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Tacoma Children's Business Fair
Saturday, November 16, 2024
12:00PM - 3:00PM
Up to 50 businesses
This fair has ended
Rated 4.8★ by participating families
At our one-day marketplace, kids will create a brand, develop a product or service, craft a marketing plan, and open for business!
Check out over 50 booths at the Tacoma Children’s Business Fair at the Waterfront Market At Ruston on November 16th from 12pm to 3pm. (Vendors can set up at 11am and be ready by 11:45am then clean up at 3pm right after the brief awards ceremony).
Sponsored by Acton Academy, the Acton School of Business, and our amazing donors and volunteers, we believe in the brilliance of the next generation of entrepreneurs and creators and want to give them the opportunity to showcase their interests and skills!
Nicollette Roe
🗓️ Started hosting in 2024
✅ Identity verified
⭐️ 4.8 (68)
65 booths participating
FantomSquid Prints
Soaparific
And 63 others.
Frequently asked questions
5-16 years old.
Start with our resources page. Read inspiring stories about other young entrepreneurs and play games to hone your business skills.
Application 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. We highly suggest not having more than 3 participants per business to be eligible for cash prizes in the various business categories.
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?
We will do our best to accept different and varying business products and services as to create a market with lots of different ideas and to limit competition; however, if there are multiple vendors with similar products or services we will let you know so the later entrant can decide what to do.
The fair will be an indoor event with their own booths side by side throughout the event space. Each business will need to bring their own 6-foot table and a chair. We are not able to accommodate businesses requiring electricity.
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 cash prizes competition.
Parents of younger children (5-6 years old) may sit in the booth, or those with children needing extra support, but other than that 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!
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