. >> this is alice pollard. alice pollard is the v.p. of finance. >> nice to meet you, steve smith. >> reporter: smith is a wealth manager at u.b.s. the bank is partnering with the chicagoland chamber of commerce to mentor ten small minority- owned businesses so they can grow and hopefully add jobs. >> i might be able to provide some feedback in terms of business structure, in terms of where they're trying to go. >> reporter: u.b.s. launched its small business advisory program last year in new york as a pilot. it was a way for the bank to give back to the communities it serves, sort of a philanthropic project for commerce. >> this will be a model that every bank of any size in america should adopt as part of its business model. >> reporter: last week, former president bill clinton gave the program a shout-out at his economic conference in chicago, where the c.e.o. of u.b.s. group americas joined him on stage. bob mccann says u.b.s. wants to make good businesses better, and that doesn't necessarily mean loaning them money. >> you can have