Invest in Survivor-Owned Businesses. Invest in Lasting Freedom.
The Survivor Ownership Movement™ expands Shyne®'s work by moving beyond training to direct capital investment in survivor-owned businesses. We're building an ecosystem where survivors don't just survive. They own, scale, and thrive.
Five strategic pillars designed to move survivors from economic vulnerability to lasting ownership and wealth.
We prepare survivor-owned businesses for capital investment through business plan development, financial documentation, pitch preparation, and operational structuring. Our readiness program ensures businesses are positioned to attract and effectively deploy investment capital.
Survivors receive hands-on coaching in business operations, marketing, financial management, and leadership. Our coaching model pairs survivors with experienced business mentors who understand the unique challenges faced by survivor-owned enterprises.
We go beyond basic financial literacy. Survivors learn wealth-building strategies including credit optimization, revenue forecasting, profit reinvestment, asset accumulation, and long-term financial planning, the tools needed to build intergenerational wealth.
Through partnerships with financial institutions, impact investors, and philanthropic funders, we create direct pathways to capital, including microloans, grant funding, and equity investments, without predatory terms or impossible requirements.
We mobilize community capital, from individual donors to institutional partners, creating a sustainable funding ecosystem that supports survivor-owned businesses through every stage of growth. When the community invests, survivor businesses expand, hire locally, and strengthen entire economic ecosystems.
Strategic partnerships fuel The Survivor Ownership Movement™, connecting survivor-owned businesses with the capital and resources they need to thrive.
Building pathways to freedom
Cynthia Luvlee-Austin, Founder of Shyne®, alongside the Executive Director of the Mr. Ballen Foundation, represents the kind of innovative partnership that defines The Survivor Ownership Movement™. Together, they are investing in survivors' long-term freedom, moving beyond short-term support to create lasting economic independence through business ownership.
The Mr. Ballen Foundation has stepped forward as a strategic partner committed to funding survivor-owned businesses that are ready to scale. This partnership exemplifies how mission-aligned organizations can pool resources and expertise to break cycles of economic vulnerability and build generational wealth for survivors.
Strategic Investment
Funding survivor-owned businesses
Advocacy & Awareness
Amplifying survivor voices
Measurable Impact
Tracking economic progression
Invest in Survivor-Owned Businesses. Invest in Lasting Freedom.
Whether you're an individual donor, impact investor, or institutional partner, your contribution directly funds survivor-owned businesses ready to scale. Together, we're building an economy where survivors don't just recover. They own.