Turning the Corner's landmark national program for survivors of domestic violence is "The Business of Me". The “Business of Me” program is designed to help women survivors of domestic violence achieve personal financial health and independence, putting them in control of their own money so that they may break the recurring cycle of domestic violence.

1. Emotional Barriers to Domestic Violence Survivors Financial Self-sufficiency. Participants are guided through activities that enable them to: identify paradigms and explore how they affect their decisions; recognize negative self-talk and provide specific exercises to overcome it; and identify the "fear of money" they have and access tools for conquering it thereby helping these survivors to overcome the recurring cycle of domestic violence.
   
   
2. Financial Planning and Budget Management for survivors of domestic violence. In this component, participants learn: to develop a workable budget; to create a vision for their lives and understand how that vision is tied to their financial future; how their values are connected to the financial plan they develop; the importance of talking about money as an access to power; and to set up weekly network meetings to support each other and celebrate successes.
   
   
3. Good Financial Habits for survivors of domestic violence. The women learn: to schedule time to take care of themselves as an investment in the most important resource in "the Business of Them"; how to develop routines that make record keeping and the payment of bills as effective, efficient and relatively painless process; and how to stretch each dollar.
   
   
4. Understanding Your Money Personality. Though a multiple-choice questionnaire, the participants identify their specific money personality. Once these women survivors of domestic violence understand their natural inclinations for spending and saving they are empowered to adapt their financial practices in order to fulfill their vision. Additionally, they learn how to talk to their children about money in order to pass on good financial habits, further enhancing the healthy self-esteem of these women and their children and ensuring the end of the cycle of domestic violence for that family.
   
   
5. Successes and Challenges. This session evaluates the progress of the participants, reviews their successes and addresses any challenges that may have come up or are anticipated in the future.

For more information about "The Business of Me" program and how it can help survivors of domestic violence to “turn the corner” please refer to the FAQ section or email us at .