What is the Children’s Business Fair?

The Children’s Business Fair is like a science fair except it’s for children with imaginative and innovative business ideas.

Children from local schools between the ages four to twelve are asked to submit a one-page business plan that briefly details their idea.  Once selected, they are asked to bring their idea to life and exhibit and sell their product or service to customers at the fair.  Awards are given out in each age category (4-6, 7-9, 10-12) for the idea that is Most Original, the Best Presentation and the one with the Highest Potential.

A minimal entry fee is charged for each exhibit that is accepted and money for this fee must be earned by the child who prepares the plan.  Teams are allowed but the oldest member of any team will determine the age group for prize eligibility.  All proceeds from the fair go to area schools who have participating children in the fair.

The inaugural Children’s Business Fair was held on the lawn of the historic Pease House in Austin, TX, on Saturday, November 17, 2007. To learn more about the fair, please browse our site.

The date for the 2008 Children’s Business Fair will be announced soon—please check this website for updates.