Application

The application deadline for the Children's Business Fair is 5:00PM Friday, September 24th, 2010

Please complete this entire form, press Submit, and you will receive an automatic email to the address(es) listed. All applicants will be notified of their status in the competition no later than 5:00PM on September 27, 2010. The $10.00 entry fee for each booth shall be paid upon admittance to the fair. This fee MUST have been earned through the child's business OR borrowed from an investor (parent/assisting adult) with the expectation that it will be repaid in a timely manner.

Note: Please submit one application for each individual business. Children planning on working as a group may submit one application with all children's info. The oldest member of the group will determine which age group you will be competing in at the fair (5 – 7, 8 – 10 or 11 – 13).

(* Indicates a required field)

How many children will be on this application?

Child #1  
First Name
Last Name
Age child will be on 10/9/10
School Child Attends
Shirt Size
Child #1 Sponsoring Adult
First Name *
Last Name *
Email *
Address
Address Line 2
City
State
Zip
Phone
  I am sponsoring all of the children for this application.
Please answer the following questions, being as specific as possible
1. What is the name of your business/booth?
2. Give a brief description of the product or service you plan to sell.
3. What need does this fill for a customer? Why do you think customers will buy from you?
4. What price will you charge for each item? How much will each item cost to make? (If you have a number of items for sale, please list them all)
5. How much will it cost to start your business, not including inventory? How much will you spend on inventory?
6. How will you spread the word about the Children's Business Fair so that people will come to buy your product?
Contract
Parents: Please read over this with your child and have all the participating children type their own names. I promise that the work on my business was done by me, that I earned our entry fee and that I will repay any loans required for start-up or working capital.

Do you give permission for your child's photograph or video to be taken and used without compensation by The Children's Business Fair, The Acton School of Business and the Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence? *

  Yes    No