Acton Children's Business Fair Provo, UT
Saturday, June 15, 2019
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Up to 36 businesses
Electricity available
This fair has ended
Welcome to the Children's Business Fair!
The Children's Business Fair is exactly what it sounds like – a fair of business run entirely by kids. Kids develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy, and then open for customers at our one-day marketplace.
- Workshop 1: Pricing & Costs - Monday, June 10th, 6pm-7:30pm
- Workshop 2: Perfecting My Sales Pitch – Wednesday, June 12th, 6pm-7:30pm.
Find additional details in the About and FAQ sections above, then be sure to get your application in before spots fill up!
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Slope School is part of the Acton Academy network — hailed by the US education secretary as a leading model of K-12 innovation in the United States.
We believe it is the most nurturing, deep-learning, student-centered learning environment in the world, and we're thrilled to share it with intentional families in our community.
Find out more at: www.slope.school
1 booth participating
Lemonade and Cookies
Frequently asked questions
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.
The application deadline is May 31st, though all spots may fill up before then!
A panel of entrepreneur judges will award cash prizes in three categories:
Most original business idea
Best presentation
Highest business potential
There are two age groups for prizes:
9 and under
10-13
In lieu of an application fee, all ACCEPTED business ideas will need to pay a participation fee of $10.
Start with our resources page (https://www.childrensbusinessfair.org/resources). 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 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.
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.
