Children’s Entrepreneur Market at Family Fun Day

 

Summertime is drawing to a close. You can still celebrate the warm days we have left with events in downtown Chattanooga! On Saturday, August 12th from 9 AM to 12 PM, River City Company and the Children’s Entrepreneur Market are partnering up to host a very special edition of Family Fun Day on the Chattanooga Green.

In addition to attendee favorites like free kite building, art, crafts and music, over 40 kids ranging from 5 to 16 years of age will represent a wide variety of their very own businesses.

What is Children’s Entrepreneur Market?

Children’s Entrepreneur Market is an award-winning program that provides young entrepreneurs with a safe, fun and real-world environment to grow their own business. The program was launched in Utah in 2017—their first markets sold out for FIVE YEARS STRAIGHT and helped over 10,000 kids before expanding to other states. The initiative allows children to develop business and life skills in a way that organically realizes the power of hard work and innovation.

What Sort of Skills Does It Teach?

Due to the program’s hands-on nature, children are able to explore practical skills in a fun way. They learn how to create goods, package them for sale, market their products, interact with customers and handle money, all while developing confidence and a spirit of play. The Children’s Entrepreneur Market believes in a list of values:

  1. Play is the grounds for work and innovation.

  2. Instead of telling kids “no”, give them something to say “yes!” to.

  3. Kids learn and work better when there’s real money involved.

  4. Engaging programs help young people aspire to excellence in all endeavors.

Chattanooga is invited to come support these budding business owners as they gain firsthand experience running a market booth.

Family Fun Day is FREE and open to the public! To ensure we have plenty of supplies available for the kite building workshops, please RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-fun-day-with-children-entrepreneur-market-tickets-669041831127

Family Fun Day is sponsored by the Benwood Foundation, EPB, Elliott Davis and First Horizon Bank.

Esther Lovingood

Communication & Program Coordinator

 
Dawn Hjelseth