Acton Children's Business Fair - Guate
Sunday, October 26, 2025
11:00AM - 3:30PM
Currently accepting applications 🏁
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About the fair
Welcome to Acton Children’s Business Fair hosted by Acton Academy Guatemala and Lift Academy! This fair is a great opportunity for kids to develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy, and open for customers at our one-day marketplace.
Acton Academy, the Acton School of Business, and the generous support of our sponsors and donors sponsor this event. We all believe that young entrepreneurs are heroes that will change the world!
We will host 100 booths at our annual event, located at
Ciudad Cayalá zona 16,
October 20th, from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm
Register to reserve a Booth. Fee: Q. 150.00
This fee includes:
- 4 feet of table space
- one chair
- White tablecloth
- Booth banner
- We cannot accommodate vendors that need electricity at our fair.
Sing up today, and we look forward to seeing you there!
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Ana Bonifasi
🗓️ Started hosting in 2023
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Acton Children’s Business Fair?
The Acton Children’s Business Fair inspires children to discover their inner entrepreneurs. The largest entrepreneurship event for kids internationally, 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 entrepreneurs. The largest entrepreneurship event for kids internationally, 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 # businesses.
Where should I begin?
Start with our resources page. Read inspiring stories about other young entrepreneurs and play games to hone your business skills.
How do I apply? Can I apply as part of a group?
The application must be submitted online. Please submit one application for each 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 awning event with booths. Each business will be given:
The fair will be an awning event with booths. Each business will be given:
- 4 feet of table space
- one chair
- White tablecloth
- Booth banner
- We are not able to accommodate businesses requiring electricity.
Will electricity be available?
Unfortunately, we are not able to provide electricity to the booths.
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 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, over 115 entrepreneurs and 1,500 attendees are at the Acton Children's Business Fair in Austin.
