Chickabiddy Frozen Yogurt Louisa Kentucky

In July 2012, Amy Adkins began pursuing her dream of business ownership and visited a local bank to discuss her financial needs. The lender referred her to Kim Jenkins, management consultant at Morehead State University’s Ashland Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The Ashland SBDC has been providing small business consulting services free-of-charge in downtown Ashland for nearly 30 years.

Adkins planned to open a Chickabiddy Frozen Yogurt franchise in Louisa. During her sessions with Jenkins, they discussed loan options, loan requirements/criteria and she was provided outlines, information and worksheets to begin drafting a business plan and financial data for SBDC review. They calculated her start-up costs including the franchise fee, remodeling/renovations, inventory, equipment/machinery, and working capital. In the weeks that followed, Jenkins worked with her to develop and finalize a business plan, three-year financial projections, and loan proposal to start the frozen yogurt shop. Adkins then returned to her lender fully prepared to pursue financing.

She was approved for SBA financing, and the grand opening of Amy’s Chickabiddy was held on Nov. 29. Her yogurt shop has created six jobs. Depending on one’s appetite and love of frozen yogurt and toppings, Chickabiddy offers two cup sizes – the iddy biddy and the big ol’ biddy. Then the filled cup is weighed to determine the total number of ounces. The end price is .44 cents per ounce.

“Chickabiddy is the coolest self-serve frozen yogurt shop with 15 rotating flavors of frozen yogurt and more than 70 toppings from which to choose such as fruit, candies, nuts, sauces,” said Adkins. Chickabiddy also offers a customer loyalty “Biddy Bucks” discount card. For every dollar spent, customers earn a point, and 50 points earns a free $5 cup of yogurt. The store stocks and sells trendy Chickabiddy T-shirts at $12 each. Her store is on Facebook, and Adkins encourages everyone to “search for Chickabiddy-Louisa and like the page.”