Business support / Local
Document digitization
Scan and index an owner's paper records with agreed handling and return procedures.
What to price before starting
Price scanning equipment, secure storage, transport and backup processes.
Use your own written quotes, including recurring costs and the cash you could lose. Owning equipment does not establish customer demand.
Skills you must be able to demonstrate
Careful handling, indexing and image-quality checks.
Before the first payment
Agree custody, file naming, sensitive-record exclusions and deletion or return terms.
Keep the deliverable, exclusions, approvals and payment responsibility in writing. Do not treat a lead, an invoice or a promised reimbursement as money received.
Where this can go wrong
Damage, loss or insecure digital copies can expose confidential information.
Requirements and refusal boundaries
Accept records only from an authorized person and follow applicable retention and privacy obligations.
Confirm the exact activity with the relevant authority and insurer. The references below explain general issues; they do not approve this individual service in your jurisdiction.
A lower-risk validation step
Scan nonprivate papers you own and verify that every page is readable and accounted for.
Set a stop condition before spending: what evidence would make you decline, change scope or stop? A practice sample should never expose another person's confidential material.
Primary checks
- SBA: licenses and permits
Activity and location determine permits; contact the issuing authority.
- IRS: self-employed tax center
US self-employment tax, return and recordkeeping guidance; no tax calculation is supplied here.
References reviewed for this publication in November 2026. Rules can change. This entry contains no earnings estimate and makes no assurance of demand.