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Calling All KIDPRENEURS!! It's your time to shine!
Hosted by
Annie Young
🗓️ Started hosting in 2021
✅ Identity verified
🚀 Has hosted 3 fairs
Macaroni Kid publishes hyper-local e-newsletters and websites featuring events, activities, products, and places for parents, kids, and families. We connect our families to our communities with programming and resources that benefit kids and local families.
Our children's business fair team also consists of local parents, teachers, and entrepreneurs who want our children to learn about entrepreneurship in a practical and fun way.
39 booths participating
Game Goods
Crocs chic co.
And 37 others.
📣
Calling All KIDPRENEURS!! It's your time to shine!
Macaroni KID Santa Ana Children's Business Fair
Sunday, November 17, 2024
11:00AM - 2:00PM
Currently accepting applications 🏁
Apply to the fair
About the fair
Macaroni KID Santa Ana in partnership with the Heritage Museum of OC presents the opportunity for our children (ages 6-16) to launch their very own startup business!
Kids develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy, and then open for customers at our one-day marketplace.
We will host up to 50 booths at the annual event at the Heritage Museum on Sunday, 11/17/24 from 11am – 2pm. There is a fee of $10 per business. When your application is approved we will send you an invoice.
This event is sponsored by Acton Academy, the Acton School of Business, 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 Elon Musk or Oprah Winfrey 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
Annie Young
🗓️ Started hosting in 2021
✅ Identity verified
🚀 Has hosted 3 fairs
Macaroni Kid publishes hyper-local e-newsletters and websites featuring events, activities, products, and places for parents, kids, and families. We connect our families to our communities with programming and resources that benefit kids and local families.
Our children's business fair team also consists of local parents, teachers, and entrepreneurs who want our children to learn about entrepreneurship in a practical and fun way.
39 booths participating
Game Goods
Crocs chic co.
And 37 others.
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 kids in North America, this one-day market gives children the opportunity to showcase their very own businesses.
How many businesses will you accept?
We will accept up to 50 businesses.
Where should I begin?
Start with our resources page. Read inspiring stories about other young entrepreneurs and play games to hone your business skills.
How do I apply? Can I apply as part of a group?
Application must be submitted online. School groups may apply but the completion is open to individual kid booths. We will invoice you for the $10 booth fee after we approve your application.
Children working as a group (or part of their school/organization) should submit one application that includes each child’s information. Contact us for further instructions if you have more than 3 children per booth.
Children working as a group (or part of their school/organization) should submit one application that includes each child’s information. Contact us for further instructions if you have more than 3 children per booth.
What is on the application?
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?
What if someone else has the same business idea?
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.
How will the fair be set up?
The fair will be a outdoor event with booths. Each business will be given a booth space and 2 hours before the event in order to set up. Tables, chairs, EZ ups and table cloths will not be provided. Please contact us at anniey@macaronikid.com if you would like to rent some tables/chairs.
Will electricity be available?
Please contact anniey@macaronikid.com if you require electricity.
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.
