Workshops
Hands-on business lessons at your school or community event, with online workshops available too. Students develop ideas and learn the basics of marketing and finance.
Free for elementary and middle schools, business fairs, and learning centers.
- For
- Elementary and middle school students
- Topics
- Idea generation, marketing, budgeting, and pitching
- Where
- Schools, business fairs, learning centers, and online
- Cost
- Free
- workshops
- 8
- total sessions
- 18
- students taught
- 710
Totals from May 2024 to August 2025. In 2026, BizBuzz also worked with 100+ young entrepreneurs at the Naperville Children's Business Fair.
What we can bring
Hosted at schools like Brookdale Elementary and Madison Junior High, fairs such as the Naperville and DuPage Children's Business Fairs, and learning centers like Best Brains.
School talks
A single visit that shows students how creative ideas can turn into real businesses, even as kids.
Past examples
Workshop series
Two to four sessions on business basics that can end in a pitch night for parents and guest judges.
Business fair prep
Workshops that get students ready to sell their products at a children's business fair, covering ideation, marketing, and finance.
Mentorship programs
A semester-long program that adds new worksheets, slides, and activities to a school's existing curriculum.
Past examples
Judging and fair support
BizBuzz staff judge and support young entrepreneurs at local business fairs.
Past examples
Bring BizBuzz to your school
Email us and tell us a little about your group. We will reply to plan a format and dates that work for you.
Helpful to include
- Your school or organization
- Grade levels and about how many students
- Dates or weeks that could work
- Whether you want a single talk, a series, or help before a business fair
Every workshop since May 2024
8 workshops and 18 sessions from May 2024 to August 2025, plus the 2026 Naperville Children's Business Fair. Newest first, with sessions and photos.
2026
2026 Naperville Children's Business Fair
Naperville, IL
100+ students took part in the 2026 Naperville Children's Business Fair.
August 9, 2025
2025 Naperville Children's Business Fair
Naperville, IL
BizBuzz staff judged a full-day, farmers-market style event at the new Matrix Club, where kidpreneurs ages 5–14 tested the waters of entrepreneurship by selling handmade goods and pitching their small businesses.
March 16, 2025 – April 26, 2025
DuPage Children's Business Fair Workshops
DuPage County, IL
Three workshops preparing 30 entrepreneurs for the DuPage Children's Business Fair, guiding them through ideation, marketing, and finance.
- DCBF Workshop 1March 16, 2025
- DCBF Workshop 2March 23, 2025
- DCBF Workshop 3April 6, 2025
- DuPage Children's Business FairApril 26, 2025
August 15, 2024 – December 20, 2024
Madison Junior High mxINCedu Mentorship Program
Naperville, IL
A mentorship program enhancing the mxINCedu curriculum with new worksheets, slides, and activities for 90 students.
October 30, 2024 – November 20, 2024
Brookdale Elementary School Workshops
Naperville, IL
Four workshops teaching 20 young entrepreneurs fundamental business skills, culminating in a school Pitch Night for parents and high school guest judges.
- Brookdale Workshop 1October 30, 2024
- Brookdale Workshop 2November 3, 2024
- Brookdale Workshop 3November 10, 2024
- Brookdale Workshop 4November 20, 2024
August 6, 2024 – August 7, 2024
Best Brains Learning Center Workshops
Naperville, IL
Two workshops introducing 20 students to entrepreneurship and the process of turning imagination into innovation.
- Best Brains Workshop 1August 6, 2024
- Best Brains Workshop 2August 7, 2024
July 6, 2024 – August 3, 2024
2024 Naperville Children's Business Fair Workshops
Naperville, IL
Three workshops helping 50 students use creative problem-solving, marketing, and finance to launch products sold alongside 150 young entrepreneurs at the Naperville Children's Business Fair.
- NCBF Workshop 1July 6, 2024
- NCBF Workshop 2July 13, 2024
- NCBF Workshop 3July 20, 2024
- Naperville Children's Business FairAugust 3, 2024
May 31, 2024
Crone Middle School Talk
Naperville, IL
A school talk encouraging 60 students to see themselves as problem-solvers and future business creators.
May 21, 2024
Scott Elementary School Talk
Naperville, IL
A school talk inspiring 135 students to explore entrepreneurship by showing how creative ideas can turn into real businesses, even as kids.
Planning a business fair or a class unit?
We can help students come up with an idea, price it, market it, and pitch it.