Edmond hosts first Children’s Business Fair

Edmond’s inaugural Children’s Business Fair took place at the Edmond Railyard on June 4, bringing together entrepreneurial youth to sell their homemade or homegrown goods. The event was organized by Chisholm Creek Academy to encourage kids to launch their own startups.

To be considered for the event, the business owners aged six to 14 developed a brand, built a marketing strategy, and presented it to the organizers. Once approved, the students opened for business at the one-day marketplace, learning the ins and outs of customer service, product inventory, and entrepreneurship.

Children’s Business Fairs are organized nationwide, with the first event taking place in Austin, Texas in 2007. Since then, the fairs have hosted more than 56,000 young business owners in 371 cities and 16 countries.