Atlanta Entrepreneur Brings Business to Reality

TV show will grade business plans by eager 'Tycoons'

ATLANTA, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Next Tycoon is a new reality show that
will give entrepreneurs from all ages and backgrounds a chance to present
their business ideas to key decision makers and outstanding business and media
leaders. The show will be a valuable educational resource as well as a fun
opportunity for all participants to share and discuss new, exciting business
plans.
The Next Tycoon is the brainchild of one of Atlanta's leading
entrepreneurs, W. Cliff Oxford. Oxford, who endows the executive MBA program
at Emory University's Goizueta Business School, launched his business success
in Atlanta with a help-desk services company that rapidly was recognized on
Inc. magazine's prestigious "500 List" three years in a row as the 14th
fastest growing company. In 2000, Oxford was named "The Entrepreneur of the
Year" by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
The show is scheduled to air Sept. 13 on CBS 46 in Atlanta as well as on
the new national cable channel, MAV Network. The live-audience taping will be
August 12. In true reality-TV-show fashion, The Next Tycoon is a business-plan
competition pitting entrepreneurs against one another in front of television
cameras, a live audience, and critical judges. The final winner, "The Next
Tycoon," will receive a prize package valued over $10,000: "The Next Tycoon"
will be granted exposure to venture capitalists, membership to the prestigious
Luxury Economics, plus $10,000 in cash.
"They say that luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Success is when
opportunity meets with passion," Oxford said. "We want to give people the
opportunity to show their passion. We want to bring success closer to those
who deserve it."
"When you're dealing with a business environment that's changing as
quickly as ours is today, every idea is worth exposure," Oxford added.
While the competition is based and will be filmed in Atlanta, it isn't
limited to the region. Anyone who applies through the Web site,
www.thenexttycoon.biz, is eligible as long as he or she has a plan for a
viable business venture to present onsite.
"We're excited for these emerging entrepreneurs to present their ideas and
get feedback from experts. I've been very fortunate to have made it as an
entrepreneur, and I want to help others live their dream. I have a passion to
start and grow businesses," Oxford said. In addition to producing the show,
Oxford will serve as its host.
"I hope the show will inspire people from all walks of life to open their
own business, but they need to be prepared when they do," he added. "That's
where we hope to help them out a little. If they can present in a limited time
in front of real business leaders and a television camera, and not fall apart,
they've got a leg up for making it in the 'real world'."
SOURCE The Next Tycoon

W. Cliff Oxford, +1-770-303-0650, info@HomeShoppeUSA.com, for The Next Tycoon