Whether you’re a small business owner, freelancer or any other kind of entrepreneur in Denton, this event aims to help you grow your business.
See which locals are pitching — and judging — in Stoke’s ‘Shark Tank’-style biz competition
Denton women entrepreneurs chosen for fourth cohort of AccelerateHER
Denton Power Duo: Stoke and TWU Center for Women Entrepreneurs Announce Return of AccelerateHER
Get tickets for Stoke’s FlintConf startup conference in May
In the Press
Check out Denton Record Chronicle's writeup of FlintConf (linked)!
"FlintConf, the Denton-based conference for entrepreneurs and creatives, is coming to downtown May 3..."
Entrepreneur training is vital to grow women-owned businesses in DFW
Starting and growing a business can be a difficult process, as most budding entrepreneurs don’t learn about it in school, and when they start a business they often don’t know what to do next. Incubator and accelerator programs are a great way to learn business basics with like-minded entrepreneurs. …
Denton businesses take home $10K in Shark Tank-style competition
Stoking Entrepreneurship
Creative Retail to Cold-Pressed Soap: Denton’s AccelerateHER Aims to Help Eight Local Small Businesses Grow
AccelerateHER—a partnership between the Texas Woman’s University Center for Women Entrepreneurs and Stoke Coworking—has named eight local small businesses to its female founder-focused incubator program. Next up: The program aims to expand beyond Denton to Dallas, Houston, and Abilene.
“Members will be walking away with stronger foundations to their businesses, and the tools they need to grow,” says Stoke Executive Director Heather Gregory.
TWU Center for Entrepreneurs, Stoke Coworking launch new round of AccelerateHER
Partnering with woman-owned businesses
FlintConf startup conference returns in person
Stoke to celebrate five-year anniversary, recent remodel with ribbon-cutting
Denton coworking space Stoke will celebrate being open five years with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Friday.
The ceremony will showcase 11 new private offices in the recently remodeled Stoke building at 608 E. Hickory St., Suite 128. Mayor Gerard Hudspeth will give opening remarks at the event, which will honor partners, sponsors and members, as well as invite locals new to the space to attend.
AccelerateHER schedules pitch event for first cohort of women-owned startups
The Center for Women Entrepreneurs at Texas Woman’s University and Stoke Coworking launched the AccelerateHER, an incubator program for women-owned startups last fall. The program — the first of its kind in Denton — takes a hands-on approach that involves managers, mentors and partner networks to help early-stage companies develop and test ideas and grow their businesses.
Angel Investor, Others Call Denton a 'Destination' For The Tech Industry
“TeamofDefenders, which was borne out of Stoke Denton, was one of two tech startup companies in Denton to recently receive economic development grants from the Denton City Council for a combined total of $350,000. The startup co-founder, Mark Cieri, says, “We … like being in a place where our employees like to be. We see Denton as a destination.””
Denton Looks To Create Startup Hub With Moves To Create Over 150 Jobs
In a funding initiative designed in tandem with leaders in the local scene, the city of Denton awarded its first ever Entrepreneurship Economic Development grants at a city council meeting last week. Focused on creating more density in the startup community locally, a $106,500 performance-based grant to IoT company TeamofDefenders, and another $243,500 grant was awarded to VR startup From the Future.
Cohort Kickoff: Meet the 6 Inaugural Startups in Denton’s AccelerateHER Incubator
Denton is Getting a New Startup Incubator Exclusively for Female Entrepreneurs
FlintConf Aiming to Have Positive Impact on Denton Economy
On April 12, Stoke in Denton will be hosting FlintConf, a one-day, single-track conference for young entrepreneurs of all levels and backgrounds.
Stoke is partnering with the Greater Denton Arts Council and Tech Mill to create a conference that aims to bring young entrepreneurs, freelancers, side hustlers, creatives, and students together to learn more about optimizing any blossoming business ideas.
