Jericho Beach hosts inaugural Children’s Business Fair in Vancouver
Posted September 4, 2023 10:41 am.
Young entrepreneurs took over Jericho Beach on Sunday to sell their handmade goods at a market specifically designed for merchants 17 and under.
Slime, lemonade, and origami were just a few examples of the bounty of goods sold at the first-ever Children’s Business Fair in Vancouver.
Axelle, Julia and Anaïs, founders of ‘ The Baker Sisters,’ sold their madeleines on Jericho Beach on Sunday. (CityNews image)
Axelle, Julia, and Anaïs, founders of ‘ The Baker Sisters,’ were busy selling their homemade madeleines by the beach this weekend. Axelle says the small squishy cakes with a hint of lemon are popular at her school.
“I made them for my teachers once and they loved it, so I thought I should make them here because it’s not that hard and it is good,” Axelle told CityNews.
She says making the shell-shaped treats reminds her of home in France, and they can be made with only a few ingredients including flour, butter, sugar, and baking powder.
Axelle, Julia and Anaïs, founders of ‘ The Baker Sisters,’ sold their shell-shaped treats, something that reminds some of them of their home back in France. (CityNews image)
Axelle’s mum, Laura LaMaison, says they’ve learned a lot of valuable skills from this experience
“When they applied, they had to create a business plan, they had to calculate how many they wanted to sell and the cost of the ingredients,” LaMaison explained.
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Daria, nine, makes her own goodie bags and bracelets as an entrepreneur.
She started ‘Lucky Bracelets’ two years ago and says being an entrepreneur has helped her become more independent.
“It’s really fun and I don’t want to ask my mom and dad for money, so I can buy my own stuff,” she said.
Daria’s mother, Olga Becciu, says she thinks events like this will help inspire children to continue down the entrepreneur route as they grow up.
“I think it is important for young kids to learn to make their own money,” she said. “I am so proud and my husband too, because she is really selling it and she is putting so much effort into creating it.”
Daria, nine-years-old, is the founder of Lucky Bracelets. (CityNews image)
High School senior Joyce Ma is one of the founders of this inaugural children’s business fair. She tells CityNews she felt inspired to help young ones chase their dreams.
“As someone who was an aspiring entrepreneur when I was younger, I wished I had an opportunity like this to sell different products where I could sell slime,” Ma said. “When you do run a business, there are so many skills, like communication, organization, planning and I hope this is a fun way for them to channel their creativity.”
In the future, Anaïs says she one day wants to open her own bakery, specializing in French pastries.
“I would call it Anaïs De La Lice — delicious things.”
