Youth Business Market

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Youth Business Market

Creative Innovators is a program designed to support and empower youth as they start, launch, and grow their own businesses. We provide a range of resources and services to help youth develop essential entrepreneurial skills — including training, mentoring, networking opportunities, hands‑on workshops, and more.

Youth will gain a real‑world experience selling and promoting their products at a variety of events.

Selling food Items? You must be registered as a Cottage Food Producer through the department of Agriculture. If you need help getting registered please contact us for our Cottage Rules and registration workshop.

Receiving your card may take 2-3 weeks. This step is very important before selling at any of our Youth Business Markets.

Illustration of various baked goods and food items surrounding a blue map of Minnesota with the letters MNFGPA. A label at the bottom reads Minnesota Registered Cottage Food Producers Association.

Cottage Food Producer