Nik Lamansky was in business development for startup software companies. The work was real. The result stayed on a screen. Mobility Plus Troy is the business he built when that was no longer enough.
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“I liked the business side of what we were doing, but I felt like there could be more.” Nik Lamansky, Mobility Plus Troy
Business development at a startup is a real skill. Pipeline, partnerships, a product that has to find a market. Nik liked that side. What he did not have was a result he could stand next to. The work ended in a deal, not in a person who could do something the next day that they could not do the day before.
He signed franchise paperwork in January 2021 and opened the Troy showroom in August 2021. Seven months is his timeline, not a schedule the brand promises. It is evidence that a career changer can get from a decision to a store without a mobility background.
The “more” he names is specific. A career path. Provision for his family. Satisfaction on an ordinary day. Impact he can see in the field. He is pleased with the decision. That is one owner’s read after he bought, not a forecast.
One local business. A showroom people can walk into, and home-access work that leaves the building. The business side he already knew sits on top of that.
Scooters, power chairs, and the equipment someone needs in order to stay active. Some visits are not a purchase.
The part of the week Nik points to when he talks about helping people. Stairs, entries, and the install that changes the next morning.
Nik’s proof of impact is not a metric. It is a phone call six months later, and a walk-in with no appointment.
Clients the store assisted half a year ago call just to say hi. The job did not end at the invoice.
People come into the showroom to see what is new in mobility and home access. Familiarity is the return visit.
His definition of success is a person who can do something they could not do the day before. That is the story he keeps.
What keeps the team going, in his words, is being out helping people and contributing to the community. The showroom is not the whole week.
He calls Mobility Plus the career path, the way the family is provided for, and the satisfaction of the day. A startup role did not hold all three.
Calls and walk-ins are his description of Troy. They are not a booked pipeline, and they are not Item 19. Past results are not a promise.
Nik closes on the part franchise pages usually skip. Building a business and helping people is the point. It is also work. He tells anyone listening not to expect easy, and to expect the benefits of the hard work to show up when it is said and done.
That is the right warning for a software candidate. Business development skill transfers. The week does not. You will sell in a showroom, lead a crew, and stand in a house. The mission is what made him pleased with the decision. The mission is not a substitute for the hours.
At the end of the day, his line is building a business, helping people, and building your future. No income figure attaches to that sentence. The current FDD is the only performance context that counts.
The business side he already had, applied to a store and a field team.
Appointments, and the person who walked in to see what is new. The sale is a conversation about what they need to keep doing.
Assessments and installs. The result is visible the next day, which is the piece the software job did not have.
The six-month call. Service, a question, or a hello. The relationship is part of the operating rhythm.
From paperwork in January to a showroom in August was his path. Training, vendors, and the local book still sit on the owner.
A local showroom and a home-services business, inside a brand that is already built. Nik’s timeline and Troy’s calls are his. The current FDD controls the figures.
$324,575 to $454,575
Includes the franchise fee. Covers showroom, inventory, vehicles, marketing launch, and other opening costs. Exact figures vary by territory and the choices you make.People who are already good at business and want the work to land somewhere they can see.
If you want the business side without the field, this is the wrong move. If you want both, start with the video.
Nik Lamansky. He came from business development at startup software companies and opened the Troy, Michigan showroom in August 2021 after signing paperwork in January 2021.
No. Nik came from software business development. Training covers products, selling, installation oversight, service, and showroom operations.
Nik’s path was January to August 2021. That is one owner’s timeline. It is not a promised schedule. Site, build-out, and territory change the clock.
Nik says clients helped six months earlier call just to say hi, and people walk into the showroom to see what is new. That is his description of Troy, not a system-wide claim or a booked pipeline.
The franchise fee is $60,000, with a 10% discount for honorably discharged veterans. Typical initial investment is about $324,575 to $454,575, including the fee. Figures vary by territory. The FDD has the breakdown.
No. Nik says not to think it will be easy, and that the benefits follow the hard work. Income is not guaranteed. Item 19 of the current FDD is the only earnings context that counts.
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