Je & Jo Ice Cream

Cookie dough ice cream revolutionaries, funding our basement build out and a new oven.

PLEDGED $805

Target Amount $7,500

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Je & Jo Ice Cream

515 West 47th St
New York, NY 10036
http://hello.jeandjo.com/

Our Story
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21May

2013

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Cookie dough ice cream revolutionaries, funding our basement build out and a new oven.

Jo & Je turned an ice cream obsession into a successful business. Now we're building an oven and freezer space to keep growing!

What started as a few casual conversations about how much we love ice cream and how ice cream was the favored family dessert growing up turned into an obsession and then a small business for us. We were a normal couple with day jobs and now we own a neighborhood ice cream shop.

We got hooked pretty soon after we first started experimenting with making ice cream, so we went to ice cream school at Penn State's Creamery almost 3 years ago. Later that year we started making a lot of ice cream at home when we installed professional ice cream equipment in our apartment (after selling our living room furniture to make room for it).

We sold from tricycles at street festivals in NYC to test different ideas and get feedback. When it was time to reclaim our home, we decided to open a shop near our apartment in Hell's Kitchen - initially we thought we would just have a walk up window style ice cream shop mainly dedicated to manufacturing, but the neighborhood seemed happy to welcome us so we've squeezed in locally roasted coffee and house made baked goods into our tiny shop.

Why We're on Smallknot

Being small business owners in our neighborhood makes us really love where we live. We want to maintain the small off-the-beaten path feel in the shop but still grow an ice cream brand because frankly, we think little individual ice cream cups of fantastic artisanal small batch ice cream paired with surprisingly delicious all natural cookie dough in the middle is just too good to keep to ourselves. We've been boot-strapping this venture on our own and we've been enjoying it but we need help! When we read Smallknot's motto "make you neighborhood awesome' we knew this was the right step for us..

As small business owners we've realized that there is always something that comes up...just when you think you are good to go for awhile, something breaks or you need more space or an upgrade of equipment...it never ends. For us right now we REALLY need to expand into our basement, and in order to do this we need to renovate it a bit and make it food-safe so that we can put freezers and some food storage down there. This will allow us to grow the catering & wholesale side of our ice cream biz. And for the loyal and growing following of our house made baked goods we REALLY need a bigger and better oven to turn out more consistent fresh baked daily goods!

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Returns

$20

Just Brew It X 5

Stop into the shop for a fresh pour over coffee and a cookie to dip and devour. And then do it again and again and again and again. ($25 retail value)
$40

How Do You Dough

A six pack of assorted ice cream cups of your flavor choice and a t-shirt ($47 retail value)
$75

Buy Your Friends

A 24 party pack of ice cream cups delivered to your Manhattan office or home location. (Outer- borough delivery arranged for an additional fee) ($103 retail value)
$100

4 Weeks of Coffee, Ice Cream and Affogatos

Once a week for a month, or at your own pace, take home a pint of ice cream and a bag of Grumpy coffee PLUS enjoy a delicious affogato to-stay ... creamy vanilla ice cream with a fresh hot shot of espresso drizzled over. You deserve it. ($123 retail value)
$140

You already have a lot of friends. Be good to them

Two 24 party packs of ice cream cups delivered to your Manhattan office or home location. (Outer-borough delivery arranged for an additional fee) ($203 retail value)
$200

Look Forward to a Night Home Alone

Get a 6 pack of ice cream cups (your flavor choice) delivered to your door once a month for 6 months. Plus a coveted je & jo t-shirt. Draw the shades and eat the whole box by yourself. ($247 retail value)
$275

Better Than a Clown

An ice cream party for 25-30 people with tricycle setup and je & jo staff for 1 hour. (Limited outer-borough availability – we do have to bike it after all . . . ) ($450 retail value)
$500

Better Than a Clown II

An ice cream party for 50 people with tricycle setup and je & jo staff for 3 hours. (Limited outer-borough availability – we do have to bike it after all . . . ) ($700 retail value)
$2500

Stephen Colbert has one. Jimmy Fallon has one. Will you be next?

Poll your friends. Ask your mom. Ready your taste buds. Then come in to the shop to collaborate with je & jo to create a new flavor combo, to be named by you. PLUS, a t-shirt, and ice cream for a year (!) (retail value - t-shirt: $25, ice cream for a year (365 cups of any flavor you'd like): $1460, your own ice cream cookie dough creation: priceless)