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Authored 13 articles.

Articles

• Why Kennesaw State & Stanford Are The Top Two Entrepreneurial Universities

  Features, December 11, 2015

  With more than 80% of MBA students wanting to start their own business or work for a cool start-up, media publications have rushed to rank accredited universities and colleges on which has the best entrepreneurial programs. No doubt, the top ranked schools get some bragging rights, but that’s about it.

• Cliff Oxford: How a Great Business Can Go Out of Business - How Owners Beg for a Bad Exit

  Features, August 13, 2015

  All us entrepreneurs know not every business is going to survive. But when a business that appears to be roaring with success shutters, it’s startling. Customers are always left confused and thinking, “what happened? How did a great business go away?” I felt the same way and was taken aback when I first heard about the legendary Harold’s Barbecue in South Atlanta was closing for good.

• Cliff Oxford: How Entrepreneurs Can Trump Donald Trump

  Features, June 30, 2015

  Cliff Oxford discusses former President of Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Sam William's book "The CEO as Urban Statesman," and shares some real-world examples on how entrepreneurs can make a difference in cities after exiting their companies.

• Cliff Oxford: How Joe's BBQ Got Ranked the Best BBQ in the Country

  Features, June 03, 2015

  TripAdvisor.com, based in Newton, MA announced last Wednesday that Joe’s BBQ in Blue Ridge, GA was the best BBQ restaurant in the country. That’s big news here in the South, but it went national fast. Major media like CNN, Huffington Post and Fox News poured fuel on the story by repeating it over and over.

• Cliff Oxford: How Entrepreneurs Lose Control of Their Companies - 'You've Exited But Don't Know It'

  Features, March 17, 2015

  When entrepreneurs sell their companies, it’s often like watching the same three TV reruns over and over. You might call them the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, says Oxford Center Founder & CEO Cliff Oxford.

• These 3 Self-Inflicting Wounds Made Atlanta Falcons a Fast Growth Failure

  News, December 18, 2014

• Cliff Oxford: Use These 16 Irrefutable Negotiation Tactics to Get What You Deserve

  News, September 18, 2014

• Cliff Oxford: Here’s How to Keep Competitors from Poaching Your Employees

  News, September 15, 2014

• Quit Being Right and Start Getting Results in Your Company

  News, August 14, 2014

• Making Work Fun is Not About Table Tennis & Paintball

  News, August 07, 2014

• Suddenly, Convenience Stores Face a Threat: Walmart

  News, July 28, 2014

• Cliff Oxford: Hard & Fast Lessons From California Chrome

  News, June 25, 2014

• When the Boss Calls After Hours

  Features, May 12, 2014

  We shouldn’t laugh too hard about the agreement announced last month in France that sought to protect employees from after-hours texts and emails but confused a lot of people. Here in the United States, where we are known for our relentless work ethic, we are ignoring this issue and letting confusion govern what is expected from employees after they leave work.