FSTF Expo: Celebrating Our Young Entrepreneurs
A Local Marketplace Where Ideas Make Their First Sale!
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Why the FSTF Expo Matters (For Parents and Kids)
The Expo is the moment where theory becomes reality. It’s a fun, safe, and supportive local event designed for your child to celebrate their business, reach their first (or new!) customers, and experience the excitement of real-world sales and customer feedback.
This event helps our young entrepreneurs:
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Celebrate Success: Showcase their completed product or service and take pride in their hard work.
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Gain Confidence: Stand behind their venture and engage directly with the public, learning essential communication skills.
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Earn Revenue: Manage money, inventory, and sales to bring in their first business revenue.
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Support Materials for Local Exhibitors
We provide an Entrepreneur Toolkit to make setting up your booth easy and professional! All registered local participants receive digital and printable assets to help market their business both online and at the event.
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Your Entrepreneur Toolkit Includes:
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Digital Marketing: Promo templates for social media posts, stories, and emails.
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Printable Assets: Professionally designed FSTF flyers and printables for handing out.
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In-Booth Signage: Customizable price signs and business card layouts.
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Seamless Ordering: Templates for QR codes to link customers directly to your payment platform
(like Venmo, Cash App, or an online store).
For Non-Local Participants (The Legacy Showcase)​
If you are outside the Durham area, we encourage you to host your own Legacy Showcase pop-up in your community!
We offer virtual coverage and shout-outs for all registered non-local ventures on the Expo website and across our social media channels. Please select "Legacy Showcase" when you register to receive your specific support package.
The FSTF Legacy Showcase: Take Your Venture Home
You’re Not Alone—You’re Just Going First
The Legacy Showcase is for our entrepreneurs who want to host their own business pop-up event within their home community, state, or region. While we may not be there in person, our goal is to provide maximum virtual support to ensure your local event is a huge success!
This is your opportunity to lead, organize, and manage a sales event from start to finish, backed by FSTF's resources and recognition.
Your Dedicated Remote Support System
We give you the digital keys to success. All participants who register for the Legacy Showcase receive our comprehensive Remote Entrepreneur Toolkit. These resources are designed to be easily customized with your specific location and event details.
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FSTF Visibility & Recognition (Our Promise to You)
We promise to be your biggest virtual cheerleaders! When you host a Legacy Showcase, you become a feature story across our platform.
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Website Feature: We will list your Legacy Showcase event on the FSTF website and Expo page, promoting your date, time, and location to our entire network.
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Social Media Spotlight: Submit photos and short video clips of your pop-up, and we will turn them into a dedicated Spotlight Story for FSTF's social channels.
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Live Virtual Check-Ins: During your event, we will run virtual coverage on our social media stories, promoting your sales and driving traffic to your digital links.
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Community Connection: You'll gain exclusive access to a small group chat for other Legacy Showcase hosts, allowing you to share tips, celebrate wins, and ask questions of peers who are also running their own events.
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Ready to Lead?
Registration is required to access the full Legacy Showcase Toolkit and Visibility Support.