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 2023!

GEW will take place the week of November 13-19th, 2023 and you can find our event lineup below.

  • Monday, November 13th at Stoke, 6 - 8 PM

    • Fireside Chat with Kari Meyercord-Westerman owner of Thistle Creative Reuse

    • Kick of Global Entrepreneurship Week with a conversation between Heather Gregory, Executive Director of Stoke and Kari Meyercord-Westerman, owner of Thistle Creative Reuse and alumna of the AccelerateHER incubator program. Thistle's mission is to "inspire sustainable creativity by reimagining the lifecycle of materials." We'll discuss her time in the creative reuse energy, and the entrepreneurial journey that led to opening the sustainability store of every creatives' dreams.

  • Tuesday, November 14th, Virtual, 9 - 10 AM

    • Coffee + Convo with Heather Gregory (virtual)

    • Join us for Coffee + Convo - a low-key virtual morning meetup where we chat with an expert and expand your knowledge as an entrepreneur! Heather Gregory is an ecosystem builder, place maker, community organizer, and entrepreneur based in Denton, TX and we’ll be chatting about finding community as an entrepreneur.

  • Wednesday, November 15th at Denton County Brewing Company, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

    • Denton Creative Mixer

    • 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.

    • Sponsored by Texas Best Solar

  • Thursday, November 16th at Sunago Bell, 4 - 7 PM

    • Denton Pitch Competition + Small Business Expo

    • During this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, Stoke, in partnership with the City of Denton and Denton Business Allies, will facilitate a shark-tank style pitch competition on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at the Denton Civic Center. This year, the Denton Pitch Competition will be free and open to the public.

  • Friday, November 17th at Stoke, 9 AM - 5 PM

    • Freebie Friday

    • 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!

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

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.

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

 

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