Acton Children's Business Fair Kuala Lumpur
Saturday, October 30, 2021
9:00AM - 1:00PM
Acton Academy Kuala Lumpur
First Floor, Oasis BU11, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Pju 1, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Electricity available
This fair has ended
Covid-19 situation and notes
This year's CBF2021 will be delayed till tentatively October 30th.
Annually, ActonKL has been organizing a one-day fair for businesses created and launched by children. Last year's virtual CBF was a learning curve for all, and we felt a physical fair would be a far better event for all participants. Our goal is to create an experience that each child entrepreneur will never forget as they make something by themselves, pitch and sell it to a total stranger, and enjoy the rewards (or not) after. Hence, we decided to delay CBF2021 till it is safe for everyone.
For more information, please:
1) Check out our info-pack from last year, or
2) Send an email with your query and contact details to cbf2021@actonkl.org. We will get back to you.
Stay safe everyone.
From the CBF2021 committee
Observe the opportunity for children to launch their very own startup business!
For more information, do check the Info-Pack for Entrepreneurs from last year's CBF
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Frequently asked questions
The Acton Children’s Business Fair inspires children to discover their inner entrepreneur. The largest entrepreneurship event for kids in North America, this one-day market gives children the opportunity to showcase their very own businesses.
We will accept up to 40 [tentative] businesses.
Start with our info pack from last year's CBF. (http://bit.ly/actonkl-cbf2020)
Then read inspiring stories about other young entrepreneurs.
Play games to hone your business skills.
Applications must be submitted online. Please submit one application for each business. Children working as a group should submit one application that includes each child’s information. No more than 3 participants per business.
The application asks kids to think through some simple, but important elements of their business:
What product or service do you plan to sell?
What price will you charge for each product/service? How much will each product/service cost you?
How will you pay for your startup costs? If someone is helping you with your startup costs, how will you pay that person back?
How will you advertise/market your business before the fair?
At the end of the fair, how will you determine if your business was a success?
Two cupcake businesses? Not a problem. In general, we will let market forces play out, though we will let later entries know if another applicant has a similar idea so the later entrant can decide what to do.
The fair will be at Acton Academy KL campus in Oasis BU11. Each business will be given a space at our campus set up shop for the day.
Businesses requiring electricity or generators will NOT be allowed. [Tentative]
This event is designed to give children the experience of selling a product or service. If a parent is found selling or promoting a child’s product or service, their child’s business will be disqualified from the competition.
Parents of younger children may sit in the booth, but the children should be responsible for set up, customer interaction, and sales.
Parents may help their child fill out the application, but we expect the children to do as much as possible by themselves.
Jeff and Laura Sandefer and a few other families wanted to spark a sense of wonder and entrepreneurship in their children so they created the first Acton Children’s Business Fair in Austin, Texas, in 2007. That year, there were seven entrepreneurs and around 25 attendees. Now, there are over 115 entrepreneurs and 1,500 attendees at the Acton Children's Business Fair in Austin.
