Locksmith Business Plan: Free Template, Sample Plan and Startup Costs (2026)

By The Zarla Team · Updated September 2026

Typical startup costs of $3,830–$16,350, what owners really earn, the licenses you'll need in the US, how to write every section, and a complete sample plan for Brightline Lock & Key — free to download as a Word template or PDF, or make it yours in five questions.

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Locksmith business plan at a glance

Starting a locksmith business in the US typically costs $3,830–$16,350, with working capital and insurance the biggest lines. Typical monthly costs run $800–$2,975 before owner pay and tax. Typical published US price for a locksmith visit: $100–$200.

Licenses and permits in the US (4 in all): state locksmith license where your state requires one; a contractor's license for larger installs where your state requires it; and general liability and commercial auto insurance, and a surety bond where required — the rules vary by state.
The plan: eleven sections, from the executive summary to what a lender, a landlord or an investor will ask for, written from five questions — free, no sign-up to write it.
The sample plan on this page: Brightline Lock & Key, Riverside, CA — a fictional locksmith business, a one-van mobile locksmith for home and business lockouts, rekeys and lock installs.
The first 30 days: 8 steps, starting with “Call your state licensing board and your city first”.
Downloads: the fill-in template as Word and PDF, and the sample plan as PDF — free, no email address.

Facts checked September 25, 2026. Every figure is a published US range, not a quote; the sources are listed on this page, which covers how to write a locksmith business plan, the complete sample plan and the free template.

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$3,830–$16,350to start a locksmith businessTypical US range, required lines

$100–$200typical published US price for a locksmith visit; a house lockout runs $50–$175 and a rekey $70–$160

~$2,500–$4,000for a lean residential start in a vehicle you already own — the kit, a year of liability cover and the LLC

$51,320US median pay for employed locksmiths and safe repairers, May 2025 — what a hired technician expects

Startup costs

What it costs to start a locksmith business

Typical US ranges, whole dollars. Optional lines are marked and left out of the total. The struck-through lines are what a Zarla plan covers, with the reason beside each; the generator turns this table into your own list.

Locksmith business startup costs
Item	Low	High
Working capital: fuel, stock and your own bills for the first two monthsLockout calls pay on the spot, but property managers and business accounts commonly pay in 30 days — and the monthly costs are due whether the phone rings or not.	$2,000	$6,000
Insurance (first installment): general liability and commercial autoInsureon's median premiums for locksmiths are $46 a month for general liability and $250 a month for commercial auto — about $296 a month together, or about $3,550 paid for the year up front. Some licensing states make cover a condition: Illinois requires at least $1,000,000 of liability.	$300	$3,600
Key duplicating machineA manual duplicator is about $495 (HPC Mini Speedex) to $650 (a portable JMA NOMAD) at trade suppliers — it covers the bread-and-butter key cutting you can sell from week one.	$495	$650
Hand tools: picks, a plug spinner, a rekeying pin kit and car-opening toolsA pick set is $27–$46, a plug spinner $12–$90, a universal rekeying pin kit about $341 and a long-reach car-opening kit $140–$285 at trade suppliers.	$500	$800
Key blanks and a little lock stock to sellPublished startup guides put a first stock of common key blanks at about $500–$1,000; aftermarket transponder blanks are $2–$5 each.	$500	$1,000
State locksmith license and background check, where requiredMost US states issue no locksmith license. Where one is required the fees vary: California charges the company a $275 application fee plus a $275 license, $60 per employee registration and $49 in Live Scan agency fees plus the operator's charge; the Illinois application is $174.	$0	$700
Website and Google Business ProfileIncluded with ZarlaYour Zarla plan includes the website — your number, your service area and your license where you have one — and walks you through your Google Business Profile; a designer typically charges $2,000 or more to build one.	$0	$2,500
Invoicing, a card reader and customer records (first year)Mostly included with ZarlaInvoicing and a customer list come with your Zarla plan; a card reader (a Square terminal is $299) and accounting software are separate.	$0	$600
Business registration, LLC and EINState filing fees run from $35 in Montana to $500 in Massachusetts, about $132 on average; the EIN from the IRS is free.	$35	$500
Automotive kit: key programmer, code cutter, key and fob stock (optional)Optional — typically $5,400–$14,000. The car-key side, usually added once residential work pays for it: a key programmer at $1,500–$4,500 for a working professional setup, a code-cutting machine at $2,900–$7,300, and transponder and fob stock in the low four figures. Added to a lean residential start, that is about $8,000–$18,000 all in, van not included.	$0	$0
Vehicle signage or a wrap with your name and number (optional)Optional — typically $1,500–$3,500. Published startup guides put a professional wrap or signage at about $1,500–$3,500.	$0	$0
Training: supplier courses, hands-on classes or an automotive course (optional)Optional — typically $99–$2,500. Recorded supplier courses run $99–$299, hands-on classes $199–$1,295 and a three-day beginner automotive course $2,500. An apprenticeship in a working shop is the cheapest route of all.	$0	$0
Typical total (required lines)	$3,830	$16,350

Startup ranges: current US trade-supplier prices for key duplicators ($495–$650), pick sets ($27–$46), plug spinners ($12–$90), rekeying pin kits (about $341), car-opening kits ($140–$285), key programmers ($99.95 to $4,547) and code-cutting machines ($2,900–$7,300); a lean residential start ($2,500–$4,000) and one with the automotive side ($8,000–$18,000), van excluded; published startup-guide ranges for key-blank stock ($500–$1,000) and vehicle signage or wraps ($1,500–$3,500); a working professional key programmer ($1,500–$4,500) and transponder and fob stock in the low four figures; supplier training prices ($99–$2,500); Insureon's median premiums for locksmiths; state business-registration filing fees ($35 to $500, about $132 on average); the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services' fees from October 1, 2025 (company application $275, license $275, employee registration $60) and Live Scan agency fees ($49); the Illinois locksmith application fee ($174) and liability minimum; Locksmith Ledger's 2024 licensing survey; and California's contractor minor-work limit ($1,000 from January 1, 2025, under AB 2622) — compiled 2026 as ranges. Ranges are what a small operation typically pays in the US; replace them with real quotes as you get them.

Monthly costs

What it costs to run each month

Typical monthly operating costs for a small operation, before the owner's own pay.

Cost	Typical monthly range
Insurance: liability, commercial auto and tools cover	$300–$375
Van payment, if you finance one	$0–$800
Fuel and vehicle upkeep	$250–$700
Key blanks, pins and lock stock replaced as you sell it	$150–$600
Phone, call answering and bookkeeping	$100–$400
Invoicing and customer records (included with Zarla)	$0–$50
License renewals, dues and training	$0–$50

Typical total: $800–$2,975 a month. Monthly ranges, prices and pay: Insureon's median premiums for locksmiths (general liability $46, business owner's policy $73, tools and equipment $48 and commercial auto $250 a month), the published payment range for a financed work van ($400–$800 a month), California's company renewal fee ($550), Fixr's published US locksmith prices (a visit $100–$200, a house lockout $50–$175, rekeying $70–$160, a car lockout $80–$150, replacing a car key $70–$250), and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 median pay for locksmiths and safe repairers ($51,320; top 10% above $79,400), checked 2026. Lines marked (included with Zarla) are what those tools cost separately — with Zarla they are part of one monthly plan.

How much a locksmith business makes

A one-van locksmith earns jobs per day times the average ticket, and none of those jobs takes a day: a rekey or a lockout is an hour's work at a $100–$200 ticket. The margin lives in two places, and neither is the lockout. Automotive keys are the first — a transponder blank costs a few dollars and cutting and programming it is a $70–$250 job, which is why most locksmiths add the programmer once the residential work pays for it. Commercial work is the second: master keying, hardware and access control turn a single call into a customer who comes back. The costs are mostly fixed — insurance, fuel and the phone — so the real question in the plan is how many jobs a week cover them, and how many of those come from property managers and businesses rather than one-off lockouts. The pay figure is the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 median for locksmiths and safe repairers (the top 10% earned more than $79,400); it counts employees only, so it is what you would pay a technician, not what an owner earns. The price ranges are Fixr's published US figures.

$100–$200 — typical published US price for a locksmith visit; a house lockout runs $50–$175 and a rekey $70–$160
~$2,500–$4,000 — for a lean residential start in a vehicle you already own — the kit, a year of liability cover and the LLC
$51,320 — US median pay for employed locksmiths and safe repairers, May 2025 — what a hired technician expects

Licenses and permits

Licenses, permits and insurance for a locksmith business

What you need before you can legally trade in the US. Rules vary by state and city — confirm each item with your local licensing office and an accountant.

Requirement	What it means
State locksmith license where your state requires one	There is no federal locksmith license. Locksmith Ledger's 2024 survey counted 13 US states that license locksmiths — among them California, Texas, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon and Virginia — usually with fingerprints and a criminal background check, and in some states a course or an exam. California licenses the company through its Bureau of Security and Investigative Services ($275 application plus a $275 license) and registers every employee ($60) after a Live Scan background check; Illinois licenses by examination ($174 application plus exam fees) and requires at least $1,000,000 of liability cover. New York City, Nassau County, Miami-Dade and Hillsborough County license locksmiths where their states don't — check your city as well as your state.
A contractor's license for larger installs where your state requires it	In the US some states treat bigger hardware and access-control installs as contracting work. California, for example, needs a contractor's license (the lock and security equipment class) for install work of $1,000 or more in labor and materials — the minor-work limit rose from $500 on January 1, 2025 — and for any install job that needs a building permit, or once you employ someone or advertise as a licensed contractor.
General liability and commercial auto insurance, and a surety bond where required	Insureon's median premiums for locksmiths are $46 a month for general liability, $73 for a business owner's policy, $48 for tools and equipment cover and $250 for commercial auto. In some US licensing states cover is a condition of the license — Illinois requires $1,000,000 of liability, and Alabama and Maryland set their own minimums — and property managers and commercial customers will ask for the certificate before they send work.
Business registration, local business license and EIN	Most locksmiths form an LLC; US state filing fees run from $35 to $500. Your city or county may add a general business license, and the EIN from the IRS is free.

How to write it

How to write a locksmith business plan

The sections a lender, a landlord or an investor expects to see — and what goes in each one for a locksmith business. Brightline Lock & Key's sample plan below follows this outline exactly.

Executive summary

One page, written last: what the business is, where it trades, who it serves, what it costs to start — typically $3,830–$16,350 for a locksmith business — and where that money is coming from. Someone who reads nothing else should still know the whole plan. For Brightline Lock & Key below, that page says: a one-van mobile locksmith for home and business lockouts, rekeys and lock installs in Riverside, CA, $8,541 to start.

Products and services

What you offer and how you charge for it. For a locksmith business that usually means home and business lockouts, day and night; rekeying and lock changes after a move; and deadbolt, smart lock and door hardware installs. Keep the base offer simple and price the add-ons separately.

Market analysis

Who pays, and why they'd pick you: homeowners and renters locked out, or rekeying after a move-in; drivers locked out of their car, and later those who have lost every key. Name the two or three local competitors a customer would compare you with and the one thing you do better. Skip the market-size statistics — a lender wants your customers, not the industry's.

Marketing strategy

How those customers find you: Google Business Profile and Google — “locksmith near me” is searched from the doorstep, so the number has to be one tap away; property managers, landlords and real estate agents who rekey at every turnover; and word of mouth and reviews from your own neighborhood. Put a cost and an expected result beside each channel, and say which one you'll start with.

Operations plan

The week to week, plainly: every price quoted in full on the phone — trip charge, labor and parts — before you drive out; proof of residence or ownership checked before any door or car is opened; and the phone answered around the clock, or a posted after-hours rate that covers the night call. If the plan can't say who does what on an ordinary Tuesday, it isn't finished.

Startup costs

Every line you'll spend before you start, with a running total — typically $3,830–$16,350 for a locksmith business, and the two biggest lines (working capital; insurance) move it most. The table above is the starting list; replace each range with a real quote as you get one.

Financial plan

Typical monthly costs ($800–$2,975 a month for a small locksmith business, before your own pay), the monthly sales you're aiming for (Brightline Lock & Key plans on $8,000 a month), and how many months it takes to recover the startup budget. Use ranges until you have quotes, and never invent a revenue forecast to make the page look full.

Milestones, risks and the appendix

The first 30 days as a dated to-do list. Brightline Lock & Key's begins: call your state licensing board and your city first — in licensing states the background check and any course can take months. Then the risks, said out loud: operators posing as local locksmiths crowd search results in many US cities, which is why Google makes locksmiths pass its advanced verification before they can advertise — a new, genuine locksmith has to earn trust with real reviews, a real address and a license where the state issues one. Then the licenses and permits you'll need, and what a lender will ask for beyond the plan: two years of personal tax returns and a personal financial statement, for a start.

The sample plan

Brightline Lock & Key is a fictional locksmith business in Riverside, CA — a one-van mobile locksmith for home and business lockouts, rekeys and lock installs. The plan below is exactly what the free generator writes from five answers, in the outline above, with every number calculated from the figures on this page rather than invented. Read it as a worked example, then make it yours.

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Riverside, CA · Startup plan · a fictional locksmith business, written by the free generator from five answers

Executive summary

Brightline Lock & Key is a new locksmith business in Riverside, CA offering home and business lockouts, day and night; rekeying and lock changes after a move; deadbolt, smart lock and door hardware installs; car lockouts and spare key duplication; and master keying and repairs for small businesses. The model is one well-stocked vehicle, a phone answered around the clock, every price quoted in full before the drive, and property-manager and business accounts steadily replacing one-off lockout calls.

Startup budget: $8,541 across 9 items, funded from savings. Target: $8,000 in monthly sales.

Twelve months from now, success looks like this: Two property-manager accounts, car keys and fob programming added by month six, and a hundred Google reviews

Products and services

Brightline Lock & Key's core service is home and business lockouts, day and night. Every job is quoted in full on the phone — trip charge, labor and parts — ownership is checked before any door or car is opened, and the job is finished on the first visit from stock carried on the vehicle.

Home and business lockouts, day and night
Rekeying and lock changes after a move
Deadbolt, smart lock and door hardware installs
Car lockouts and spare key duplication
Master keying and repairs for small businesses

Market analysis

The customers are homeowners and renters who are locked out or moving in, drivers who have lost a car key, the property managers and landlords who rekey at every turnover, and the shops and offices that need master keys and repairs.

Homeowners and renters locked out, or rekeying after a move-in
Drivers locked out of their car, and later those who have lost every key
Property managers and landlords who rekey between tenants
Shops, offices and small businesses that need master keys, repairs and new hardware

Marketing strategy

Most calls will start on Google — a locked-out customer searches “locksmith near me” and calls the first number they trust, so the Google Business Profile, the reviews and a website with the number at the top decide who gets the call. Word of mouth from neighbors, property managers and repair shops brings the repeat work that pays better than lockouts.

Google Business Profile and Google — “locksmith near me” is searched from the doorstep, so the number has to be one tap away
Property managers, landlords and real estate agents who rekey at every turnover
Word of mouth and reviews from your own neighborhood
Car dealers, repair shops and body shops that pass on key work
A website with your number at the top, your service area, your hours and your license number where your state issues one

Operations plan

The owner runs the calls and the vehicle in year one, answers the phone around the clock or posts an after-hours rate, restocks blanks and pins every week, and tracks jobs per week and the average ticket, adding the automotive kit only when the residential work pays for it.

Every price quoted in full on the phone — trip charge, labor and parts — before you drive out
Proof of residence or ownership checked before any door or car is opened
The phone answered around the clock, or a posted after-hours rate that covers the night call
Key blanks, pins and common locks restocked every week, so the job is finished on the first visit
Every job logged with the customer's details and a signed invoice, with your license number on it where your state issues one

Startup costs

What it will take to open the doors, funded from savings.

Startup costs
Item	Amount
Working capital: fuel, stock and your own bills for the first two months	$4,000
Insurance (first installment): general liability and commercial auto	$1,950
Key duplicating machine	$573
Hand tools: picks, a plug spinner, a rekeying pin kit and car-opening tools	$650
Key blanks and a little lock stock to sell	$750
State locksmith license and background check, where required	$350
Website and Google Business Profile	$0
Invoicing, a card reader and customer records (first year)	$0
Business registration, LLC and EIN	$268
Total	$8,541

Typical range to start a locksmith business in the US: $3,830–$16,350. Your list is what you decided to spend — replace estimates with real quotes as you get them. Website and Google Business Profile: Your Zarla plan includes the website — your number, your service area and your license where you have one — and walks you through your Google Business Profile; a designer typically charges $2,000 or more to build one. Invoicing, a card reader and customer records (first year): Invoicing and a customer list come with your Zarla plan; a card reader (a Square terminal is $299) and accounting software are separate.

Financial plan

The numbers below come from your own startup list and typical monthly costs for a one-vehicle locksmith business in the US. Insurance, fuel and the phone are mostly fixed, so the plan turns on how many jobs a week, at what average ticket, cover them — and the cash reserve covers the accounts that pay in 30 days.

Typical monthly operating costs for a locksmith business: $800–$2,975 a month, before the owner's own pay.

At $8,000 in monthly sales, Brightline Lock & Key would clear $5,025–$7,200 a month before owner pay and tax, and recover the $8,541 startup budget in roughly 2 months.

Typical monthly operating costs
Cost	Typical range
Insurance: liability, commercial auto and tools cover	$300–$375
Van payment, if you finance one	$0–$800
Fuel and vehicle upkeep	$250–$700
Key blanks, pins and lock stock replaced as you sell it	$150–$600
Phone, call answering and bookkeeping	$100–$400
Invoicing and customer records (included with Zarla)	$0–$50
License renewals, dues and training	$0–$50

US ranges for a small operation; replace with your own figures as you learn them. Lines marked (included with Zarla) are what those tools cost separately — with Zarla they are part of one monthly plan.

Risks and honest downsides

Every locksmith business plan should say out loud what can go wrong. For Brightline Lock & Key, the real risks are:

Operators posing as local locksmiths crowd search results in many US cities, which is why Google makes locksmiths pass its advanced verification before they can advertise — a new, genuine locksmith has to earn trust with real reviews, a real address and a license where the state issues one
Opening a door or a car for the wrong person is the trade's worst mistake — check ID and proof of address on every lockout
Lockouts come at night, at weekends and on holidays, and an owner who answers every call alone burns out
Automotive tools are expensive and need software updates for new models, so they should be bought when the residential work pays for them
Without property-manager and business accounts, a slow month has no floor — the insurance and the phone cost the same either way

Licenses, permits and insurance

What Brightline Lock & Key needs before it can legally trade in the US. Rules vary by state and city — confirm each item with your local licensing office and an accountant.

State locksmith license where your state requires one — There is no federal locksmith license. Locksmith Ledger's 2024 survey counted 13 US states that license locksmiths — among them California, Texas, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon and Virginia — usually with fingerprints and a criminal background check, and in some states a course or an exam. California licenses the company through its Bureau of Security and Investigative Services ($275 application plus a $275 license) and registers every employee ($60) after a Live Scan background check; Illinois licenses by examination ($174 application plus exam fees) and requires at least $1,000,000 of liability cover. New York City, Nassau County, Miami-Dade and Hillsborough County license locksmiths where their states don't — check your city as well as your state.
A contractor's license for larger installs where your state requires it — In the US some states treat bigger hardware and access-control installs as contracting work. California, for example, needs a contractor's license (the lock and security equipment class) for install work of $1,000 or more in labor and materials — the minor-work limit rose from $500 on January 1, 2025 — and for any install job that needs a building permit, or once you employ someone or advertise as a licensed contractor.
General liability and commercial auto insurance, and a surety bond where required — Insureon's median premiums for locksmiths are $46 a month for general liability, $73 for a business owner's policy, $48 for tools and equipment cover and $250 for commercial auto. In some US licensing states cover is a condition of the license — Illinois requires $1,000,000 of liability, and Alabama and Maryland set their own minimums — and property managers and commercial customers will ask for the certificate before they send work.
Business registration, local business license and EIN — Most locksmiths form an LLC; US state filing fees run from $35 to $500. Your city or county may add a general business license, and the EIN from the IRS is free.

Milestones: the next 30 days

The first month's to-do list for Brightline Lock & Key, in order:

Call your state licensing board and your city first — in licensing states the background check and any course can take months
Register the business, take the free EIN and open a business bank account
Buy general liability and commercial auto cover before your first job
Kit the vehicle for residential work: a key duplicator, picks, a rekeying pin kit and car-opening tools
Set your trip charge and rates, and write the price list you will quote on the phone
Set up a free Google Business Profile with your service area and hours, and put your website live with your number at the top
Visit property managers, landlords and real estate agents with a rekeying offer for every turnover
Ask every happy customer for a Google review, and apply for Google's advanced verification before you run ads

Appendix: what a lender will ask for

This plan tells the story and shows the numbers. If you take it to a bank, expect to be asked for these documents as well:

Two years of personal tax returns and a personal financial statement
A month-by-month 12-month cash-flow projection built from jobs per week and your average ticket
Your state locksmith license or registration and background check, where your state requires one
Insurance certificates for general liability and commercial auto
Quotes for the key machines, programmer or van the loan would pay for
Your credit report

Every figure in Brightline Lock & Key's plan is a typical US range from the tables above or arithmetic on the sample's own startup list and $8,000 monthly sales target — nothing is a market projection. The template downloads above are the same plan with [bracketed] lines for your own business.

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Locksmith business plan FAQ

How much does it cost to start a locksmith business?

Typically $3,830–$16,350 in the US, counting every required line in the table above — or about $2,500–$4,000 for a lean residential start in a vehicle you already own — the kit, a year of liability cover and the LLC. The range is wide because the biggest items (working capital; insurance) depend on what you already have and where you are. The free generator turns the table into your own list with your own figures.

How much can a locksmith business make?

$100–$200 typical published US price for a locksmith visit; a house lockout runs $50–$175 and a rekey $70–$160; ~$2,500–$4,000 for a lean residential start in a vehicle you already own — the kit, a year of liability cover and the LLC; $51,320 US median pay for employed locksmiths and safe repairers, May 2025 — what a hired technician expects. A one-van locksmith earns jobs per day times the average ticket, and none of those jobs takes a day: a rekey or a lockout is an hour's work at a $100–$200 ticket. The margin lives in two places, and neither is the lockout. Automotive keys are the first — a transponder blank costs a few dollars and cutting and programming it is a $70–$250 job, which is why most locksmiths add the programmer once the residential work pays for it. Commercial work is the second: master keying, hardware and access control turn a single call into a customer who comes back. The costs are mostly fixed — insurance, fuel and the phone — so the real question in the plan is how many jobs a week cover them, and how many of those come from property managers and businesses rather than one-off lockouts. The pay figure is the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 median for locksmiths and safe repairers (the top 10% earned more than $79,400); it counts employees only, so it is what you would pay a technician, not what an owner earns. The price ranges are Fixr's published US figures.

What licenses and permits do I need to start a locksmith business in the US?

State locksmith license where your state requires one; a contractor's license for larger installs where your state requires it; general liability and commercial auto insurance, and a surety bond where required; and business registration, local business license and EIN. Rules vary by state and city — confirm each item with your local licensing office and an accountant before you spend on it.

Do I need a business plan to start a locksmith business?

You need the thinking more than the document: what you'll offer, who pays, what it costs to start, what it costs to run each month and how long the budget takes to recover. A lender, a landlord or an investor will ask for the document — and for things beyond it: two years of personal tax returns and a personal financial statement; a month-by-month 12-month cash-flow projection built from jobs per week and your average ticket. The sample plan above has every section; the generator writes yours from five questions.

Can I turn this business plan into a website?

Yes — that's the point. Your plan's own marketing section says people will find you on Google and through word of mouth; a website is how both happen. Zarla builds your locksmith business website from what you've already told us — free to build, pay when you publish.

Is there a free locksmith business plan template?

Yes. The locksmith business plan template on this page downloads free as a Word document or a PDF — no email, no sign-up. It's the complete plan for a placeholder business with [bracketed] lines to fill in, and the typical figures for a locksmith business already in the tables. The generator writes the same plan with your own name, city, services and numbers in five questions.

What should a locksmith business plan include?

The sections a lender, a landlord or an investor expects: an executive summary, products and services, market analysis, marketing strategy, an operations plan, startup costs, a financial plan, the risks, licenses and permits, milestones and an appendix. Brightline Lock & Key's sample plan above has all eleven, and the section-by-section notes explain what goes in each one for a locksmith business.