Youth Entrepreneurship Festival coming to Cape Girardeau riverfront

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) – Cape Riverfront Market is hosting a one-day event to celebrate and encourage young entrepreneurs.

Organizers are dedicating Saturday, July 20 for the Youth Entrepreneurship Festival.

The festival is from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Cape Riverfront Market on Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau.

Organizers say this special event provides local youth with the best conditions to introduce the community to their products and services and for the community to get involved and support small businesses and young entrepreneurs.

In addition to the festival, SendAFriend and Old Town Cape will choose up to three young entrepreneurs from Illinois or Missouri between the ages of 12 and 18 to receive a $500 grant. Organizers say the grant money is for business-related costs, such as signage and marketing, display set-ups, manufacturing expenses and supplies and more.

Winners will be announced on the day of the festival.

The deadline to apply for the Youth Entrepreneurship Day grants is Friday, June 28. Applications can be found online here or by emailing savannahedwards@oldtowncape.org.

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