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Acton Children's Business Fair Carbondale, IL

Saturday, May 5, 2018

1:00PM - 3:00PM

940 S Brehm Ln,

Up to 20 businesses

Electricity available

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About the fair
Students develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy, and then open for customers at our one-day marketplace. 

We will host 20 booths at the 1st annual event at Brehm Preparatory School in Carbondale, IL on Saturday, May 5th from 1-3 pm.

This event is sponsored by Brehm Preparatory School, Acton Academy- the Acton School of Business, and the generous support of our donors and volunteers.  We all believe that principled entrepreneurs are heroes and role models for the next generation.

Whether an entrepreneur is famous like Elon Musk or Oprah Winfrey or they are one of the thousands of unsung business owners across this country, these are the people who make sacrifices to innovate, create jobs and serve their communities.
Hosted by

Marian Appiah-Kubi

🗓️ Started hosting in 2018

🚀 Has hosted 1 fair

Brehm Preparatory School is a small, fully accredited, not-for-profit coeducational boarding school for students with learning disabilities or differences.
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Frequently asked questions

The Youth Business Fair is sponsored under the umbrella of the Acton Children’s Business Fair, which 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 fair will be an indoor event with booths. Each business will be given a booth with a table and 1-2 chairs. Table cloths will not be provided.

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.

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Acton Children's Business Fair admits hosts and participants of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to them. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its policies and programs.