Edii’s Maker2Market Business Taster Programs

The Maker2Market Business Taster Experience is the starting point for young creatives aged 10–17, ready to explore entrepreneurship and real-world learning. 

A fun, hands-on experience where creativity meets real-world business, our taster programs offer hands-on experiences and expert coaching to help young innovators turn their ideas into impactful hobby and micro-businesses. 

From business skills to personal growth, we provide the tools and support needed to ignite and nurture their entrepreneurial spirit.

Explore Business Taster Experiences

From school holidays and in-school programs, including an arts intensive for years 7-12, we’ll help you find a program that best suits the needs of young creatives.

School Holiday Taster Experience

Turn creativity into real-world experience these school holidays! Our 3-day School Holiday Business Taster Experience takes 10–17 year olds on a business journey learning key business concepts, designing a logo, identifying customers, prototyping, and creating handmade products, which culminates in selling their creations to real customers at Canberra’s Old Bus Depot and/or Capital Food Markets. Let your creative teen discover what they’re capable of!

Taster Experience: School Incursion

Bring real-world learning into your classroom for creative students aged 10-17 with a great end-of-term activity! Turn creativity into business skills and across 3 interactive days give your students the confidence and skills to see their ideas come to life and sell their creations to real customers at Old Bus Depot Markets and Capital Food Markets.

Taster Experience: In-school Arts students

Directly supporting Arts, enterprise and work studies curriculum – here’s a chance for students in Years 7–12 to turn creativity into real-world experience. Three double sessions delivered in school time and a market day at Old Bus Depot Markets and Capital Food markets will have your students develop skills, confidence and learn and earn. This is a unique chance for young creatives to see their ideas flourish beyond the classroom.

Taster Experience: After School program

Unique opportunity to have the Maker2Market Taster experience delivered as part of your After-school offering. A five-week program delivered in your school setting culminating in a real-world market day selling creations to real customers at Canberra’s Old Bus Depot and Capital Food Markets. A unique opportunity for students to build confidence, practical skills, and see their ideas come to life!

Taster Experience: Youth groups

Perfect for all learners including neurodivergent and homeschooled young people — it’s a fun, confidence-building way to turn ideas into real-world creations and start earning $ doing what you love.

Enquire now about a tailored program that can suit your group of young creatives.

Taster Experience: Custom

Whether you have a conference, fundraiser or event where you want to see young creatives shine, let's chat about a tailored program that can suit your timing and needs.

FREE 6 MONTH PATHWAYS PASS

Discover our latest opportunities and experiences in the “Coming Up” section! Stay tuned for upcoming programs, events, and initiatives that spark creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and practical skills for young minds.

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SPECIAL OFFER: FREE 6-month Pathways Program Pass to progress your start-up business.

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Testimonials

Richard Vagi
General Manager, Old Bus Depot Markets
“We’ve enjoyed watching Edii’s Maker2Market program grow since 2017, the support and guidance young people receive with the program is great. Forming a formal pathway with EDII and Old Bus Depot markets is a worthwhile venture and gives creative kids greater opportunities than ever before to become young entrepreneurs - something we are keen to see happen.”
Jennie Shephard
ACT Education
“ I have loved EDII’s Maker2Market program from the first time I saw it in action. It has all the skill-building elements to help young creatives and future entrepreneurs thrive! I have taken this program with me to two schools and counting! “
Tina Tsiros
Parent
There is nothing like the Maker2Market program for young creatives in Canberra and the region. While schools have co-curricular programs focused on arts and crafts, teens are not taken through how to take their art to the next level of selling outside of school to a wider audience.
Parent
Edii’s program are supportive to both teens and parents. After my daughter was exposed to Edii’s learning programs and brand and marketing concepts, she began to think like a designer and an entrepreneur— designing for a target audience, selling for love of making and profit became part of her thinking. She’s also loved being part of ongoing Market Days so lots of stretching and preparation to take this leap into her very own on-going business!
Parent
Sport has competitions & events giving teens the opportunity to use skills & build confidence. For creative kids, the Maker2Market program and market days is weekend game time to get scores on the board and perfect skills with Edii being their coach! It's just a brilliant program.
Parent
Young creatives need entrepreneurship and business skills if they want to make a career out of it. Edii supports young creative people (and their parents) and knows exactly how to stretch them and develop their skills.
Teen
I loved the Maker2Market Business Taster experience! It’s an engaging and accessible way for young people such as myself to gain valuable exposure for their business and sell their products in a professional setting.
Teen
Being a part of Edi’s Maker2Market programs and participating in the market days gave me the skills and experience to build my brand, communicate and express my product ideas, as well as providing an affordable and highly supportive way to emerge into the local market scene.