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Kid Biz Expo became an official 501(c)(3) in March.
The nonprofit’s flagship is the Kid Biz Expo, where kids can register for a spot for a $45 fee. Kid-preneurs bring their own 10x10 tent, signage and other supplies.
Dierdorff and Guest also started hosting workshops in January, to total nine for the year. The workshops, which are on business-related topics, are scheduled between the expos for preparation.
Dierdorff recalled a recent workshop about brainstorming business ideas. Others have been about developing a pitch, goal planning and digital marketing.
Next year, Dierdorff plans to launch Kid Biz Coach and Kid Biz Connect.
Arranged in a conference style, she said Coach will be like “workshops on steroids.” There, kids will be able to connect with people from industries that are specific to their business and stay in touch with them throughout the year.
Kid Biz Connect will be a kid-to-kid networking event.
Dierdorff also has plans for Kid Biz Tech and Trade, which will be for kids whose businesses are service based, like dog walking, as well as for those interested in careers like coding.
Now, Kid Biz Expo has a board of nine directors, including Dierdorff and Guest, each offering a unique perspective to operations.
“It’s been a whirlwind,” Dierdorff said.
While Dierdorff doesn’t get paid through Kid Biz Expo, her efforts are rewarded in other ways.
“On the days of the expos, I think the biggest thing that warms our hearts is the confidence and the smiles from the kids,” Dierdorff said. “As the day goes on, especially if they’re new to it, and they’re maybe a little timid in the beginning, but quickly, they see how engaging and positive the people that come are … their confidence just soars.”
For more information about Kid Biz Expo, visit www.kidbizexpo.com.
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their Nov. 2 meeting, with Commission Chair Robb Pitts and Commissioner Khadijah Abdur-Rahman abstaining and Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington Jr. absent from the vote, sources close to the negotiation said.
Prior to this agreement, city and county officials spent several months in official and unofficial negotiation and mediation sessions, debating whether Fulton County should receive a much larger portion of the tax revenues than it has received in recent years.
County negotiators initially argued for returning to a pre-2000 LOST distribution rate split of 35 percent to the county and 65 percent the cities, which raised an immediate outcry from city officials and residents.
With this agreement now seemingly finalized, Fulton County city leaders will need to decide how the remaining 90 percent of total revenues will be divided. Most often, the pot is generally apportioned based on each city’s population, while the county keeps a small portion for administrative fees.
City leaders were scheduled to meet with the Fulton County Board of Commissioners at a special-called meeting on Friday, Nov. 4, but that meeting has since been removed from Fulton County’s website. Instead, city representatives will meet Friday in a closed session to discuss municipal LOST distributions, Alpharetta City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom said.
CYNDI RO/PROVIDED Ainsley Ro, 12, gives a thumbs up by her inventory in the Oct. 1 Kid Biz Expo event in Milton. She sold paintings on canvas and glass as well as homemade stickers under the business name Ainsley Makes Stuff.
