MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A young East Memphis chef is showing others that you can accomplish anything when you believe.
Starting a business can be challenging for anyone. Entrepreneurs must factor in things such as costs for supplies and the time and effort needed to reach their goals.
But it can be even more challenging for a 7-year-old like Harrison, who is making a big name for himself in one East Memphis neighborhood.
“My name’s Harrison, and I’m selling sausage and biscuits,” Harrison said.
His aunt, Tiffany Kiddy, shared these adorable images on social media of her nephew baking sausage and biscuits in her kitchen.
He then sells them for $1 from his stand outside her home to people in the neighborhood.
We decided to pack the news van and drive 90 minutes south to his home in Corinth, MS to sample some of his offerings. Harrison may have been a little camera shy, but his Aunt Tiffany says in the kitchen he’s the one calling the shots.
Tiffany says the idea for Cafe Harrison started three years ago when he was 5, and like many 5-year-olds, he needed money for Roblox.
“He did not want to sell lemonade. I was like, ‘Well, what do you think people would buy?’ He said ‘Sausage and biscuits,'” said Tiffany.
So, they got to work, spending hours throwing flour to make dozens of biscuits. And the community did not hesitate to show up for his grand opening.
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“They showed up, showed out, and he sold out,” she said.
Each year when’s he on break from school, he and his aunt make hundreds of biscuits and he’s even gotten the attention of a few local businesses.
Harrison, who is also on the Autism spectrum, is using his cooking skills to inspire other kids his age that they can accomplish anything if they believe in themselves.
“I just want to instill in him that you know different is just different, and it’s not necessarily not meeting goals, it’s just different,” said Tiffany.
While turning biscuits into profit can be rewarding, Tiffany, who also runs a business, says it’s all about keeping his mind open to all career options and learning the value of money.
“Every time we go to the store and he sees a dollar, that equates to selling a biscuit,” she said. “This is his third year doing it and his third time doing a hundred. He’s going to do it again in June if he wants to.”
If you missed out on Cafe Harrison, don’t worry. His aunt says he plans to reopen the kitchen during his school break in June.
