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.

Start with our resources page. 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.

Each business will be given a booth (please bring your own tent+ table + chair). Table cloths will not be provided.
Will electricity be available?

Unfortunately, we are not able to provide electricity to the booths.
What is the check in time for the booth Entrepreneurs?

Check-in Time: 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Open to Public: 10 AM
Event Wrap-up: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location 150 N New York Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789-3116, United States

Yes! There is a $25 registration fee to help cover event operating costs. All participants are also required to purchase a Kid$ Bi$ T-shirt, which is sold separately.

Is the Kid$ Bi$ T-shirt mandatory?

Yes! 👕 All young entrepreneurs must wear the official Kid$ Bi$ T-shirt during the fair. This helps judges, sponsors, and event organizers easily identify participants. As part of the registeration, you get 1 Tshirt with each booth. For additional Tshirt you'd have to buy another tshirt.

T-shirt Pricing:

$15 when ordered by November 10, 2026.

$20 for orders placed after November 10, 2026.

⚠️ T-shirts are mandatory for all participants.

👉 Order Your T-shirt Here

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The T-shirt serves as a uniform for all participants, creating a sense of unity and identity among the attendees. It also helps organizers and staff easily identify participants during the event, ensuring smooth coordination and assistance, especially helping the judges to identify which booth participants to judge for.

The $25 booth registration fee includes one official Kid$ Bi$ T-shirt. Every participating child must wear the official 2026 event T-shirt.

Booth Registration: Pay $25 Here

Additional T-Shirts: $15 each through November 10, 2026; $20 afterward. Order Here

Early Bird Deadline: November 10, 2026. Booth registration prices will increase after this date.

The registration fee helps cover event costs and can be a great first business expense for young entrepreneurs to include in their startup budget!

How can I sponsor your event?
Sponsorships are essential for the success of our event and help provide a valuable experience for all participants. Here are the Sponsorship Packages (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h-RIb1uczZwbWJRf3_uaKlD4fGVFCKab/view?usp=sharing) for your reference. Please review them and reach out to orlandobalvihar@gmail.com, if you have any questions.

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.