SCORE (partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration) helped Snuzzlo Bun Shirt Company, LLC, get started and continues to serve as the company advisor.
(1888PressRelease) August 05, 2008 - Snuzzlo Bun Shirt Company, LLC, makers of long and short-sleeved casual button-down shirts for men in fun and funky abstract prints, launched in 2007 – and now is moving past the start-up phase – with advice, guidance and ideas from counselors who volunteer for SCORE, a nonprofit association that helps entrepreneurs form and grow small businesses.
In February 2007, Brent and Lauri Gross of Northeast Ohio met with SCORE counselors for the first time about their idea to make funky button-down shirts for men. Since that time, in monthly meetings, SCORE counselors guided Mr. and Mrs. Gross through the process of writing a business plan, and helped them with important steps in growing their business, including getting their company name and logo copyrighted and trademarked and learning about international shipping procedures. In addition, SCORE provided the company with many ideas about making and selling their shirts. These included the idea that led to an entrepreneurship class at a local university taking on Snuzzlo Bun Shirt Company as a test case, and also ideas about the shirt labels and style itself.
Now the company is preparing to introduce new shirts to its line and is preparing for its first trade show appearance. SCORE counselors still regularly advise Mr. and Mrs. Gross about how to keep Snuzzlo Bun growing.
About SCORE
SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SCORE is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and Herndon, VA. SCORE has 389 chapters throughout the United States and its territories, with 10,500 volunteers nationwide. Both working and retired executives and business owners donate time and expertise as business counselors. SCORE was founded in 1964.
About Snuzzlo Bun Shirt Company, LLC
Snuzzlo Bun Shirt Company, LLC makes 100-percent cotton, long and short-sleeve, quality, casual button-down shirts for men in fun, funky, abstract prints. Founded in 2007 by Brent and Lauri Gross of Northeast Ohio, Snuzzlo Bun hopes to liberate men from the solid, striped and plaid button-down shirts available elsewhere. Named for the couple’s dearly departed pet cat, the company logo and products capture the dual aspects of every cat’s personality: relaxed comfort with a feisty attitude. For more information, please visit Snuzzlobun.com.
Contact: Lauri Gross
Ph: 440-834-0656
Fx: 440-834-4733
Lauri ( @ ) snuzzlobun dot com