Hi everyone! I am new to the locksmith trade having started with a retired mentor back in June of 2014. I found myself unemployed just weeks before my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. What a year it has been!
"Mentor" sold his business a few years ago and equipped a 16' trailer as a mobile key shop. His wife decided he did not like it, so it only made one trip to Quartzite (sentence is grammatically correct...
. I was able to purchase his inventory of about 1600 different keys with a total inventory of about 10,000 keys along with a few machines and tools. He made me a deal that included his training. And 42+ years is worth a lot but his health is also failing.
I am now in the process of setting up a mobile only business in a small town in the Northwest US. I have spent the past couple weeks going over past posts and find there is a lot of information available. Ironically, lockpicking is my biggest challenge!
In November, I got my business license, resellers permit, insurance and bond as well as the State required Specialty Contractors license. So legally I am all set and have done a few jobs already.
I got my start in retail back in 1978 and have owned a couple retail businesses over the years. I am looking forward to having a mobile business and better control over my hours than working for someone else.
Enough for now and I look forward to interacting here in the future.