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What Can You Do To Find Balance and Avoid Burnout?

What Can You Do To Find Balance and Avoid Burnout?

You have the Sunday blues, dreading Monday and the work week. You’re exhausted just thinking about the upcoming meetings and calls that you’ve scheduled out for yourself. You tell yourself, “this is the dream!” but you’re still yawning. The work that you once approached enthusiastically now seems to require cups of coffee just to open and respond to the emails in your inbox. 

Maybe these are exaggerations, or maybe it’s your reality. 

Whether you’re an employer, an employee, or self-employed, burnout can have serious consequences for your productivity and work performance, making the difference between operating a thriving business or one that will have to close its doors. 

Financial Preparedness: Talking Taxes, Accounting, and Planning with Wallace Accounting & Advisory

Financial Preparedness: Talking Taxes, Accounting, and Planning with Wallace Accounting & Advisory

What do small business owners, high-growth startup founders, freelancers, and contract workers have in common?

They need to have a solid financial plan and understand how to handle their accounting and taxes. It’s not fun, and it’s not easy, (typically) but you have help readily available. 

Global Entrepreneurship Week In Review

Global Entrepreneurship Week In Review

That’s a wrap for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2019!

We watched entrepreneurs and community members meet and connect and learned from those experienced in starting their own companies and working in their industries. We hope you made it out to some of the events! You can read a brief summary of each one in this blog post.

What To Do During Global Entrepreneurship Week in Denton

What To Do During Global Entrepreneurship Week in Denton

Wondering why you should be excited about Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW)? We need entrepreneurs to continue solving problems, meeting needs, and filling gaps by designing and innovating with the future in mind. GEW is a celebration of the contributions of entrepreneurs then, now, and looking forward. During the week all over the world, organizations host events and offer resources to entrepreneurs and those who are aspiring to be. 

Cover photo by Royce Gossett

Lunch + Learn Preview: Business Benefits of TechHire

Lunch + Learn Preview: Business Benefits of TechHire

At Stoke’s first Lunch + Learn of 2019, representatives from North Central Texas College will talk about the North Texas TechHire Partnership (NTTP) of the TechHire initiative, a Department of Labor grant program launched in 2015. Employers who participate in NTTP can benefit from reimbursement for compensating the interns that they hire and training for current workers, as well as develop lasting connections to a trained workforce.

Don't Track Me Bro: An Introduction to GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union has global effects on how we collect, process, and utilize data for marketing and business applications. This presentation will cover what GDPR is, how it affects us, and how it helps you become a more ethical business when handling personal data.