The Foundry - Finance & Fast Chats

Friday 31 Jul 2026 | 11:00 - 13:00

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Location

Digbeth Dining Club T/A Dockworks Waterfront
Units 30-34 Waterfront East
Brierley Hill
Dudley
West Midlands
DY5 1XJ

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Cost

  • Member Rate: £20.00
  • Non Member Rate: £30.00
*Prices displayed exclude VAT

About this event

Get ready to level up your commercial finance awareness and grow your network in one afternoon as we bring together real world insight, practical learning, and speed networking.

Led by Foundry Committee member Ed Price from Central Finance, with expert insight from Ben Homans, Relationship Manager at Allica Bank, you’ll gain insight into today’s business finance landscape. 

Ben supports established SMEs across the Midlands and brings over a decade of commercial banking experience, delivering tailored funding solutions, proactive advice, and access to a strong professional network through a relationship driven, service led approach. 

You’ll also have the chance to put your questions directly to Ben, gaining honest, insider perspectives from someone who works with SMEs every day.

Then, stick around for speed networking, where you’ll put your elevator pitch to the test and get to know the people of The Foundry - giving you the chance to meet a wide mix of peers, practice introducing yourself, and make connections that could support your career long after the event. 

It’s a relaxed, energising way to expand your network, exchange ideas, and strengthen the professional skills that set you apart early in your career.

Chamber members can either pay for Foundry Membership for the whole year or pay individually for each event (further details can be found below).

Foundry Booking Guide
  • If you are a Foundry Member, your space has automatically been reserved at each event
  • If you are a member of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce but not a Foundry Member, please use the Member Rate to book individual events
  • If you are not a member of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce and would like to attend a Foundry event, please book using the non-member rate
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