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CAMBRIDGE — Initially, Bill Hubbard had a dream of operating an ice cream truck.

After a reputable ice cream company declined because they didn’t want their product sold from a mobile trailer, he pivoted and found another business, one more aligned with his values, to help him realize his dreams.

Wednesday, Hubbard’s dreams turned into something even more grand: a new storefront in Cambridge.

The Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce celebrated Chilly Billy’s Ice Cream’s official opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The shop is located at 600 Roslyn Avenue.

Hubbard has a partnership with Frozen Farmer, a company that also began as a food truck and was propelled after signing a deal with Lori Greiner on the television show Shark Tank.

To Hubbard, it seemed like a natural partnership. Katie Evans with Frozen Farmer embraced Hubbard’s ideas, and now the food truck has evolved into a brick-and-mortar store: Chilly Billy’s.

After tasting Frozen Farmer’s product, Hubbard and his wife, Debbie, were convinced of its superior quality, believing it would “sell itself.� Their confidence in the product drove the partnership, which Hubbard describes as “meant to be.�

“We knew the minute that we tasted that product,� Hubbard said. “I looked at her (Debbie) and she looked at me and said, ‘this will sell itself.’�

Hubbard credits his wife and daughter as essential to the business, saying he couldn’t do it without them, and that they keep him “grounded.� The Chilly Billy’s team includes local students hired by his daughter, who he said have become like family, creating a strong, team-oriented environment crucial to their success.

“My wife has been the backbone,� Hubbard said. “My daughter, my gosh, without my wife and my daughter, there’s no way I could do it.�

Evans said discovering the businesses shared certain values made the collaboration feel like a natural partnership, strengthening the relationship beyond a supplier-client dynamic.

“I found out that Chilly Billy’s was family-owned and Christian-rooted. It honestly is the perfect partnership,� Evans said.

Debbie said Chilly Billy’s aims to offer more affordable treats for families. Inspired by “old-fashioned� concepts, the ice cream business serves Italian ice and snow cones as lower-cost alternatives to ice cream, so families with multiple children can enjoy an outing without a major financial burden.

“We definitely want families to be able to come and enjoy our stuff,� Debbie said.

Chilly Billy’s Ice Cream is open from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, according to the Dorchester Chamber of Commerce website.