly, expensive
Affordable self-serve for small biz
Curated database of local permit rules updated via user feedback loop.
Boom in new SMBs post-pandemic needing quick local compliance amid staffing shortages.
Jurisdiction-specific accuracy
User-editable + legal review
Slow wizard build for many locales
Prioritize top 10 states/cities
Success: 15+ willing to pay $35
Success: Complete app in <30min
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