Two local women who are small-business owners and moms are organizing a kids’ business fair April 29. We in the Business Record newsroom had not heard of this happening before.

The idea came close to home. Kathleen Riessen’s sons, Caden and Noah, wanted to sell something outside their home. “We started researching things they could sell,” said Riessen, of Kathleen Riessen and Co. “I ran across a kids’ business fair in Texas, and it sounded cool.”

She shared the idea with Nora Crosthwaite, who operates HomesWithNora.com. “She said, ‘Let’s make it happen,’ so we did.”

There are still some booths available for budding entrepreneurs ages 6-18 for the event at Farrell’s Waukee. It runs 1-3 p.m. The booth fee is $12.