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If you are interested in being a sponsor for the fair please email us at connectionsbusinessfair@gmail.com.
Troy Kid's Business Fair
Saturday, May 3, 2025
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Currently accepting applications 🏁
Apply to the fair
About the fair
Observe the opportunity for children to launch their very own business!
Children develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy, and then open for customers at our one-day marketplace.
This event will be at Connections Learning Lab, at Evanswood Church, in Troy and is being coordinated by the teachers & PTA at Connections Learning Lab.
The fair will take place outside. Therefore, we will rent tents to ensure all the kids are covered, at a shared cost of $20 per booth. In the event of rain we will move the fair indoors.
This event will be at Connections Learning Lab, at Evanswood Church, in Troy and is being coordinated by the teachers & PTA at Connections Learning Lab.
The fair will take place outside. Therefore, we will rent tents to ensure all the kids are covered, at a shared cost of $20 per booth. In the event of rain we will move the fair indoors.
We will be inviting sponsors to help us grow this event. If you are interested in sponsorship please contact Dimpi Patel at connectionsbusinessfair@gmail.com
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Dimpi Patel
🗓️ Started hosting in 2024
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🎉 First-time host
We are a team of passionate teachers, mentors and parents at Connections Learning Lab who want children to learn about entrepreneurship and leadership in an engaging and fun way.
Miss Katie
Co-Founder And Teacher at CLL
Miss Katie
Co-Founder And Teacher at CLL
Miss Katie has a bachelors degree in Special Education from Wayne State University. She has over 8 years of experience working in the school setting. She believes in empowering children to use their voice and for self-advocacy. At CLL, Miss Katie strengthens our students mathematic skills and helps them build skills for their future!
Miss Amie
Co-Founder And Teacher at CLL
Miss Amie
Co-Founder And Teacher at CLL
Miss Amie is a graduate of GVSU with a degree in both Elementary Education and Physical Education. She has over 10 years of experience teaching children of all abilities. It is important to her to connect to the whole child. Miss Amie has a passion for literacy and the Science of Reading. At CLL, she empowers children to find their love of reading and learning.
Dimpi Patel
Parent and member of the CLL PTA who sees the value in introducing entrepreneurship at an early age, as a practical and engaging platform, to build business and leadership skills.
Dimpi Patel
Parent and member of the CLL PTA who sees the value in introducing entrepreneurship at an early age, as a practical and engaging platform, to build business and leadership skills.
4 booths participating
Léa’s soaps
George A. Latham IV
And 2 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 children in North America, this one-day market gives children the opportunity to showcase their very own businesses.
The Acton Children’s Business Fair inspires children to discover their inner entrepreneur. The largest entrepreneurship event for children in North America, this one-day market gives children the opportunity to showcase their very own businesses.
How many businesses will you accept?
We will accept up to 50 kid businesses.
We will accept up to 50 kid businesses.
How old do you have to be to apply for a spot in our business fair?
Applicants must be between the ages of 6 - 14 on or before the APPLICATION OPEN date.
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.
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 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.
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 a tented outdoor event with booths. Each business will be given a booth with an 8ft table to share between two businesses and 1-2 chairs. In the event of rain we will move the fair indoors.
Tablecloths will not be provided so please bring. your own. Kids can decorate their table however they would like.
The fair will be a tented outdoor event with booths. Each business will be given a booth with an 8ft table to share between two businesses and 1-2 chairs. In the event of rain we will move the fair indoors.
Tablecloths will not be provided so please bring. your own. Kids can decorate their table however they would like.
Will electricity be available?
Unfortunately, we are not able to provide electricity to the booths.
What is on the application?
The application asks kids to think through some simple, but important elements of their business:
Unfortunately, we are not able to provide electricity to the booths.
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 are the rules?
This event is designed to give children the experience of selling a product or service.
This event is designed to give children the experience of selling a product or service.
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.
Will there be awards?
All entries will be automatically entered in the business competition, and booths will be judged on a
variety of criteria, including most original business idea, highest business potential, and best
presentation/creativity.
Will there be awards?
All entries will be automatically entered in the business competition, and booths will be judged on a
variety of criteria, including most original business idea, highest business potential, and best
presentation/creativity.
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.
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.
