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Front and Back 9 Golf Presents:
3rd Annual Golf Classic and Business Fair
3rd Annual Golf Classic and Children's Business Fair
Saturday, June 12, 2021
11:00AM - 3:00PM
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About the fair
Business deals are made on the Golf Course!
Front & Back 9 Golf is hosting its 3rd Annual Golf Classic and Children's Business Fair that will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Lochmere Golf Club located at 2511 Kildaire Farm Road Cary, NC. 27511.
Our Annual Golf Classic is innovative and different in that Youth Entrepreneurs/Children's Businesses will be featured at the Tee Box of holes on the golf course so they can pitch and sell their products to golfers, spectators, and other event participants.
Front & Back 9 Golf is hosting its 3rd Annual Golf Classic and Children's Business Fair that will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Lochmere Golf Club located at 2511 Kildaire Farm Road Cary, NC. 27511.
Our Annual Golf Classic is innovative and different in that Youth Entrepreneurs/Children's Businesses will be featured at the Tee Box of holes on the golf course so they can pitch and sell their products to golfers, spectators, and other event participants.
Our event is sponsored by Keaton Barrow Realty, Ai2income, and Acton Academy and the generous support of our community. We all believe that principled entrepreneurs are heroes and role models for the next generation.
Hosted by
Leticia Barton
🗓️ Started hosting in 2019
🚀 Has hosted 6 fairs
We are a team of passionate entrepreneurs, teachers, mentors, and parents, who want our children to learn about entrepreneurship in an innovative and fun way.
12 booths participating
Homemade Nicole
H2Go Water
And 10 others.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Acton Children’s Business Fair?
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.
How do I apply? Can I apply as part of a group?
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. No more than 3 participants per business.
What is on the application?
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?
What if someone else has the same business idea?
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.
How will the fair be set up?
The fair will be an outdoor event. Businesses will be featured at the Tee Box of holes on the golf course so they can pitch and sell their products to golfers, spectators, and other event participants. Each business will need to bring their own table, chairs, tent, and decorations. Table cloths will not be provided. We are not able to accommodate businesses requiring electricity.
Will electricity be available?
Unfortunately, we are not able to provide electricity to the booths.
What are the rules?
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.
How did the Acton Children’s Business Fair get started?
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.
