How connecting creatives is fueling this Houstonian's entrepreneurial drive

HOUSTON -- In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Lawson Gow stepped in to help the best way he could: He offered heavily discounted rates for his new coworking campus, The Cannon, to anyone whose office space had been impacted by the storm.[br /][br /]Though construction on the entirety of The Cannon wasn't finished at the time, it was still a welcome offer to the small-business owners, startups, and creatives of Houston who needed somewhere to continue their livelihoods. But now The Cannon is ready for its grand opening on November 2, announcing with a bang the 17-acre West Houston hub for entrepreneurs, business professionals, developers, and creatives that it will eventually become.[br /][Ads /][br /]Gow - son of David Gow, owner of CultureMap's parent company Gow Media - is passionate about the concept of building an entrepreneurial campus in his hometown in order to augment the city's resources for young startups and other creatives.[br /][br /]To read more about this story go to [url HREF="http://houston.culturemap.com/news/innovation/10-02-17-the-founders-lawson-gow-cannon-coworking-space/?utm_source=sf_twitter" TARGET="new" REL=""]CultureMap[/url][br /][Ads /][br /]url HREF="https://abc13.formstack.com/forms/report_a_typo" TARGET="new" REL="nofollow"][b]Report a typo to the ABC13 staff[/b][/url]