Children's Business Fair Cleveland, Ohio
Up to 50 businesses
Applications are closed
RSVP as a shopperWe recently hosted a workshop at the MidTown Collaborative where we explored things the children already like to do and taught them how to make money doing it! We equipped them with knowledge about starting a business, establishing a brand, creating a sales pitch and how to sell to customers!
Sunday, October 11th they will be provided with a free booth where they can come up with fun and creative ways to display their products and/or services for guests and earn money during the event.
There will be music, games, performances, free cotton candy and the kids have great things to share! We are giving away gift cards to customers as a thank you for supporting our kids! Patrons who support at least THREE entrepreneurs will be entered into a raffle to win TWO LOWER LEVEL CLEVELAND CAVALIERS TICKETS TO THE NEW YEARS EVE GAME AGAINST THE LA CLIPPERS! We hope you will come on out and support our youth doing something positive in the community!
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Frequently asked questions
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.
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.
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 an indoor event with booths. Each business will be given a booth with an 6-foot table and 2 chairs.
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.
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.
