$20 per booth + $10 per additional participant (this allows siblings to share a business or even split a table and have two separate businesses and still each receive a t-shirt). Maximum of 3 children at a booth.
What age children may participate?
4 - 12 years old (younger children are encouraged to partner up with an older sibling or friend)

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. Each child will receive a Holland Children's Business Fair t-shirt!

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?

Yes, but our primary goal in creating the business fair isn't to identify a winner, rather to give children the incredible experience of operating a business. However, our local "celebrity" judges will award several prizes at the end of the business fair.
What are some business ideas?
In our experience, the ideas are as varied as the children creating them. Some popular ideas: homemade slime or play-doh, chocolate dipped rice-krispy treats, lego cars, hair bows and pearler bead creations. The list could go on, but hopefully this gives you an idea of all the different ways your child could participate.
What if someone else has the same business idea?

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

The fair will be in the Holland Civic Center. Each business will be given a booth with a table and 2 chairs. Table cloths will NOT be provided. We are not able to accommodate businesses requiring electricity as we cannot guarantee your booth will be near an outlet.

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.

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.