Today July 15th 2023, Maria L. Delgado with Culinary Wellness, a business designed to teach culinary classes to kids and family, Sponsored the first Children’s Business Fair of Palm Coast, at the Hammock Community Center in partnership with Acton Children’s Fair. Kid’s filled the room with their tables where they sold their services, creations, and even baked goods.
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These young entrepreneurs ranged in age from young children working with their parents, to older teens with businesses offering services. There were judges who came undercover to view the tables and products and vote on them. Among those judging the fair vendors was Danjila, CEO of Parties by Dani and District 2 Councilwoman Theresa Carli Pontieri.
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The children selling services and products ranged from jewelry, art, henna tattoos, fresh baked cookies, plants, and even a car detailing service. many styles of artistry were displayed from panties to wands, and jewelry included beaded, boho, even paracord jewelry. One young vendor was selling henna tattoo art (temporary henna art on your body) along with other products, and another table had two young vendors selling baked goods, which they baked themselves.
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We stopped by Pistol Pete’s Detailing and asked Peter how he felt about the first Children’s Business Fair, “It’s really creative and I think it’s really unique that Palm Coast is having one of the first Children’s Business Fairs. Not a lot of people do these types of things and I feel like it’s very inspiring to young entrepreneurs out here, including myself.” We asked Peter how he was fairing during the fair, if he was able to give out a lot of information on his business, “It has, I have been giving out a lot information, I think it’s helpful and awesome that people get this type of exposure, that they are having right now.”
Pistol Pete’s Detailing offers detailing services for cars, and the two boys manning the table were very well organized and had their business cards and services out on the table where guests could easily find it. They were very enthusiastic to be there and talking about their business, along with their fellow vendors.
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We also stopped by to ask the young owner of Serenity and Tranquility about how she was feeling regarding the first Children’s Business Fair. “I think it is really nice that we were able to communicate and put our businesses out and get out of comfort zones to show people what we can do and share our messages, like Christian or bracelets and promote our businesses.” We asked Gabriella why she chose to start a jewelry business, “My friends do it in Connecticut and then when we moved across the country from a hard time, I had this business idea because my friends did it and because it brought me tranquility of peace to me and serenity is letting peace out. So I like to spread the peace I have and give it to others, so I make them because it gives me peace and people can buy them for peace.”
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Gabriella also had water for customers and guests along with peaceful and tranquil music at her table where she sold her beaded bracelets and jewelry that held positive and peaceful words in the designs.
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The event was held between the hours of 11am and 4pm at the Hammock Community Center. Maria Delgado plans to hold another Children’s Business Fair in the future and plans to make the next one bigger and better than the first.
