Acton Children's Business Fair at Arrow Accelerated Academy

Dear Kidpreneurs and Families,

Due to an unforeseen loss of event space, Arrow Accelerated Academy will be canceling the Acton Children’s BUsiness fair on Saturday, June 30th, 2024. We truly appreciate your enthusiasm for supporting young entrepreneurs and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause your family.

The good news is that Acton Children's Business Fairs take place all over our area (and the world) throughout the year. Please visit the Acton Children’s Business Fair website to find dates for local fairs in Naperville and Geneva!

Your $25 table reservation fee will be refunded to you via Omella. Please look for that refund in the next 7-10 days.

Thank you for your patience and understanding regarding these changes.

Gratefully,

The Acton Children’s Business Fair @ Arrow Accelerated Academy Team

https://www.arrowacton.com/so/d0P03PuUH?languageTag=en

Register for the Children's Business Fair! Join us at Arrow Accelerated Academy's 4th Annual Acton Children's Business Fair Saturday, June 29th, 2024 We're looking forward to another year of welcoming 50+ kidpreneurs at their very own vendor booths!

Registration is now open for our fair on June 29th!

Register for the Children's Business Fair! Join us at Arrow Accelerated Academy's 4th Annual Acton Children's Business Fair Saturday, June 29th, 2024 We're looking forward to another year of welcoming 50+ kidpreneurs at their very own vendor booths!

This year’s kidprenuers and judges!

Thank you so much to our kid vendors and visitors who came out to make this year’s fair awesome! These young people are so inspiring!

Congratulations to our prize winners!
Best Booth Design: Sticks and Stones and Ronan and Leon’s Plant Stand
Best Customer Service: Heishi ‘R’ Us and MJ and Mia’s Bakery

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT!

Ring and Keychain Kingdom will be returning to the fair this year with these pieces! Visit their booth to get a closer look!

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

Nalin, owner of Nalibop, is returning to the fair this year with her handmade creations! Stop by her booth to see her impressive work!

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT!

Made by Kids, Sold by Kids, Loved by Everyone will be at Saturday's fair! Here is a preview of some of what these creative young people have to offer at their table!

Let's welcome these businesses to this year's fair!

Art for Hope
Beautiful Blooms
Pin-teresting
A-E
Greener on This Side
Cafe Pastry

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT!

This green-thumbed duo will be at the Business Fair at Arrow Accelerated Academy on Saturday! Check them out at their booth, Ronan and Leon's Plants!

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT!

We're excited to welcome Sticks and Stones to our fair for a second year! Abigail and Charlotte found local success as young entrepreneurs last year! Read more about them here: https://www.nctv17.org/news/naperville-tweens-grow-garden-stake-business/?fbclid=IwAR2jFtZd8Ra2kskHoU05JplR6E8fjaLRJm19hhN9EJ2EcMoBaBcG3595EQM

So far, we have 23 kid-run businesses joining us at this year's Children's Business Fair on July 22nd!

Me & My Bracelets
Aiden's Awesome 3D Printed Puzzles
Amelia Hawk Books
Ring & Keychain Kingdom
Izzy's Creations
Black Cat Fruit Jewelry
Myra's Creations
Nalibop
Made by Kids Sold by Kids Loved by Everyone
Boh's Goody Stand
Sticks and Stones
Wild Moose Apothecary
Sweet Occasions
Amelia & MJ's Bakery
Chill Zone Snow Cones
Charmed: Bracelets by Brooke
Cameron's Cakesicles
Cakes and Company
Sparkle Bracelets
Ronan and Leon's Plants
Heishi 'R' Us
AJD Perler

Welcome, kidpreneurs!

We still have some booths available for kidpreneurs to participate in our Children's Business Fair on July 22nd! The deadline has been extended to July 15th! Reserve your child's booth today!

Children's Business Fair | Arrow Academy: An Acton Academy Each year, children build businesses from the ground up. Arrow Academy is an Acton Academy in Naperville. We are a PreK-12 Montessori-inspired private school serving Naperville, Wheaton, Aurora, Plainfield, Glen Ellyn, Lisle, Downers Grove and more.

https://www.arrowacton.com/so/e5OadoF_7?languageTag=en

Our Business Bootcamp is the perfect way to get ready for the Children's Business Fair! Last call to join the camp that starts on Monday, July 10th!

Last Call for Session #2 Quest Camps! Arrow Accelerated Academy's camp sessions allow campers to experience one of the coolest parts of Acton learning: Quests! During these two-week sessions, learners will immerse themselves in a hands-on project related to the theme of the camp!

What's the Children's Business Fair all about? See for yourself!

Join us at the Acton Acton Children's Business Fair at Arrow Accelerated Academy on Saturday, July 22nd from 10am-12:30pm.

Applications are now open for kidpreneurs!

Children's Business Fair Started by Acton Academy in Austin TX, Children's Business Fairs are popping up all around the country. Join us May 21, 2016, for Ann Arbor's first annual Ch...

Applications are now open for this year's fair!

Children's Business Fair | Arrow Academy: An Acton Academy Each year, children build businesses from the ground up. Arrow Academy is an Acton Academy in Naperville. We are a PreK-12 Montessori-inspired private school serving Naperville, Wheaton, Aurora, Plainfield, Glen Ellyn, Lisle, Downers Grove and more.

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Acton Children's Business Fair The Children's Business Fair gives enterprising young people an opportunity to bring their business ideas to life.

The Acton Children's Business Fair at Arrow Accelerated Academy is busy getting ready for this year's fair!

Save the date for July 22nd, 2023 and stay tuned for more information about how to apply!

👋Oh hey! Can you help us out?

Arrow Accelerated Academy only has a few spots remaining for next year, and we're looking for some extraordinary learners and their families to fill them.

Do you know any kids who...
-have a desire to be challenged academically
-feel frustrated or "held back" by traditional academic opportunities
-are deeply curious about their world and willing to take the time to search for the answers to their questions
-can take an initial set of instructions or "call to action" and run with it
-are a problem solvers (and can figure out a solution when they hit a roadblock without immediately asking an adult for help)
-participate actively in discussions and enjoy friendly debate
-are willing to strive for mastery (they want to learn from their mistakes and try again)
-can handle having a great deal of freedom and choice in their daily routine
-enjoy being given important responsibilities
-have leadership qualities that need to be fostered

Spots are filling, but... ...we still have a few openings reserved for extraordinary learners and their families.

The judges made their rounds, and the winners of this year’s prizes were announced!

Most Original Idea: The Kid’s Den
Best Booth Design: Nalibop
Best Overall Food: NoLac
Beat Overall Arts/Crafts: The Wild Moose Apothecary

ALL of our young entrepreneurs did an amazing job today! We hope they feel so proud!

Thank you to our judges!
/ .sarafunk

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT!

Allie would be so grateful if you can visit her booth “The Wild Life” at the Acton Children’s Business Fair! She has been working so hard and would love if you can come check out her art work, created to spread the word and save endangered species! Plus, half of the proceeds go to ‘saving wildlife’ organizations!

Her artwork includes all hand-made stickers, bumper stickers, & magnets including drawings and diamond art painting! We hope to see you there! :)

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT!

This brother & sister duo (Vaibhav & Vaishnavi) has been working hard this summer to present you with some great and affordable gifts for your loved ones. They have been honing their skills to come up with a variety of products like beaded pens, barded garden stakes, magnets, bracelets, diamond painted keychains and macrame wall hangings. Visit their booth, "Made By Kids, Sold by Kids, Loved by Everyone" at the fair TOMORROW!

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT!

Zoya is the 10-year-old owner of Zizzle's Sweet Art. She's returning to the fair for the second time to show off her colorful artwork! Stop by her booth TOMORROW to shop this young artist's booth!

Did you know building businesses from the ground up is just one of the AMAZING things that our learners at Arrow Accelerated Academy do EVERY DAY at our school?

Last month, our learners spent three weeks building a business plan, prototyping their products, and exploring marketing tactics before pitching their business proposals "Shark Tank Style" in front of local entrepreneurs, families, and friends.

Does this sound like the type of hands-on learning your child would LOVE to do? Let's talk! www.arrowacton.com

Special thanks again to these local entrepreneurs:
Alysha - Sha Salon Co.
David - BJJ Lab Elmhurst
Zachary - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-burgart-24b78273/

JUDGE'S SPOTLIGHT!

Bridget is the owner of Red Hive Market in Batavia, Illinois. She launched her business in 2019, just months before the start of the pandemic, and had to quickly adapt her business to meet the needs of consumers during and after a global pandemic. Bridget is proud to represent a female and Latina-owned local business!

What is the best part of being an entrepreneur? The best part of being an entrepreneur is the opportunity to support our community! As owner of Red Hive Market, if I want to donate to our local PTOs, for example, I don't have to ask for permission from 'corporate' --- as long as it's in our budget, we just do it!

What is the most challenging part of being an entrepreneur? The most challenging part of entrepreneurship is keeping up with changing trends. This includes changes in technology - do we have the most efficient POS (point of sale) system? Are we keeping up with social media demands? How else can we reach online shoppers?

What advice do you have for young entrepreneurs? My advice to young entrepreneurs is DON'T GIVE UP! If what you're currently doing isn't working, PIVOT! Change it up...but don't throw in the towel!

Learn more about Bridget & Red Hive Market here:
👉 https://www.facebook.com/RedHiveMarket/
👉 https://redhivemarket.com/

JUDGE'S SPOTLIGHT!

Sara comes from a long line of entrepreneurs, and knows what it takes to succeed as a business owner. Sara has put her entrepreneurial talents to work in many different areas, from working to build a law firm, start a coffee shop, manage a franchise, and being an advocate for the importance of consuming clean food and products!

What is the best part of being an entrepreneur? The best part about being an entrepreneur is the respect you get when you tell people that. People know the risk it takes, money, blood sweat and tears it takes and I would save not many have the mental bandwidth to endure the emotions that come with handling all of that. The thing is, you don't even start out with much in all respects but you earn it all with time and momentum. That, and I would say if you can find the right balance in conducting your own business and have freedom to be home by 5pm for dinner with your family, then that's success.

What is the most challenging part of being an entrepreneur? The most challenging part about being an entrepreneur is to get your mind practicing on how to constantly adapt to new changes. The world, yourself and your business should never stop evolving in order to keep up and therefore never should you. I remember when we had franchised a Canadian Market & Deli into the States, we had multiple conversations about how we had to bring our solid concept, yet conform slightly to the local community in order to better serve them. We saw the proof in the pudding when we opened on day 1 at $500 in sales and exactly 3 years later, we were pushing a $1Million in sales. If we didn't adapt to our surroundings, we would've closed our doors sooner. I'm glad we didn't give up.

What advice do you have for young entrepreneurs? My best advice would be, first, to always read. Read business in your field and from others that aren't even relative. You never know what you can learn from that person or obstacle on their journey. Secondly, always be ready to look up and connect with people. Robots are never going to buy from you. It will be people. It will be your surrounding and nowadays global community who are connecting with your services and products. We've come to a place where we constantly have our phones in our faces. Whatever it is, budget your time accordingly for that. But when you're in public, be ready to make eye contact, remember peoples' names and faces, and truly connect on what brought you all to that very moment.

Learn more about Sara Funk here:
👉 https://www.instagram.com/mrs.sarafunk/
👉 https://www.facebook.com/mrs.sarafunk
👉 https://www.mudandchar.com/

JUDGE'S SPOTLIGHT!

Francesca is a financial advisor, doing work to help people figure out the best ways to spend and save their money. She helps people plan for their future so they can achieve the goals they have for themselves and their families.

What is the best part of being an entrepreneur? Being able to see the difference your work makes in the lives of others. When I was in corporate roles, I accomplished a lot, but I was removed from customers.

What is the most challenging part of being an entrepreneur? Knowing when to take a break. Your efforts are DIRECTLY tied to your success in entrepreneurship, but it's important to take care of yourself too.

What advice do you have for young entrepreneurs? Understand the differences between hobbies, side hustles, and full-time employment. Taking the leap to running your business is exciting and seems very attractive; just make sure you're doing it for the right reasons.

Learn more about Edward Jones-Financial Advisor: Francesca Vanderwall here:
👉 https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/financial-advisor/francesca-vanderwall
👉 https://www.facebook.com/EJAdvisorFrancescaVanderwall/
👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/fvanderwall/

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT!

Kamila is the owner of Kamila's Art. Check out the beautiful work of this 11-year-old artist! This is a booth you won't want to miss at Saturday's Fair!