WELCOME TO BASE CAMP

 

#GEWKC Base Camp is the place to be Nov. 14-20, 2022.

Base Camp is the headquarters for Global Entrepreneurship Week - Kansas City, where you'll find marquee events, where you can pick up your "map" to how GEWKC is celebrated all around town and where you'll connect with other like-minded champions of ESHIP.

Continue to check this page for Base Camp updates, NKC deals and offers and other news.

iWerx in North Kansas City, Missouri

 

This year, HQ for #GEWKC is at iWerx's North Kansas City location (1520 Clay St., North Kansas City, Missouri), your base camp for all things Global Entrepreneurship Week - Kansas City. Other locations for in-person events include Chappell's Restaurant and Sports Museum, Chicken N Pickle, Restless Spirits and a special screening and panel at Screenland Armour Theatre. You'll find our headline events, meet and greets, breakout workshops and more, all right here and all for free.

iWerx is an entrepreneurial development center. A mission-based group of shared work spaces and co-working facilities, its aim is to help businesses grow by plugging into community and through collaboration. All iWerx facilities are fed by a 10-gigabit broadband backbone supporting innovative efforts of more than 100 businesses at any given time. Learn more at iwerx.org.
 
Take a gander at this awesome and state-of-the-art coworking space, and be sure to clear your calendar for that third week in November.

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