The Acton Children’s Business Fair inspires children to discover their inner entrepreneur.

Apply! Answer what you can. We know this is a working process.

The application must be submitted online. Answer the questions you can and keep going. 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.

Two cupcake businesses? Not a problem. In general, we will let market forces play out, though we will let later entrants know if another applicant has a similar idea so the later entrant can decide what to do.

The fair will be an outdoor event with booths. We do have bathrooms on location. Table and chairs will not be provided.

Unfortunately, we are not able to provide electricity to all booths. Please ask if this is something needed and potentially we can work something out. Business dependant and it must be set up and agreed upon to two weeks prior to the event.

This event is designed to give children the experience of selling a product or service.
We as parents will help some, but please let them do as much as possible - it shows.

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.
Parents are encouraged to assist their children while cooking to help prevent accidental injuries.

Jeff, 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.