{"id":202974,"date":"2026-03-23T21:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/202974\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T21:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:23:12","slug":"young-entrepreneurs-take-the-spotlight-at-upcoming-kids-market-in-seffner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/202974\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Entrepreneurs Take The Spotlight At Upcoming Kids Market In Seffner"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Young entrepreneurs showcase handmade products and creative businesses during a Kids Market event designed to encourage youth entrepreneurship. <\/p>\n

By Olivia Clark <\/p>\n

Young entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to showcase their creativity and business skills at an upcoming Kids Market in Seffner, where families can shop from youth-run businesses while enjoying a community egg hunt and outdoor activities. <\/p>\n

The event will take place at Mango Recreation Center, where families can explore booths hosted entirely by children and teens. The market opens at 9:30 a.m., and the community egg hunt will begin at 10 a.m. near the playground. Admission is free for visitors, while young entrepreneurs can register for a booth for $25 through www.kidsmarkets.com\/markets\/seffner<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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The Kids Market program is designed to give children a hands-on introduction to entrepreneurship while creating a supportive environment for learning and growth. Participants range in age from 5-17 and are responsible for creating products, managing inventory and interacting with customers. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn many ways, our impact is our mission,\u201d said Samantha White, communications manager at Kids Markets. \u201cWe believe entrepreneurship at any age, but specifically a young age, teaches invaluable life skills. The kids have a blast making friends and earning money, but they may not even realize they\u2019re also learning the whole time.\u201d <\/p>\n

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White said participants often develop skills such as problem-solving, budgeting, pricing and marketing while also gaining confidence through real-world experience. <\/p>\n

The Seffner event is expected to draw a variety of young vendors and community members. While Kids Market events around the country often feature between 30-100 booths, organizers said the Tampa area market is still growing and has space available for additional participants. <\/p>\n

White said the partnership with Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation adds another layer of community engagement by pairing the market with a family-friendly holiday event. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI think the biggest highlight of this event is that it is a community event,\u201d said Taylor Cauley, Tampa Market representative. \u201cThe combination of the community egg hunt and the youth-run market creates a family-friendly event where visitors can enjoy the holiday activity fdywhile supporting local young entrepreneurs.\u201d <\/p>\n

Cauley added that the event allows families to see firsthand the creativity and hard work of young people in their community while spending time together outdoors. <\/p>\n

Families interested in registering a young entrepreneur or learning more about the event can visit www.kidsmarkets.com\/markets\/seffner<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Young entrepreneurs showcase handmade products and creative businesses during a Kids Market event designed to encourage youth entrepreneurship.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202975,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-202974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}