Raise An Entrepreneur! Check Out This Bazaar Featuring 'Kidpreneurs' With Your Child

Experts say that parents should raise their kids to be entrepreneurs, and not employees. With the technological advancements, some jobs like office and administrative positions will become obsolete and outdated. The future, they said, belongs to people who are "creators, big-picture thinkers, empathizers, and meaning-makers."

That's why organizations and companies these days are spearheading initiatives and programs that promote entrepreneurial skills to kids. One of the newest programs is Kidpreneurs Unleashed: Small Steps, Big Dreams, which was designed to empower and nurture the entrepreneurial spirit among children.

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Kidpreneurs Unleashed: A workshop for budding entrepreneurs

Led by Hazel Tanedo-Tan of ICA XOGENS Batch 2001, in cooperation with the ICA Alumni Association, Kidpreneurs Unleashed aims to unleash the potential of every child and inspire a lifelong passion for innovation, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

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Through innovative workshops, engaging activities, and mentorship, the program provides young minds with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to turn their ideas into businesses. Among the key features of this program is teaching children about empowerment, real-world skills, inclusivity, and long term impact.

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On April 5, 12, and 19, kids were able to participate in a three-day workshop, where they learned fundamental business skills such as idea generation, product development, marketing strategies, and financial literacy. 

They also received mentoring and guidance from experienced entrepreneurs and business professionals, until they are ready for pitch competitions ala Shark Tank. What's more, proceeds from this endeavor will go to the ICA Scholarship Fund.

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Visit the Kidpreneur Unleashed Bazaar on April 27-28, 2024

On April 27-28, 2024 (Saturday and Sunday), the culminating activity of the Kidpreneur Unleashed is a two-day bazaar featuring their young kidpreneurs and their businesses. It will be held at the Entrep Room, Level 4 of Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas, Quezon City. This is the kidpreneurs' opportunity to interact with other people, and sell their products through their creative booths.

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There will be a total of 34 booths with 120 kids who will be selling their products in the bazaar. Visitors may expect booths with kids selling cupcakes, lemonade, buko sorbet, snacks, and even accessories like bestie's bead bracelets and stickers. There will also be a claw-machine game and basketball game, perfect for kids and adults. Check out all the booths here.

Nathalie de Jesus-Toh, bazaar operations head, shared that the bazaar is a good opportunity to gain hands-on learning. To encourage their creativity and sales and marketing skills, they will be giving awards at the end of the culminating activity to their kidpreneurs, such as Best Booth, Best in Sales Pitch, Outstanding Kidpreneur, among others.  

Entrance to the bazaar is FREE, plus, your kids will get exposed to kidpreneurs who are starting on their entrepreneurial journey, young as they are. Who knows? Your child might come up with idea that can spark a business!

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Why it is important to teach entrepreneurship to kids

Primary House Manila is the implementing partner of Kidpreneurs Unleashed. According to its school head, Phi Anh T. De Castro, MAP, LPT, it's important to teach and expose children to entrepreneurial concepts and skills as early as possible. 

"The concept of Earn, Save, Spend, Donate. I think those are very important things that we need to teach our kids now." —Phi Anh T. De Castro, MAP, LPT

"We always start with the concept of financial literacy. The concept of Earn, Save, Spend, Donate. I think those are very important things that we need to teach our kids now, especially our kids are blessed with so many blessings. We have to explain to them that before we buy toys that they like, or things that they want, they have to earn first. And that's how their parents are able to provide for their children," she told Smart Parenting.

"If they [children] will not appreciate the value of earning and working, they won't be able to appreciate also the blessings they receive. So it goes hand-in-hand with appreciation, gratitude, being able to save and share the blessings they have also. To wit, it's not only the selling and earning, but there are other values that are very important also."

Primary House Manila has been running the entrepreneurship program for two years now, and it's one of the most-loved and requested by parents. She explained, "Parents feel the need for it to learn the value of earning, saving and spending."

That's why they designed the program to be fun, interactive, and engaging for both kids and parents, and the bazaar is one way to teach the kids to have grit and determination—which are qualities of a future entrepreneur.

The Kidpreneurs Unleashed: Small Steps, Big Dreams Bazaar will run from April 27 to 28, 10 AM to 5 PM, at the Entrep Corner, Level 4 of Robinsons Galleria, Quezon City. For more details, check out its Facebook or Instagram.

Read how a mom raised her kids to be money-smart, they eventually paid for their tuition here.