Grow Your Kid
Run Business

BizKids provides real-world, hands-on experiences for children so they can flex their human essential soft skills and cultivate a growth mindset. In order for this to occur, students must be left to their own devices and engage in their critical thinking when interacting with customers and answering their questions, making change on purchases, and troubleshooting their assorted business decisions on the day.

As such, we do not permit any parents or adults to reside at our Kid Vendor Booths during the event. We encourage parents to enjoy the festivities, shop in the mall, or observe their child from afar with exception to the occasional high five, bringing them lunch, or being of support when customers are not around.

BizKids will have a vetted team on site to ensure Kid Vendors are safe, giving them growth mindset encouragement and support, as well as mentorship to help them troubleshoot through problems or to optimize their business.

There is a small Table Fee per Kid Business of $20. This will cover their table and BizKids T-Shirt to be worn on the day. This fee will be collected directly from the BizKid on the day of the event once they have made sales. this is to add that extra layer to their real-world experience by learning to pay their business expenses. 

All expenses for their business, such as, products and materials, table displays, signage, etc are those of the Kid Vendor and their families. 

We encourage each vendor to make ample product to last the entire day, however, any unsold product at the end of the event is at the expense of the vendor. 

Additional Kid Vendor events by BizKids, and other supportive organizations are often hosted throughout the year that you can gain access to to sell additional products at. 

Each Kid Vendor will receive:

• A 4ft table (half of an 8ft table) 
• A BizKids T-Shirt to be worn during the event to help event staff identify Kid Vendors from event guests
• On site mentoring and support if needed

We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so apply sooner than later. However, we will not be replying to any Kid Vendor Applications until September 7, 2026.

If you apply after Sept 7 then you can expect to hear back within 7 business days or less.

You will receive 1 of 3 responses.

1. 1. An Approval - Congrats! We will be in touch soon with access to your Upleveling Workshop and waivers.
   2. A Decline - This could be for assorted reasons, such as:
      • Product Category is already at it maximum capacity for the event
      • Products are commercially made or second hand
      • Products or Display are still too young or not fully developed enough for the event. Keep going, you will get there!
   3. Follow Up Questions - We recommend that you upload a photo of your products fully packaged and your table display. Applications without these two things will make it more difficult for approval to be granted. We also recommend that you focus your business by offering products in only 1 category. If you request to sell products in multiple product categories then we may ask you to choose one before approving you.

Unless the Kid Vendor has been running their business for many years or attended multiple (5+) successful like events in the past, we strongly recommend that they watch the uplevelling workshop videos to help them optimize their businesses success and prepare for the event. 

These are recorded videos and can be watch at a time that works best for them. 

BizKids events are currently held twice a year

• Summer Markets - held on the last Saturday of July each year
• Holiday Markets - held on the last Saturday of November each year

To be notified when Kid Vendor applications will open for these events, we recommend subscribing to our BizKids Newsletter and following us on Social Media.  

There are a number of considerations that will increase the likelihood of a Kid Vendors application being approved. 

• Product Innovation and Quality
  • There are some product categories that tend to be more popular, such as slime, soap, bath bombs, etc. It will be important to make your product stand out in quality, packaging and what makes it unique; especially if it is in a highly competitive product category.
  • While we will allow more than 1 slime business, for example, each business will need to be unique and appeal to different kinds of customers. 
• Table Displays or Product Packaging.
  • We want to encourage Kid Vendors to increase their businesses presentation. By doing this, it will increase the price they can charge for their products which will increase their profits. 
  • For example, if you offer a product that is in a ziploc bag or paper bag, could it be made to look "higher quality" by adding nice labelling and design to it? Or perhaps a different colour bag? Or take away the bag altogether and instead add a string or ribbon with a label on it?
  • Is there a nicer way to show your product off? Can you user risers? Hang them from something? Create beautiful, clear signage?
• First Come, First Reviewed.
  • We will be reviewing applications as they come in so if you have a competitive product category, or if we fill all of our vendor spots before our application deadline, then we may be unable to approve you as a Kid Vendor.

To strengthen your application, we recommend:

• Uploading a clear photo of your products in and out of their packaging.
• Uploading a photo of your table display (especially if you are requesting an 8ft table).
• Include detail on how your products are different.
• Apply early to ensure your product category does not fill up. 

Each Kid Vendor will be required to have a parent or guardian sign a media and liability waiver before they can participate in a Biz Kids Community Event. There will be assorted video and photography taken throughout the day by the media and BizKids Staff. A BizKids Videographer will also be interviewing every Kid Vendor on the day.

The photo and video footage will be used for assorted purposes such as on social media sharing success and inspirational stories of Kid Vendors, in promotional marketing to promote next years BizKids events, and even in articles or media about the event and highlighting some of the Kid Vendors and their stories. 

These initiatives are taken to accomplish a few things, such as:

• Marketing of our Kid Vendor businesses and the event itself
• Marketing future BizKids events
• Inspiring other children, parents and educators to show them what kids are capable of
• Public speaking experience for each Kid Vendor

No. This event is open to all KidPreneurs to help all youth uplevel their skills and gain greater hands on experiences to get them future-ready. 

However, if your child has no previous entrepreneurial experience, or this will be their first time launching their business, we recommend purchasing our at-home Launch Your Business Course. It is fully video and audio guided so they can work through the steps of building a successful business.

You can find more information on this course HERE

Each Kid Vendor will be provided with a 4ft table, half of an 8ft table. If you require more space for your products, we will have a limited number of 8ft full tables available but these will be provided on a case by case basis and assessed based on the Kid Vendors previous experience, quality of product, packaging as well as table display. 

If you select an 8ft table on your Kid Vendor Application, we will most likely follow up with you to see pictures of your previous table displays, ensure you will have enough product to fill a full table, and ask more about your previous vendor experience and products. 

A 4ft table can provide plenty of space for your products when you can use creative product display options such as:

• hanging your products
• using risers or tabletop shelving to hold more product
• Placing one of each product type on your table but keeping your product inventory under your table where you can access it each time you sell something. 
• There are many photos on this page of Kid Vendor tables that you can gain inspiration from. 

The Mall will have free wifi that you can tap into on the day if you plan on sharing youtube videos or using a payment processor on the day.

However, there will be no power available to Kid Vendor tables on the day, If you require power, you will need to provide your own battery packs. 

The event will be open to the public from 11am - 6pm, however, we will require all Kid Vendors to arrive 1 hour early to:

• Be given your assigned table
• Set up your table displays and products
• Get to know all of the Event Staff and Volunteers who will be supporting you for the day
• Be available for the pre event talk and have a tour of the event space
• Kid Vendors who do not arrive 30min before the event starts and have not contacted us, will have their table reassigned. 

At the end of the event, you will need time to pack up your booth and products.

To prevent selling out too early at the event, please ensure you have enough products to last for the day. If you should sell out part way through the event and would like to leave early, you will be required to:

• Clear off and clean your table space
• Package up all of your table display materials, products and garbage
• Ensure you have had your event camera interview
• Notify BizKids Event Team

Yes, we do allow food vendors, however, you MUST have a sign that stats that "this food was not prepared in a commercial kitchen" and have it clearly displayed on your table for customers during the duration of the event.

You will also be required to follow food safe practices to ensure consumer safety. If unsafe or unsanitary practices with food or beverages are seen on the day, you may be asked to close your business early. 

We also request that you either sell food, or non food products. We do not permit businesses that are selling both to prevent consumer confusion and cross contamination. 

The majority of a Kid Vendors Business must be products that were created, innovated or modified by the KidPreneur in some way. For the most part, commercially made products that are simply being resold at a market up are not permitted at BizKids Markets. 

All products must have been innovated by the KidPreneur in some way.

While parents can assist with some of the more dangerous components of product production, such as when working with hot materials or sharp tools for example, products should be those made or innovated by the KidPreneur.

Second hand products are also not permitted to be sold. 

Due to limitation of space at each table, only 2 KidPreneurs are permitted at each table. Waivers will need to be completed for each child attending the event and both KidPreneurs must be between 7-16 years of age. 

"Family" run businesses are not permitted as adults have often had a significant influence on the business and product development.

It is strongly recommended to have a "Cash Float" and Money Box of some kind at the event.

The money box should be easy to access but also conceal and your float should be a combination of about $20 in bills and coins to make change for your customers. 

Bank machines will be close by in the mall for customers to pull cash from but if possible, many Kid Vendors also bring an electronic methods for collecting payments using their phone, Tablet or computer, and have payment processing accounts with Stripe or Squarespace. 

The Mall will have public Wifi to access, however, there will be no power available at your booth so you will want to ensure your electronics are fully charged and bring a battery pack for back up. 

No, the CRA does not require any business owner to collect tax on products sold unless gross revenue that year is over $30,000. 

As such, tax should not be added to any customer purchases.