By Verna Wallbery
Manager, Northern Colorado Kids Markets
The Children’s Entrepreneur Market is an award-winning program that teaches young people about the power of entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership through hands-on experiential learning. The markets started in Utah, sold out for five years straight, and helped nearly 10,000 kids, before making plans to expand to all 50 states by the end of 2025.
Parents and kids everywhere agree that learning and earning in a competitive environment is a unique and fun experience. Kids rise to the challenge of deciding what to sell, creating a booth, talking to customers, and handling money. A growing number of markets showcase returning youth entrepreneurs who desire additional development of their skills and small business.
The magic of our markets takes place as we provide children with a high volume of authentic customer experiences. Our organization specializes in identifying and securing partnerships with local city and community events that bring large numbers of a diverse community together where hundreds and thousands of interactions for the kids become possible. This creates an ideal environment for the children as well as our supporters. It places kids in front of real people, with real money amongst some healthy competition.
We provide additional support for children, such as video lessons, curriculum, scholarships, and a blog series to share lessons and experiences from kids, for kids. Youth, ages 5-17, are welcome to participate in any of the markets we have around Colorado this summer and into the holiday season!
To learn more about the kids markets or to register for a booth go to kidsmarkets.com.
