Atlanta's First Presbyterian Church Creates 'Shark Tank' For Community Focused Business

For more than a decade, the primetime reality series Shark Tank has given entrepreneurs a chance to pitch their ideas to a panel of wealthy business titans. These “sharks” then decide whether to invest in the idea or company. Last year, Atlanta’s First Presbyterian Church started their own “shark tank.” It’s a social entrepreneurship venture called Epiphany . Much like the show, the church’s Epiphany program puts out a call for budding business ideas and offers support to select entrepreneurs through business development “navigator” groups, which then help them refine their final pitch to be selected for a grant from Epiphany’s pool of money.