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$25 Entrance fee per business
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Suisun City Children's Business Fair
Saturday, September 27, 2025
10:00AM - 2:00PM
Currently accepting applications 🏁
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About the fair
You're Invited to Experience the Power of Young Entrepreneurs!
Come witness the creativity and drive of Solano County’s youngest business minds as they launch their very own startup ventures!
Come witness the creativity and drive of Solano County’s youngest business minds as they launch their very own startup ventures!
At this one-day marketplace, students will showcase their work—developing a brand, creating products or services, building marketing plans, and selling directly to customers.
📍 71 Sunset Avenue, Suisun City
🗓️ Friday, September 27th | 10 AM – 2 PM
Featuring 25 youth-run business booths!
🗓️ Friday, September 27th | 10 AM – 2 PM
Featuring 25 youth-run business booths!
This inspiring event is sponsored by Acton Academy, the Acton School of Business, Mom Executives, and the generous support of local donors and volunteers. Each of us shares the belief that principled entrepreneurs are heroes and role models for the next generation.
Whether it's someone widely known like Sara Blakely (founder of Spanx) or Daymond John (founder of FUBU and Shark Tank investor), or one of the countless hardworking local business owners, these entrepreneurs make daily sacrifices to innovate, create jobs, and serve their communities.
Come support the future of Solano County—one young business at a time!
Hosted by
Katrina Garcia
🗓️ Started hosting in 2024
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12 booths participating
Nick's Cubes
Kim’s Kandi
And 10 others.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Suisun City Children’s Business Fair?
The Suisun City 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 25 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. 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.
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?
Each business will be given a table (to share with one other business), and 1-2 chairs. Table cloths will not be provided. We are not able to accommodate businesses requiring electricity.
Will electricity be available?
Unfortunately, we are not able to provide electricity to the booths.
What are the rules?
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.
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.
