The OBV Kid$ Bi$ 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.

Start with our resources page. Read inspiring stories about other young entrepreneurs and play games to hone your business skills.

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.

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?

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.

The fair will be a an in door event with booths. Each business will be given a booth with 1 chair (please bring your own table). Table cloths will not be provided.

We can make arrangements if given an advance notice. Hit us up at orlandobalvihar@gmail.com and we'll try our best to support you.
Is there a cost to register for the booth application?
Yes, to cover the basic operational costs we request a nominal charge of $10 which is due at the time of registration. As a participant, you are also required to wear the Kid$ Bi$ T-shirt which is an additional charge of $7 if purchased before June 30, 2023.
How do I place an order for Kid$ Bi$ T-shirts and how much does it cost?
All the participating kids entrepreneurs are required to wear the Kid$ Bi$ T-shirts for the upcoming event. This will allow for our judges and media to spot your entrepreneurs easily and help encourage our sponsors to get the spotlight and help award the winners. Thanks to our sponsors, the shirt now costs only $7. We will close order acceptance form on June 30, after which the door price will be $15.
T-shirt Order forms :https://forms.gle/YQLT4ejA1YE5GrCp8

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.

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.