About Cliff Oxford
Authored 11 articles.
-
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 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.