Millions of kids today have great ideas for businesses. So much so that the term kidpreneur is starting to make a big splash. Parenting today lends itself well to training children for business, since tech is a part of daily routine. Children today are adopting technology at far faster rates than ever before, and it’s creating a complete change in how many of them communicate with others. Harnessing this learning potential, many parents look for kid friendly business events to attend with their child. The downside is that these can be hard to isolate, and find. That doesn’t mean that they don’t exist, but there are definitely options that are worth exploring on a deeper level.
Look For Local Government Sponsored Options
The first thing that you should do is look at local government websites. Every community and municipality has a website for their city. You’ll find that there will be business events listed on these pages. Aside from that, look for the local chamber of commerce website, and look for listings of events that are coming through. You’ll be surprised by how many options there are, some of which are in fact child friendly. While some may seem boring at first glance, many are actually quite entertaining, and for an aspiring entrepreneur, what may seem boring to some, is exciting to them.
Special Events In Summer
When the summer hits, you are guaranteed to find all sorts of events to consider. Parenting becomes easier when you fill your summer months with lots of events on a regular basis. Special events for the summer can range from entrepreneur classes, to competition, and more. Look at your local mall, for instance, which can have events planned in this arena. One example is the Annual event that occurs at Windward Mall in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Every summer this event encourages youth to showcase business ideas, and entrepreneurship options. It’s open to ages 6 to 15, and it has been growing annually. This is not uncommon to see in major metropolitan cities, often times sponsored by local malls, and recreation centers.
Keep Eyes Open
Often times, kidpreneur events are listed on community boards across malls, big box grocery stores and others. You’ll find that they may be listed under “Kids in Business”, and “B4K” etc. Searching for events about business in your community is the starting point to get children interested in business events, community gatherings and more. It just takes a little bit of digging to find them all.
Many companies also have a "Bring your child to work day", so that's an option as well. I think it is vitally important to instill a work ethic in your children at a young age, and one approach to that is to show them as many career options as possible.
ReplyDeleteI agree that joining such events can be a good idea. I have signed up for my kid once and I think the event was pretty good. It was well organized and kids didn't get bored during the event.
ReplyDeleteMy sister once joined a short class on entrepreneurship with her son. We thought it would be boring, but they enjoyed the games and discussions. I used to think that this is something we can practice ourselves, but I realized that expanding our knowledge and views on the topic is also an important learning point.
ReplyDeleteI never knew such events existed. My youngest daughter has expressed interest in making bracelets and selling them in the garage sale. It would be nice to find an event that would teach her how to become part of something bigger than that. I'm going to start searching our local Chamber of Commerce page to see if an opportunity like this will become available for her.
ReplyDeleteSuch events can be made in a way to make it fun and educational at the same time. So they are definitely a great way to introduce your child to the business world.
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