How to Start a Fingerprinting Business

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Fingerprinting is one of those businesses most people think they understand—until they actually look under the hood.

In this episode, Bill Soroka sits down with Brandon Edwards of Secure Biometrics for a candid, no-fluff conversation about what it really takes to build a fingerprinting business that lasts. Not a side hustle fantasy. Not a quick cash grab. A real, compliant, professional service business that grows alongside increasing demand for identity verification, background checks, and security.

What makes this conversation different is that it doesn’t start with tactics. It starts with truth.

Too many people assume fingerprinting is limited by state contracts, that Live Scan is the only path, or that if their state “has a provider,” there’s no room for them. Others believe the business is overregulated, impossible to break into, or only viable in a handful of locations. Some think demand is slowing, when in reality the opposite is happening as compliance requirements tighten across industries.

This episode dismantles those assumptions—not by hype, but by experience.

You’ll hear why federal background checks open the door nationwide, why ink fingerprinting is still very much alive and profitable, and how fingerprinting services quietly support everything from employment and licensing to immigration, healthcare, education, and professional credentials. This is not a shrinking market. It’s an expanding one—because trust, compliance, and identity security are becoming more important, not less.

Just as important, this conversation addresses the internal shifts required to succeed.

Entrepreneurship in fingerprinting (or any compliance-based business) demands a different mindset than gig work. You have to stop thinking like a technician waiting for assignments and start thinking like a service provider building relationships. You have to embrace structure instead of resisting it, understand regulations instead of fearing them, and play the long game instead of chasing quick wins.

Brandon shares what it took to build his business in a state where people told him it couldn’t be done, how consistency beat shortcuts, and why professionalism is the true differentiator in a low-barrier industry. Bill adds the bigger picture—how notaries and service professionals who lean into compliance and credibility don’t just survive market shifts, they benefit from them.

By the end of this episode, listeners will understand why fingerprinting can be launched and operated in all 50 states, how demand is driven by forces much bigger than local contracts, and why this business rewards those who commit to doing it right.

If you’ve been looking for a specialty that aligns with trust, stability, and long-term opportunity—or if you’ve been sitting on the sidelines because of outdated assumptions—this conversation will change how you see fingerprinting.

To learn more about the complete Fingerprinting Business Launch Bundle and see exactly how Brandon teaches this step by step, visit:

www.SecureBiometrics.co/notarycoach

This isn’t about chasing trends. It’s about positioning yourself where the world is already headed.