STOKE CELEBRATES GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK IN DENTON, TX
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a campaign to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs in every country and community around the world – especially those individuals who face structural barriers or may have never considered the idea of launching their own startup.
Each November, millions of people take part in tens of thousands of activities, competitions and events that inspire them to act and provide them with the knowledge, experience and connections they need to succeed.
For the last five years, Stoke has participated in GEW by hosting both in person and virtual events that celebrate and support entrepreneurship in our community and are in line with the goals and themes of the week.
We have hosted panel discussions, fireside chats, a startup crawl to see behind the scenes of Denton’s startups, and a State of Entrepreneurship talk.
Check out what we have planned for GEW 2024!
GEW will take place the week of November 18-24th, 20234 and you can find our event lineup below.
Monday, November 18th at Stoke - 12-1pm
Kick of Global Entrepreneurship Week with a workshop on Google Ads. Gain some of the knowledge you need to create a successful Google Ads campaign that will elevate your marketing efforts. Sky McClure has multiple certifications in Google Ads and will offer some expert advise and tools that will help you grow your business.
Tuesday, November 19th, Virtual, 9 - 10 AM
Join us for Coffee + Convo - a low-key virtual morning meetup where we chat with an expert and expand your knowledge as an entrepreneur! Anita O’Neal will be sharing her expertise on business budgeting and bookkeeping to make sure you are prepared for the end of year and having a successful year in your business in 2025.
Wednesday, November 15th at Denton County Brewing Company, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Unleash your creative spirit at the Denton Creative Mixer! Join us at Denton County Brewing Company and chat the night away with a community of like-minded entrepreneurs who are passionate about driving their creative ideas forward.
Thursday, November 21st at Sunago Bell - 4:30 - 7:30 PM
During this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, Stoke, in partnership with the City of Denton, will facilitate a shark-tank style pitch competition on Thursday, November 21, 2021 at Sunago Bell (the top of the Wells Fargo Tower). The Denton Pitch Competition will be free and open to the public, but we are collecting donations to award the first ever Community Choice award.
Friday, November 22nd at Stoke, 9 AM - 5 PM
Join us at Stoke for a free day of coworking! Pick a comfy chair and spot at the coworking desks, plug in to the high speed WiFi, and enjoy coworking amenities at Stoke, like use of the standing desks and other comfortable seating areas. We'll also have some breakfast pastries and fresh coffee!
First place winners at the 2023 Denton Pitch Competition - Speak Easy Speech Therapy
Second place winners at the 2023 Denton Pitch Competition - Triptych Coffee Co
Emily Roden, President of education technology startup, ReadyRosie, being interviewed by Stoke executive director, Heather Gregory, at a Fireside Chat during GEW 2019 at Armadillo Ale Works
2020’s Denton Startup Crawl during GEW took place virtually, with a compilation of visits to Denton startups, ReadyRosie, Bunch Bikes, and From The Future.
Banner photo provided by Sharon Jared, courtesy of Denton CVB