START Your Business.
CREATE Your Prosperity.
Free monthly meetups for founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, and the people who support them.
Who This Is For
You're testing a business idea but don't know if it'll work in Lawton.
- You've got a side hustle that could be more.
- You're a veteran thinking about what's next.
- You're a military spouse who needs flexible income.
- You're tired of working for someone else.
- You've been told "that won't work here"—but you're not sure if that's true.
You're already running a business and hitting walls.
- You need customers who aren't just friends and family.
- You're figuring out pricing, marketing, or how to hire your first employee.
- You wonder if other founders deal with the same problems.
- You could use a reality check from someone who's been there.
You help businesses succeed—and want to give back.
- You're an accountant, lawyer, marketing consultant, or real estate pro who believes in this community.
- You've seen good ideas fail for lack of support.
- You want to connect with emerging founders before they make expensive mistakes.
You're ready to invest time, energy, or capital locally.
- You've built something here and want to see others do the same.
- You know Lawton has potential that most people overlook.
- You're looking for ways to strengthen the local economy that go beyond writing checks.
If any of this sounds like you, you belong at Venture Lift.
Every Meeting Includes:
Founder Lightning Talks
Two local entrepreneurs share their real stories in 5 minutes each. The wins, the setbacks, the lessons learned. No scripted pitches, just honest insights from people building businesses in Comanche County.
Skill Spotlight
A 15-minute practical session on one specific skill you can use immediately. How to validate your market. How to price your service. How to run your first Facebook ad. Actionable, not academic.
Open Networking
Coffee, conversation, and connections. Meet potential collaborators, get feedback on your idea, find an accountability partner, or just talk shop with people who get what you're trying to do.
No membership fees. No sales pitches. No requirement to have it all figured out.
See Next Meeting DetailsWhy Lawton Venture Lift Exists
Most business advice wasn't written for Lawton.
The podcasts assume you're in Austin or Silicon Valley. They talk about raising venture capital and disrupting industries. That's fine—but it's not what most of us need. We need to know: Will this work here? How do I find my first 10 customers in a town of 90,000? How do I balance this with my day job, my deployment schedule, my kids' activities?
Building a business is lonely—especially in a military town.
You move here for an assignment. Your spouse deploys. Your network resets every few years. The person who gets what you're trying to do might be the only one in your circle—and you haven't met them yet. Venture Lift exists so you don't have to figure it out alone.
Lawton has more potential than people realize.
We've got Fort Sill—a steady economic engine and a constant flow of talented people. We've got lower costs than the coasts and less competition than OKC. We've got founders who are scrappy, resourceful, and underestimated. The businesses that succeed here are built for here—by people who understand this community and choose to invest in it.
Next Meeting
Featured This Month:
- • Lightning Talk: [Founder Name] on [Topic]
- • Skill Spotlight: [Skill Topic]
- • Plus open networking and coffee
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