Over 75 business ideas come alive at the Richmond Children’s Business Fair
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Young entrepreneurs were abuzz in Richmond this weekend for the eighth annual Richmond Children's Business Fair.
on Sunday, March 9. It was the eighth annual Richmond Children’s Business Fair.
Over 75 booths showcased business ideas on Sunday, March 9, all from the minds of kids -- from milkshakes, to earrings, to knitted stuffed animals.
The 8th annual Richmond Children's Business Fair (Allison Williams, 8News)
The business fair aims to help young people discover their inner entrepreneur. They had to come up with a business model, set prices for their product and build the brand.
For 11-year-old Stevie Wright, this wasn’t her first rodeo.
“I’m selling elderberry syrup, and it helps with your immune system," she said.
She started her business, I've Got An Herb For That, a year and a half ago.
The 8th annual Richmond Children's Business Fair (Allison Williams, 8News)
Stevie has asthma, so her business started when she was looking for more natural ways to live with it. Her products include a variety of teas, magnesium oil, which she says helps with headaches and falling asleep, and simmer pots, to clean the air when put in boiling water.
Stevie said seeing all the other young entrepreneurs was fun, and that she knew it was important she participate.
"It feels really good to know that there are other kids," she said.
The 8th annual Richmond Children's Business Fair (Allison Williams, 8News)
