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Young Millionaires Club - Fayetteville
Saturday, July 19, 2025
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Currently accepting applications 🏁
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About the fair
Watch young entrepreneurs take their next bold steps into the business world at the Youth Millionaires Club: Children’s Business Fair Summer Edition!
This expanded and engaging 4-day event offers youth the opportunity to build a business from the ground up — learning everything from financial literacy and branding to budgeting and public speaking — and culminates in a powerful one-day marketplace and pitch competition.
📍 New Location:
Blissful Alchemist, 414 Faye Ave, Fayetteville, NC 28301
Blissful Alchemist, 414 Faye Ave, Fayetteville, NC 28301
📅 Dates:
Tuesday, July 15 – Saturday, July 19, 2025
🕙 Tuesday – Friday | 10 AM – 3 PM:
Tuesday, July 15 – Saturday, July 19, 2025
🕙 Tuesday – Friday | 10 AM – 3 PM:
- Educational sessions that help youth connect school subjects like ELA and Math to real-world business skills
- Hands-on lessons in budgeting, money math, saving, marketing, healthy money habits, branding, and public speaking
🛍️ Saturday, July 19 | Business Fair & Pitch Day!
- Our young moguls open their booths and sell their products/services
- Youth will also compete in a pitch competition for exciting prizes in categories such as:
🏆 Most Original Business Idea
🏆 Highest Business Potential
🏆 Best Presentation/Creativity
💼 We are proud to be supported by Acton Academy, the Acton School of Business, and our incredible sponsors, volunteers, and donors who believe in the power of youth entrepreneurship. From names like Robert F. Smith to Rihanna, to everyday small business owners—young people are learning that principled entrepreneurship builds stronger communities.
🎯 Join us for an inspiring week of learning, building, and celebrating the next generation of business leaders. Come support these brilliant young minds as they take charge of their futures!
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Hosted by
Ayreka Plowden
🗓️ Started hosting in 2024
✅ Identity verified
🚀 Has hosted 1 fair
Ayreka Plowden is the founder of Aje Noire Creations and a passionate entrepreneur, event coordinator, and community leader. With a focus on empowering youth, she creates opportunities that inspire creativity and business growth.
Ayreka brings her marketing expertise and logistics skills to events like the Youth Millionaire's Club: Children's Business Fair, where she supports the next generation of young entrepreneurs. Guided by values of honesty, integrity, and community, Ayreka is excited to connect with attendees and help these future business leaders shine.
Ayreka brings her marketing expertise and logistics skills to events like the Youth Millionaire's Club: Children's Business Fair, where she supports the next generation of young entrepreneurs. Guided by values of honesty, integrity, and community, Ayreka is excited to connect with attendees and help these future business leaders shine.
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.
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 many businesses will you accept?
We will accept up to 15 businesses.
We will accept up to 15 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.
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?
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.
Complete Registration at Tinyurl.com/YMCFay2025
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.
Complete Registration at Tinyurl.com/YMCFay2025
What is on the application?
The application asks kids to think through some simple, but important elements of their business:
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.
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 indoor event. Each business will be given (1) 6-foot table (to share with another business), and 1-2 chairs. Tablecloths will not be provided.
The fair will be an indoor event. Each business will be given (1) 6-foot table (to share with another business), and 1-2 chairs. Tablecloths will not be provided.
Will electricity be available?
Businesses requiring electricity be aware that outlets are limited.
Businesses requiring electricity be aware that outlets are limited.
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.
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.
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.
