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Kids running real businesses.

Every year our learners register businesses, design products, set prices and sell to real customers in Downtown Dublin. These clips are from the fair and the weeks of preparation behind it.

21 videos · filmed in our Dublin, Ohio studios

'How Learner-Driven Is It Really?' Eagles: Hold My Lemonade

For Valentine's Day the learners planned everything — fruit-eating contests, strawberry tossing, a blindfold challenge.

Save the Date: Young Entrepreneurs Launch Their Businesses

From handmade creations to creative services, this is where children take their first real risk.

The Courage It Takes to Stand Behind Your Own Booth

The nerves before the first customer. The pride when someone actually buys what you made.

What Courage Looked Like on Exhibition Day

MCing for the first time. Running the tech booth with zero experience. Courage shows up in more forms than you'd expect.

What Can Kids Actually Sell? | Children's Business Fair Columbus

Baked goods, handmade crafts, creative services. Young entrepreneurs turning ideas into real products in Dublin, Ohio.

Watching Your Child Greet Their First Customer

They stand behind the booth, explain what they made, forget what to say, and try again. That's the whole point.

Kids Registered a Real LLC With the State of Ohio

They chose a purpose, debated ideas, voted on a name, and filed the paperwork. Meet Honey Buns LLC.

Featured Business: Model & Munch | Pretzels and 3D Prints

Shop Model & Munch at the Children's Business Fair, Saturday 11am-2pm in Downtown Dublin at Riverside Crossing Park.

The Children's Business Fair Is a Family Day Out | Columbus OH

More than kid-run businesses — a community that believes in creativity, courage and hard work. Come and see.

Meet Emily, 11, Founder of Treat Wreaths LLC

She turned her love of dogs into a thriving business at the Acton Children's Business Fair in Columbus, Ohio.

A Lemonade Stand Is Never Just a Lemonade Stand

A sign, a cool outfit, and the courage to flag down cars. Creativity, confidence and real-world learning in action.

Bold Pitches, Brilliant Products | Young CEOs Show Up

One unforgettable day of courage, creativity and real-world learning at the Children's Business Fair.

Kids Set Pricing Strategy for the Children's Business Fair

Table setup, product design, pricing — our Eagles handled every piece of preparing a real business in teams.

Think It's Just Selling? These Kids Built a Brand

Creativity, collaboration, and turning a passion into a real product — just like The Powerpuff Girls team did.

Meet Roman, Young Author and Founder of Roman German LLC

He brought The Adventures of his own book series to life at the Acton Children's Business Fair in Columbus, Ohio.

What If Your Child Could Launch a Business at Six?

Instead of boredom and endless screen time this summer, kids get to create, solve real problems, and sell something they made.

YES, children can run startup businesses! | Learner-Driven Microschool

YES, children can run startup businesses!

70 Kid Entrepreneurs, One Day | Children's Business Fair, Dublin OH

Our 4th annual Children's Business Fair brought 70 young entrepreneurs together to pitch, sell, and discover what running a business actually takes.

You have to try their popsicles!! | Learner-Driven Microschool

You have to try their popsicles!! Join us this Saturday from 2p - 5p in downtown Dublin to support our young entrepreneurs.

Flashback to the 2023 Children's Business Fair - what a fun day for our Entrepreneurs!

Flashback to the 2023 Children's Business Fair - what a fun day for our Entrepreneurs!

Young Entrepreneurs Take Over Dublin, Ohio | Children's Business Fair

Real booths, real sales, real customers — our Eagles ran the Children's Business Fair with support from Mayor Jane Fox and the City of Dublin, Ohio.

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