Observe the opportunity for children to launch their very own startup business!

Kids develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy, and then open for customers at our one-day marketplace.

We will host up to 100 businesses at the 4th annual event in Downtown Frederick, MD on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 12:00-3:00 pm. We will be setting up along Carroll Creek, across from the C. Burr Artz Library located at 110 E Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701.

The fair is open to children 6-17 years old, or up to 12th grade for Frederick County Public School students.

This event is sponsored by Acton Academy, the Acton School of Business, and the generous support of our donors and volunteers.  We all believe that principled entrepreneurs are heroes and role models for the next generation.

This event is being coordinated by the Global STEM + AR Outreach Foundation, Inc, whose mission is to promote awareness, stimulate interest, support, and make available engaging interdisciplinary activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Arts, and Reading.

Whether an entrepreneur is famous or they are one of the thousands of unsung business owners across this country, these are the people who make sacrifices to innovate, create jobs and serve their communities.