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.

We will accept up to 50 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 5 participants per business.

VENMO $30 Booth fee (non-refundable) to @northtxactoncbf please note the child's name and the name of their business.

All fees include 1 t-shirt and vendor space. Prize money will be presented to the top award winning businesses of the Fair. **We have given away over $225 at every Fair we have hosted**

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.

The fair will take place outdoors in a festive, open-air marketplace. Each business will be provided a booth space to showcase their business. Families should plan to bring a 6–8 foot table or display, along with chairs. Tents are optional but encouraged for shade and presentation.

With the support of additional sponsors, we hope to provide tables and chairs for our vendors in the future. Please help us spread the word to local businesses and organizations interested in supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs!  We will notify you before if we are able to provide these!

Unfortunately, we are not able to provide electricity to the booths.

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.