Read an overview of the member landscape at Stoke from a bi-annual survey, and imagine yourself working in a modern, renovated warehouse space where you, too, can be your most productive self.
To Sit Or To Stand: How To Choose & Use A Standing Desk
Studies have shown that standing desks are beneficial to your health, and can increase workplace productivity and your own creativity. Increased blood flow while standing = better brain power.
On the other hand, being on your feet the entire day can also be detrimental to your health and is linked to heart disease. What’s the happy medium?
Lunch + Learn Preview: Cyber Security - Essentials to Protecting Your Network
Protecting your data and your clients’ data helps you maintain your reputation and avoid losing time, money, and trust. For individuals and for business owners, understanding cyber security can help you prevent data breaches and theft. Read a preview blog for Stoke’s May Lunch + Learn: Cyber Security - Essentials to Protecting Your Network.
FlintConf 2019: Connecting Denton's Community of Entrepreneurs, Techies, and Creatives
Announcing Stoke's Nights & Weekends Membership
Lunch + Learn Preview: Small Business Taxes
Russell Wallace, CPA of Wallace Accounting and Advisory will be teaching this Lunch + Learn, covering information on small business taxes and financial reporting. Russell will speak on some of the essential things small business owners need to know in regards to staying current and ensuring accuracy on these crucial subjects.
FlintConf: the Denton startup conference for hipsters, hackers, and hustlers
Lunch + Learn Recap: 5 Steps to Start HR In A Small Business
Read a summary of what attendees learned at Stoke’s February Lunch + Learn, lead by Dr. Christopher Harris, assistant professor in the College of Business at Texas Woman’s University and Human Resources expert. Topics covered included recruitment and selection, onboarding, keeping personnel files, creating an employee handbook, and an overview of labor laws pertaining to small businesses.
Who Works At A Coworking Space?
Coworking spaces bring together professionals from diverse backgrounds who are working for themselves, on a remote or small team, or starting their own business. Members in coworking spaces can offer their expertise, insight or resource recommendations during planned social events or organically, during a coffee break or over lunch.
6 Potential Pitfalls of Working From Home And How To Resolve Them
Lunch + Learn Preview: Where Do I Begin? 5 Steps To Start HR In A Small Business
Wondering what areas of a business HR affects? Working to set up HR for your business? Read our Lunch + Learn preview blog for information on HR basics, and an overview of what Dr. Christopher Harris, associate professor in Human Resource Management in the College of Business at Texas Woman’s University and expert in HR matters, will cover during the lunch.
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.
Recap: Crafting a Great Kickstarter Campaign
Stoke welcomed Clarissa Redwine, Kickstarter’s Design and Technology Outreach lead for the west coast, for a Lunch + Learn and a Community Workshop on Monday, December 10th. During both sessions, attendees were able to ask questions specific to their projects and learn about the key features of a successful campaign. Read on for a recap of the day’s events and what attendees learned during the Crafting a Great Kickstarter Campaign sessions.
Startup Fundraising: Equity as Currency - Preview
Lunch + Learn Preview: Crafting a Great Kickstarter Campaign
Craft a great kickstarter campaign with tips from Clarissa Redwine, Senior Outreach Lead for Design and Technology with Kickstarter on the west coast. This Lunch + Learn will be held on December 10th, from 12 PM to 1 PM at Stoke. Read about our L+L speaker and Kickstarter basics in this preview blog.
Three Main Reasons People Choose Coworking Spaces
In addition to more executive offices, innovation centers, and makerspaces, coworking spaces are on the rise. What accounts for this growth and popularity? Amenities, atmosphere, and community are some factors that we find contribute to why people are choosing to work and participate in the opportunities offered by coworking spaces. Read on for details.
Startup Fundraising: Preparing a Pitch Deck - Preview
Recap: Denton Startup Crawl & Night
Read about an evening of celebrating local startups and businesses with Stoke during the Denton Startup Crawl & Night on Thursday, November 1st. Attendees heard from startups and bussiness owners and checked out their office spaces housed in historic Denton buildings and other spots around the square.
Lunch + Learn Preview: Unlock New Opportunities With A Clear Brand Story
Startup Fundraising: Pitching to Investors
The Startup Fundraising Workshop Series is hosted by the Denton Angels investor group at Stoke, a coworking space and entrepreneurial hub in Denton, Texas. Each workshop will be focused around a startup fundraising topic, geared toward helping local startups and small businesses grow and develop. “Startup Fundraising: Pitching to Investors” is the first workshop in the series at Stoke, on Wednesday, October 24th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Lunch is provided, and RSVP for this event is required.
Read on for a brief overview of what this first workshop will cover.