Acton Children's Business Fair Arlington, VA
Saturday, November 10, 2018
10:00AM - 1:00AM
Up to 24 businesses
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The Village School: An Acton Academy is hosting this event for local young entrepreneurs. We are a team of passionate teachers, mentors, and parents, who want our children to learn about entrepreneurship in a practical and fun way.
To learn more about The Village School, visit https://www.villageschoolnova.org/.
BUSINESS FAIR DETAILS
The Children's Business Fair is a one-day market for children, ages 6-14, to showcase their very own business. Each business will apply online, informing the fair volunteers of their business plan. This is an opportunity for the children to learn about business and entrepreneurship, so we stress the importance of allowing the children to make decisions about their business, and to do as much of the work on their own as possible.
On the day of the event, each business will be given a booth with an 8-foot table to share with one other business to set up their products and displays. The fair will open to the public from 10:00am-1:00pm.
During the fair, judges will observe the businesses, and interview the children running businesses. Prizes will be awarded to the best businesses by age and category.
14 booths participating
Dinkra Stylez
B.E.beachy
And 12 others.
Frequently asked questions
The Acton Children’s Business Fair inspires children to discover their inner entrepreneur. This event is part of the largest entrepreneurship movement for kids in North America, which gives children the opportunity to showcase their very own businesses at a one-day market.
Participants must be ages 6-14 on the date of the fair.
Start with our resources (https://www.childrensbusinessfair.org/resources) page. Read inspiring stories about other young entrepreneurs and play games to hone your business skills.
Applications, along with a $20 application fee, 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 t-shirt 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 an outdoor event with booths. Each business will be given a booth with an 8-foot table (to share with one other business), and 1-2 chairs. Table cloths will not be provided. We are not able to accommodate businesses requiring electricity.
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.
