Soy Clever Candle Company and Clayton Macaroni Kid will host The 1st Annual Johnston County Acton Children's Business Fair on Small Business Saturday, November 24, 2018

1. ACTON CHILDREN'S BUSINESS FAIR
INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE
EVERYWHERETOSTARTYOUNG
AND MAKEYOURMARK!
THE JOHNSTON
COUNTY
Children's Business Fair

2. LARGEST
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EVENT FOR KIDS IN
NORTH AMERICA
WHAT IS
ACTON?
ACTON CHILDREN'S BUSINESS FAIR IS
THE PHILANTHROPIC ARM OF THE
ACTON ACADEMY AND ACTON MBA
PROGRAMS. THE PURPOSE OF THE
PHILANTHROPY IS TO PROMOTE
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AMONG
CHILDREN AND TO HELP THEM FIND
THEIR PERSONAL MISSION IN LIFE.
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.
BUSINESSES
CREATED AND
LAUNCHED
ENTIRELY BY
CHILDREN
ONE-DAY FAIRS
HAPPEN AROUND
THE WORLD

3. HOW DID THE
FAIR GETSTARTED?
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.

4. HOW MANY
BUSINESSES
WILL BE THERE?
CURRENTLY, WE ARE PLANNING ON 20-
25 LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS TO TAKE
PART IN THE EVENT
WHEN WILL IT
TAKE PLACE?
WE HAVE THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE THIS EVENT EXTRA SPECIAL AND
HOLD IT ON:
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 24, 2018
WHERE WILL IT
TAKE PLACE?
STILL TO BE DETERMINED, WE WILL HAVE
A LOCATION BY END OF MARCH

5. WHY SMALL
BUSINESS
SATURDAY?
WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
BUZZ GENERATED AROUND THIS
GROWING YEARLY EVENT AND
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SHOP EXTRA
SMALL, SHOP THE CHILDREN'S
BUSINESS FAIR AND SUPPORT LOCAL
"KIDPRENEURS" IN THEIR BUSINESS
ENDEAVORS.

6. FROM
LEMONADE
STAND TO
LEMONADE
COMPANY
Mikaila Ulmer is CEO of Me & the
Bees Lemonade, a company she
launched at the Acton Children's
Business Fair in Austin, Texas,
when she was 4. Ulmer, now 10,
bot les and sel s BeeSweet
Lemonade at Whole Foods and
other stores in Austin and donates
a portion of profits to the
protection of honeybees. Ulmer
appeared on Shark Tank in March
2015.

7. HOW CAN YOU
GET INVOLVED?
SPONSORSHIPS,
DONORS, AND
SERVICE PROVIDERS

8. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Elementary
$250 or
$500
In Kind
Donation
Middle
School
$500 or
$1000
In Kind
Donation
High School
$1000 or
$2000
In Kind
Donation
Sponsor's name
and logo on
website
Sponsor's name
and logo in
program
Sponsor's willget
a booth in
Sponsor's Zone
Elementary
Package +
Sponsor's name
and logo on
banner and
Marketing
Material
Sponsor'swill be
highlighted on
all social media
Middle School
Package +
Sponsor's willbe
featured in
Clayton Macaroni
Kid
Sponsor's name
and logo as
presenter on
signage
Sponsor's will
have an
opportunity to
speakat event

9. WHAT WILL MONEY
BE USED FOR?
ALL MONEY RAISED ALONG WITH ANY IN KIND DONATIONS WILL GO
TOWARD MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE JOCO CHILDREN'S BUSINESS
FAIR , SUCH AS:
VENUES FOR FAIR AND INFORMATION WORKSHOP;
MARKETING AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE EVENT;
FOOD AND ADDITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT;
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY TO PROMOTE FAIR;
PRIZES; AND
ENSURING THE CHILDREN'S BUSINESS FAIR IS A SUCCESS.
OUR GOAL IS TO OFFER THIS FAIR ANNUALLY AND INSPIRE KIDS ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTY TO GET INVOLVED, SO IT IS IMPERATIVE THE
FIRST IS WELL ATTENDED AND WELL KNOWN. YOUR SPONSORSHIP
AND DONATIONS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THE EVENTS SUCCESS THIS
YEAR AND FOR YEARS TO COME.
IMAGINE HO W MANY KIDS LIVES WE CAN CHANGE TOGETHER BY
ENCOURAGING THEIR CREATIVITY AND EMPOWERING THEM WITH THE
TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO PUT THAT CREATIVE THINKING TO GOOD
USE.

10. IF GOOGLE
TEACHES YOU
ANYTHING, IT’S
THAT SMALL
IDEAS CAN BE BIG.
–BEN SILBERMANN, PINTEREST

11. OTHER WAYSTO
GET INVOLVED
Perhaps you can't sponsor the
Children's Business Fair
as a donor, but would like to help in other
ways. W h a t can you do?
DONATE A
PRODUCT OR
SERVICE
VOLUNTEER
YOUR TIME
HELP OUTAT
THE EVENT
W e need help with everything from
speaking at our Information workshop to
handing out flyers
W e need event staff to help set up and
tear down, park and direct traffic and a
mascot.
Do you have something to offer that will
really make the event extra special, let us
know!

12. BE A PART OF
SOMETHING
EXTRAORDINARY,
BE A SPONSOR
AND HELPTHESE
KIDS SOAR!
THERE'S AHIGHER
RISK OF HEART
PROBLEMS AMONG
THOSE WHO DON'T
LIKE THEIRJOBS

13. SOY CLEVER CANDLE COMPANY
THANK
YOU
CLAYTONMACARONI KID