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The Wichita 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.

Any child between the ages of 6 and 12 who has a business idea they want to bring to life.

Wonder does. We’re a school right here in Wichita serving children ages 3 to 18.

We start with a Montessori preschool and lead into a modern one‑room schoolhouse for elementary through high school, where learners hold Socratic discussions, take on real‑world apprenticeships, and work on hands‑on projects.

We’re dedicated to inspiring each child to see life as a Hero’s Journey, where someone with curiosity and character can find a calling that changes the world.

Learn more about Wonder

The idea to host a Children’s Business Fair first originated from Acton Academy in Austin, TX. Since its inception in 2007, the fair has grown into the largest entrepreneurship event for kids in North America.

Wonder is bringing the event to Wichita to help children discover their entrepreneurial abilities and showcase their startups to the community. The fair is designed to encourage children to take risks, solve problems, and use innovative thinking.

Start with our resources page. Read tips for starting a business and business ideas for children, and play games to hone your business skills.

The 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.

Apply for a booth

The application asks children 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 or service? How much will each one cost you?
• How will you pay for your startup costs? If someone is helping you with those costs, how will you pay that person back?
• How will you advertise or 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 do our best to separate similar businesses.

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.

The fair will be a tented outdoor event with 100+ booths. Each business will be given a 10’x10’ tent with one 8‑foot table.

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

There is a $10 booth fee. The money is used for cash prizes awarded in each age group (6–7, 8–10, and 11–12) based on the following categories:

• Most Business Potential
• Most Original Business Idea
• Best Presentation / Creativity