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Kidpreneurs Fair PA-2023
Saturday, October 28, 2023
12:00PM - 4:00PM
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About the fair
Kids: you can be the next Elon Musk or Oprah Winfrey!
Whether you develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy, and then open for customers at our one-day marketplace—or simply come to observe others' businesses—you'll learn about what it takes to be an entrepreneur and meet other budding entrepreneurs. Our goal is to help you develop "entrepreneurial thinking" so that when you're older and ready to start your own business, you'll know how!
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.
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.
Event Details
We will host 80 booths at the 2nd Kidpreneurs Fair to be held at the HACC Foundation Cooper Student Center, 1 HACC Drive, Harrisburg, PA-17110, October 28th, 2023, 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
A nominal cost of $25 per booth will be charged. Payments will be accepted at the day of the Fair at the sign in booth.
Hosted By
This event is hosted by Ashruta Shettar and Pradeep Patil-IT professionals and passionate parents of twin 7 year old girls. They strongly believe that entrepreneurship teaches life skills that can be used across any professions in future. They believe in inculcating these skills in the youngsters very early and are trying to give Kidpreneurs Fair as an opportunity to do so.
A nominal cost of $25 per booth will be charged. Payments will be accepted at the day of the Fair at the sign in booth.
Hosted By
This event is hosted by Ashruta Shettar and Pradeep Patil-IT professionals and passionate parents of twin 7 year old girls. They strongly believe that entrepreneurship teaches life skills that can be used across any professions in future. They believe in inculcating these skills in the youngsters very early and are trying to give Kidpreneurs Fair as an opportunity to do so.
Sponsored By
The event is sponsored by Sugaring NYC-Harrisburg and co sponsored by 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.
Application Guidelines
- Please submit one application for each business. (Children working as a group may submit one
- application with all children’s info.)
- The competition will be judged in the following SIX age categories: Ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-16.
- If children of different age groups prepare a booth together, they will be judged in the age group of the oldest participant.
- There will be NO soliciting personal/individual business sponsors for your child's product.
- Water and Sodas cannot be sold as a business
- Please note that you may help your child fill out the booth application, but depending on their age, they are expected to do as much as possible by themselves.
- We will begin to notify accepted applicants in early September , and will continue to receive applicants until we reach our cap of 80 businesses.
Hosted by
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We are passionate budding entrepreneurs, IT professionals ,and parents of twin 7 year old girls, who want our kids and the community children to learn about entrepreneurship in a practical and fun way. The goal of Kidpreneurs Fair PA is to conduct many more competitions for young kids giving them a platform to grow and prosper.
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.
How many businesses will you accept?
We will accept up to 100 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?
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 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 a tented outdoor event with booths. Each business will be given a booth with an 8-foot table (to share with one other business), full-cover tenting, and 1-2 chairs. Table cloths will not be provided. We are not able to accommodate businesses requiring electricity.
Will electricity be available?
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 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.
