The restaurant opened July 9 after just 30 days of preparation. The Bucks entered the market with Cream City Cluckery, a virtual chicken tender brand open for pickup and delivery. “‘We’re going to own that space, and we're going to do it better than we believe they do, as well.’”
“We were able to really say ‘OK, we're going to take that space,’” Green says. Without big-time players such as Chick-fil-A or Raising Cane’s, the team realized the chicken category was there for the taking.
The group proceeded to initiate an analysis to determine the demand in downtown Milwaukee. But what it could direct was other forms of business, such as the food and beverage industry, which saw big gains in off-premises sales. Justin Green, vice president of hospitality for the Milwaukee Bucks, says the team knew sports would look different and would come back at a pace out of its control. Text SCOREBUCKS to 22828.The NBA came to a screeching halt March 11 when it was discovered a player tested positive for COVID-19.Įach of the 30 teams faced the same issue-how can their organization create an additional form of revenue in the absence of live entertainment? Even when the game returned to a bubble in Orlando, Florida, stadiums did not. Each year, SCORE provides small business mentoring and workshops to more than 375,000 new and growing small businesses. With more than 70 members across Bucks and Eastern Montgomery counties, SCORE Bucks County provides over 4,300 free mentoring services annually to local small business owners through one-on-one counseling and small business seminars. To stay up to date on news and happenings, join SCORE Bucks County’s email list. Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 11 million aspiring entrepreneurs. Similarly, SCORE Bucks County mentors are available throughout the life of a business to lend support and guidance. “She’s supported me 100 percent of the way.” “My wife has been the rock on which this stands upon,” Andrew said. In addition to pushing him to make the leap, Jessica has transitioned her full-time NICU nursing job to part-time to serve as Lumber Lovin’s secretary and chief financial officer. “He has the same mindset as me and is meticulous about how things are finished.” “He’s been a Godsend,” Andrew said of Smith. It helps that his first employee, Chris Smith, is his brother-in-law. “I try to always create a family-like dynamic here with my employees,” he said. Andrew has added two full-time employees and hopes to add more with the upcoming launch of his website. He’s created barn doors for author and podcaster Jenna Kutcher, had his doors featured in multi-million-dollar homes in California and has doors in designers’ showhouses in Newtown.
Just like how every Lumber Lovin product was made, Andrew also shows his craftmanship when growing this business.”Īndrew has come a long way since his wife’s coaxing to list his first product. Get hands dirty, learn from mistakes, fine-tune, and evolve. “While great ideas do matter, execution is the only way to success. “I have enjoyed very much seeing him turn every discussion into real business experiments,” Liu said of Andrew.
With the bulk of his orders coming from California and Texas, Andrew and Liu are working to find more local customers. “He’s helped me scale through different marketing strategies,” Andrew said of their work starting his website, as well as making headway on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
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