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✨ 1st place: Dots Jewelry | ✨ 2nd place: Brianna Essential | ✨ 3rd place: Diary of Naya
🎉 Congratulations to the winners!
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Saturday, June 1, 2024
12:00PM - 8:00PM
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About the fair
Being an entrepreneur is like being a fun inventor. You take your coolest ideas, bring them to life, and share the fun with everyone!
Join us for a one-day fair where children can explore the thrilling opportunity to launch their very own startup business.
Kids will have the opportunity to invent their own brand, create cool products or services, develop marketing strategies, and launch their business on June 1, 2024. We are excited to host 10 booths at our first business fair, in partnership with the Old West End Festival in Toledo, Ohio.
If you're ready to start your own business journey, click the link above and sign up now!
Proudly sponsored by Acton Academy, the Acton School of Business, Boss Business Beauties, K3 Eventz, and Kids With Cents. We believe entrepreneurs are champions and role models for the next generation.
Hosted by
Marketa Roberts
🗓️ Started hosting in 2024
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🚀 Has hosted 1 fair
We are a team of passionate entrepreneurs, educators, mentors, and parents, committed to making entrepreneurship an exciting and practical learning adventure for our children.
10 booths participating
Dots Jewelry
Slime time
And 8 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.
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 8-10 businesses.
We will accept up to 8-10 businesses.
Where should I begin?
Begin your Journey on our resources page. Read inspiring stories about other young entrepreneurs and engage in fun games to sharpen your business skills.
Begin your Journey on our resources page. Read inspiring stories about other young entrepreneurs and engage in fun games to sharpen your business skills.
How do I apply? Can I apply as part of a group?
An 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.
An 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:
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? No Worries. We usually let things sort themselves out in the market. However, if another applicant has a similar idea, we'll inform later entrants so they can decide their next steps.
Two cupcake businesses? No Worries. We usually let things sort themselves out in the market. However, if another applicant has a similar idea, we'll inform later entrants so they can decide their next steps.
How will the fair be set up?
Each business will be given a booth with an 6-foot table and 1-2 chairs. Table cloths will be provided. We are not able to accommodate businesses requiring electricity.
Each business will be given a booth with an 6-foot table and 1-2 chairs. Table cloths will 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.
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.
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. Kids With Cents teamed up with ACBF to bring this awesome fair to Toledo, Ohio!
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. Kids With Cents teamed up with ACBF to bring this awesome fair to Toledo, Ohio!
