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City Responds To Complaint About Boy’s Hot Dog Stand By Helping Him Get Permit
Minneapolis Department of Health workers pitched in to help Jaequan Faulkner get licensed.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hot-dog-stand-permit-minneapolis_us_5b536107e4b0de86f48d8aac
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 13-year-old entrepreneur who was reported for operating a hot dog stand without a license is still in business thanks to city officials who could’ve shut him down.
The Minneapolis Department of Health received a complaint this summer about the hot dog stand that Jaequan Faulkner had set up outside his home. He called the operation Mr. Faulkner’s Old-Fashioned Hot Dogs.
But instead of closing down the operation, the agency decided to help — health inspectors even pitched in to pay for the $87 permit, Minnesota Public Radio reported.
Jaequan Faulkner set up a hot dog stand outside his Minnesota home, but someone reported the 13-year-old boy for operating without a license. That’s when the state stepped in. https://t.co/iZWfOTPpIy
— AP Central U.S. (@APCentralRegion) July 19, 2018
Daniel Huff, the department’s environmental health director, said the agency was excited to help a young man with such drive. Huff also contacted the Northside Economic Opportunity Network, which gave Jaequan some pointers on running a business and keeping his stand clean.
Jaequan said he’s overwhelmed by the support.
“I was actually kinda surprised, ’cause usually I would have one person at a time help me, but then with so many people coming at once, I’m like, wow. I realized how much people enjoy it,” he said.
Jaequan began operating — with a license — on Monday. He started the hot dog stand with help from his uncle, who said Jaequan handles about 90 percent of the business.
The teen now works four-hour days, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and spends his free time “thinking about what’s next.” Maybe a food card, so he can take his operation on the road.
Jaequan said he’s also thinking about donating some of his earnings to charities that help people with depression.
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