Business has been booming for 13-year-old Jaequan Faulkner in Minneapolis, as he’s been running a successful hot dog stand with the help of his uncle, according to KTSP.

The teen’s business — Mr. Faulkner’s Old Fashioned Hot Dogs — has become a neighborhood staple, so according to KARE 11, when Minneapolis health inspectors received a complaint about his stand, they stepped in to help. Similar to Permit Patty, someone reported the teen’s stand for operating without a permit, CBS Minnesota reported.

"When I realized what it was, I said, 'No, we're not going to just go and shut him down like we would an unlicensed vendor,’" Minneapolis environmental health director Dan Huff told CNN. "We can help him get the permit. Let's make this a positive thing and help him become a business owner."

According to Star Tribune, Health Department staff provided him with thermometers, food containers, hand sanitizer, and utensil-cleaning stations. They also provided him with information on how to properly handle food. After he passed a health inspection, inspectors paid the $87 required to obtain the permit.

"Surprisingly, I'm like, 'Dang, the city's not the bad guys in this situation.' They're actually the ones who are helping me," Jaequan told KARE 11. "It makes me feel kind of — not kind of — really proud that people know what I'm doing."

CNN reported that the health department also connected the teen with the Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON), a nonprofit that “works to empower ‘underserved entrepreneurs’ in the community.” NEON met with the teen to learn more about his goals and helped him put together a business plan.

"We've been working with Jaequan on the business side of things, like basic business, finance, marketing, pricing,” said Ann Fix, the program manager at the Northside Food Business Incubator run by NEON and Appetite for Change. “He's really been excited about all of it."

All of this started with the teen wanting to use his uncle’s unused hot dog roaster to make money to buy new clothes, but according to the Star Tribune, it’s become about building community and gaining confidence. Next year, the young business owner has plans to put 25 cents from every hot dog sale toward raising awareness about youth suicide and depression — things he has struggled with personally.

"It's the cooking and the people," Jaequan said. "I see someone go by with a frown on their face. I'm there with a smile, then I see a smile on their face. I just made a smile on somebody's face by selling them a hot dog."

According to KARE, he has a special-event food permit that lasts 10 days at his 1510 Penn Avenue North location. Then he’ll be taking his food on the road as he sets up shop in different locations around the city, including the 4th Precinct, the Urban League, and Sanctuary Covenant Church. According to the Star Tribune, he hopes to get a food truck in the future.

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