Greg Vance and Mike Driver were engineers and managers. A bad day at work started the search. They wanted to work with their hands and help people. Mobility Plus was the structure that let them turn the key instead of building the company from a blank page.
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“We were looking for something where we could turn the key and jump into the business, then use our skill sets to work together.” Greg Vance and Mike Driver, Mobility Plus Columbia City
Both came out of engineering. Both had managed people. Neither had owned a business. The search started as a way to better themselves after a bad day at work. Their wives are nurses, which is part of why a business that helps people made sense.
What they wanted was specific: still work with their hands, and provide a service. The franchise path was how they covered the part they did not have. Support structure. A brand already built. A way to jump in and apply engineering to repairs and installs instead of learning how to name a company.
Turn the key is their phrase, not a claim that the business runs itself. They also say buckle down. There is a learning curve. The structure gets you in. The week is still yours.
They call it a leg up on the technical side. Repairs and installs, not a sales script. Useful. Not a guarantee you will beat the shop down the road.
Customers come in with a problem. The exchange they describe is gratitude, then a return visit that is sometimes just coffee.
This is where the background matters. Technical repairs, installs, and the vehicle problem that does not fit a standard answer.
Roger arrived frustrated. He needed a way to get his son from a wheelchair into the car. Other mobility shops that modify vehicles told him the vehicle was too old, or the price ended the conversation.
Columbia City fitted a Milford person lift. Roger can take his son on deliveries now. Greg and Mike call him one of their biggest cheerleaders for that product. One solved refusal.
That is the model in one driveway: a need other people declined, a product that fits, and a customer who comes back grateful. The relationship after the sale is the coffee and the hello. The sale itself is the problem that got solved.
Their advice to a new franchisee is the learning curve and the network. Not a promise that the first year is smooth.
New business is a learning curve even with a brand behind you. They say that first.
Franchisees have already been through the week you are in. Lean on them. Do not hesitate to ask.
Greg and Mike say their door is open. They like fielding those questions. They expect the same from almost every other owner.
First-time owners bought the structure. Corporate, vendors, and peers are what “turn the key” referred to.
They put money into Mobility Plus. Their line is that Mobility Plus is invested in them. Bumps are part of that, and the network is how they describe getting through them.
Future, support, and family, in their words. A partnership between two owners, and a system around the store. Not a claim that every market feels the same.
The key is the brand, the products, the training, and owners you can call. The business is still a local showroom and a home-services crew. 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.Skilled people who have managed, have not owned, and do not want to invent the company around the skill.
If you want a hobby that happens to have a logo, this is the wrong key. If you want a business you can start without building the brand, start with the video.
Greg Vance and Mike Driver. Both came from engineering and management. Neither had owned a business before. They bought the franchise for the support structure.
No. Their technical background helps on repairs and installs. Training covers products, selling, installation oversight, service, and showroom operations for owners who do not have it.
Their phrase for jumping into a business that already has a brand, products, and support, then using their own skills. It does not mean the store runs itself. They also tell new owners to buckle down.
In one case, yes. A customer named Roger had been told his vehicle was too old, or the price stopped the job. Columbia City fitted a Milford person lift so his son could travel with him.
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.
A call, then a confidential Request for Consideration, then brand and territory review. You receive the FDD before any commitment. Award and fee payment come only after mutual fit and formal review.
Tell us the skill you already have, and the part of owning a business you have not done. We will schedule a conversation and walk through the current offer. No obligation.
