📣 ⚠️ Attention: Little Bosses Business Expo Payment must be made within 24 hours of applying for your application to be approved. Unpaid applications will be denied. Payment: $45 Zelle Request link for credit card No food & drink vendors — Baked goods, bottled drinks welcome🧁

Little Bosses Acton Children's Business Fair

Saturday, July 11, 2026

12:00PM - 3:00PM

Courtyard by Marriott Fort Lauderdale North/Cypress Creek

2440 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, US

Up to 25 businesses

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Rated 3.0★ by participating families

About the fair

Our Fair will be held at Courtyard By Marriott Fort Lauderdale.

Observe the opportunity for children to launch their very own business!

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

This event is sponsored by Acton Academy, 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 Steve Jobs or Sara Blakely 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

Kathyann Nicolas

🗓️ Started hosting in 2024

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Hi, I'm Kathyann! Raised by entrepreneurs, I saw firsthand how owning a business can spark growth and freedom. When my 5-year-old daughter expressed her own entrepreneurial dreams, I was overjoyed. We discovered Acton Children's Business Fair, and it was a game-changer. Now, I'm passionate about empowering other kids and their parents to turn their business ideas into reality.

11 booths participating

Karina craft and coffee

The Salaam Sister's Shop

And 9 others.

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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 children in North America, this one-day market gives children the opportunity to showcase their very own businesses.

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 if someone else has the same business idea?

Two cupcake businesses? Not a problem. In general, we will let market forces play out.

How will the fair be set up?

The expo will be an indoor event. 6ft Table, chairs and table cloth will be provided. Businesses requiring electricity, please contact us.

What are the rules?

This event is designed to give children the experience of selling a product or service.

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.