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A Simple Two-Step Process

Step 1: Complete the Application – Fill out the application form to provide details about your child and their business. This helps us learn more about their entrepreneurial journey.
Step 2: Submit the Registration Payment – After submitting the application, you will be directed to a PayCenter link to complete the registration fee.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Memphis Children’s Business Fair?
The Memphis Children’s Business Fair, hosted by BookIt4Life Children’s Book & Social Club, inspires children to discover their inner entrepreneur. This one-day market gives children, ages 6-17, the opportunity to showcase their very own businesses. Participants develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy, and open for customers.

Our Summer POP UP! will be held Saturday, August 9th, at Morning Chapel Baptist Church (8701 Trinity Rd., Memphis, TN. 38018). Accepting applications. The Fall 2025 Memphis Children’s Business Fair will be held Saturday, October 4th, in the center court, at Wolfchase Galleria (2760 N. Germantown Pkwy.). Applications open in late August.  

We will accept up to 30 businesses.

Visit the Memphis Children’s Business Fair website (www.cbfmemphis.com) to learn more about our hosts and our fairs.  Follow us on social media pages for real time updates and photos of our events. Facebook and Instagram: @cbfmemphis.com

Application must be submitted online. Please submit one application for each business. Children working as a group should submit one application that includes each child’s information. No more than 3 participants per business.
The application asks kids to think through some simple, but important elements of their business:

  • What product or service do you plan to sell?
  • What price will you charge for each product/service? How much will each product/service cost you?
  • How will you pay for your startup costs? If someone is helping you with your startup costs, how will you pay that person back?
  • How will you advertise/market your business before the fair? 
  • At the end of the fair, how will you determine if your business was a success? 
Not a problem! We will let market forces play out, however, we will let later entries know if another applicant has a similar idea so the later entrant can decide what to do.
Our SUMMER POP UP! will be held on the grounds of Morning Chapel Church.. One table and two chairs will be provided. Please bring additional chairs or tents, if needed. We are NOT able to accommodate businesses requiring electricity.

Our Fall fair is held inside of the Wolfchase Galleria (Lower level, Center Court). Our overflow area includes the open space in front of JCPenny. We are NOT
 able to accommodate businesses requiring electricity.
No. Unfortunately, we are NOT able to provide electricity to the booths.

This event is designed to give children the experience of selling a product or service. If a parent is found selling or promoting a child’s product or service, their child’s business will be disqualified from the competition.

Parents of younger children may sit in the booth, but the children should be responsible for set up, customer interaction, and sales. Parents may help their child fill out the application, but we expect the children to do as much as possible by themselves.

SUMMER POP UP! vendors will receive certificates of participation and ribbons will be given to winners in the following categories: Most Original Business Idea, Highest Business Potential, and Best Presentation.

FALL FAIR ONLY: Prize money will be awarded to winners for the following categories:  Most Original Business Idea, Highest Business Potential, and Best Presentation.
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