NEW YORK, N.Y. — September 10, 2026 — Cyra Gish, SWIM New York Chapter President and co-author of SWIM: From Credit to Capital, is expanding a women-centered entrepreneurship and business-ownership initiative designed to connect financial preparation, outside business capital, ownership education, supported operating infrastructure and long-term financial wellness.
Additional information about Gish, SWIM and business-capital discussions is available at https://nationwidebusinessfunding.com/cyrag.
SWIM stands for Successful Women Investing Money.
Its mission is to create a community where women can expand their understanding of entrepreneurship, business capital, companies, assets, ownership and financial decision-making.
The initiative is intended to serve women across different stages of life, including single mothers building a new future, single women seeking greater financial independence, married women who want additional economic opportunity beyond their current household structure and retired women exploring entrepreneurship, assets or business ownership.
“Women arrive with different responsibilities, experiences and goals,” Gish said. “The common thread is wanting to understand how business, capital and ownership can create more choices.”
From financial preparation to capital
SWIM describes its educational model as a Credit to Capital journey.
The process begins with understanding financial readiness and the business objective.
Women can then learn how companies evaluate outside capital rather than assuming every commercial goal must be paid entirely from personal savings.
Outside business capital is sometimes referred to as other people’s money, or OPM or Bank Money.
All Big Businesses Start Using OPM, so think Big while starting small.
Appropriate business-purpose financing may, in some circumstances, allow an entrepreneur to preserve more personal liquidity.
That does not make financing risk-free.
Repayment obligations, guarantees, collateral or other provider-specific conditions may apply.
Nationwide Business Funding provides a separate funding pathway
Gish works with Nationwide Business Funding, a business funding marketplace and capital-strategy organization.
Qualified entrepreneurs may use Nationwide Business Funding to evaluate potential financing categories and independent providers.
The process can include lender mapping, capital sequencing, capital stacking and financing comparison.
Independent providers determine eligibility, approvals and terms.
SWIM membership does not guarantee financing.
Women do not need to participate in SWIM to seek a Nationwide Business Funding evaluation.
Capital access and ownership are different decisions
SWIM emphasizes that obtaining capital and deciding what to do with capital are separate decisions.
Potential business-purpose uses may include startup costs, equipment, inventory, working capital, expansion, acquisitions or qualifying real estate.
SWIM also introduces women to supported ownership, where management, fulfillment, administration, sales systems or experienced operators may already exist.
Supported infrastructure does not guarantee passive income.
Someone remains responsible for operating the business.
Any ownership rights, shared economics or operator relationships should be defined in transaction-specific agreements.
SWIM: From Credit to Capital provides the educational roadmap
Gish co-authored SWIM: From Credit to Capital with Romeo Sykes.
The 450-plus-page educational roadmap covers the progression from financial preparation and fundability to business capital, corporate structure, entrepreneurship, business ownership, real estate, acquisitions, portfolio thinking and financial wellness.
The book is designed to help women understand not simply how capital may be accessed, but how capital can fit into a broader ownership strategy.
Women interested in SWIM New York, the book or eligible business-capital discussions may contact Gish at cyra@nationwidebusinessfunding.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is SWIM?
SWIM stands for Successful Women Investing Money and is a women-centered entrepreneurship, capital and ownership community.
Who is SWIM designed for?
Women across life stages, including single mothers, single women, married women and retired women seeking additional knowledge, opportunity or ownership.
Does SWIM guarantee business funding?
No.
Can women use Nationwide Business Funding without joining SWIM?
Yes.
What is SWIM: From Credit to Capital?
A 450-plus-page educational roadmap co-authored by Romeo Sykes and Cyra Gish.
What is available for men?
POWER — Passive Opportunities With Exponential Reach — provides a broader entrepreneurship, capital and ownership community open to everyone.
ABOUT SWIM
SWIM — Successful Women Investing Money — is a women-centered educational and ownership community focused on entrepreneurship, capital, companies, real estate, supported operating infrastructure and financial wellness.
ABOUT NATIONWIDE BUSINESS FUNDING
Nationwide Business Funding is a business funding marketplace and capital-strategy organization helping qualified entrepreneurs evaluate potential financing through independent providers.
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