Thanks to a new alliance between Barclays Bank and United Way of Delaware, Delaware minority-owned-and-operated small businesses may now be eligible to receive free financial coaching and business support services aimed at helping grow their business revenue as much as 20%.

This podcast features a conversation with Naya Boulden and Terrence Wiggins, 2 business owners participating in the Minority Small Business Program, and Steve Johnson, their Stand By Me Coach. Listen in to learn more about the nature of the coach / participant relationship, and how this program has helped Naya and Terrence's businesses.

Stand By Me® provides Delawareans with a Personal Financial Coach and a toolkit to navigate the challenges leading to personal financial security. The Delaware Financial Empowerment Partnership (DFEP) is a joint venture of the State of Delaware and the United Way of Delaware working together to combine resources and to create and implement an innovative package of financial empowerment services. We are joined by a coalition of non-profit organizations, corporations, foundations and educational institutions.

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