Improve your Funding Opportunities with the Chamber Finance Finder!

16 Jul 2025

Published in: Black Country Chamber of Commerce News
Powered by Swoop Funding, manage your financial health with ease with the British Chambers of Commerce’s Finance Finder.

The British Chambers of Commerce provide the Finance Finder Service to Chamber members, powered by their partners Swoop Funding. In this blog, we’ll highlight how Chamber members can benefit from using this service and protect the current and future financial health of Black Country businesses.

We will discuss:

  • Why you should invest in the Chamber Finance Finder.
  • How the Chamber Finance Finder works.
  • The benefits for Chamber members.
  • How you can create your profile.
  • Security of the Chamber Finance Finder.

At the Chamber, our aim is to meet the needs of business and industry across the Black Country and help create the best community in which to live, work and do business. We hope at the end of this blog; you can utilise this service to manage your financial needs and experience new opportunities to strengthen your business.

Why you should invest in the Chamber Finance Finder


The Finance Finder keeps all your financial information in one place, making your access to funding quick and simple. Here are the features you will receive through using this service:

  • Access to every finance opportunity on the market – Businesses can be unaware on what opportunities are available, this feature allows you to find the best solution to your needs.
  • Ability to check your eligibility for local and innovation grants – Along with new funding opportunities, you can find out if the grants you are applying for are eligible to you and catered to your business goals.
  • A team of experts available - The specialists of this service can manage your application from beginning to end, giving you peace of mind that your application is running smoothly.
  • Online portal allowing you to check your progress – The online portal provides you with the ability to track each application with ease, whenever and wherever you are in your business journey.
  • Compare business savings – If you’re looking for insurance, savings or current accounts, this service makes it easy to compare what you need before you apply.

How the Chamber Finance Finder Works


Using technology, the Finance Finder gives you full transparency over all the funding options that align with your business needs. This includes equities, loans, grants and savings. Take a look at all the funding options that you can apply for:

The benefits for Chamber members


The Chamber Finance Provider gives Chamber members full access and an extra service they can take advantage of to make doing business easier and manageable. These exclusive benefits include:

  • Dedicated Chamber hotline – This hotline is available five days a week from 9am-5pm, designed for queries and questions you may have while using this service.
  • Free financial health assessment – Speak with a funding manager to access potential savings and funding solutions.
  • Templates and advice to aid applications – Funding advisors can guide you through your application to increase your chance of success.
  • Detailed funding information – Receive content and further information on funding delivered through your Chamber newsletter.

Creating your profile


Getting started is quick and easy, simply register and answer a few short questions to determine your eligibility. Moving into building your profile, you’ll need to integrate your Companies House, cloud accounting and online banking to access your personal dashboard and manage your funding.

If you’re worried about this service affecting your credit score, signing up to the Chamber Finance Finder, seeing your funding options, and talking to a member of the team won’t influence your credit score and you won’t be credit checked at this stage. If at some point you want a personal credit check, they will be highly regulated, and you have rights as an individual for your personal data to be protected.

Please keep in mind this service is exclusive to Chamber members, if you’re interested in learning more about our membership, you can explore our packages here.

Security of the Chamber Finance Finder


The Finance Finder will need to gather information about your personal circumstances. The information you provide will be subject to the Data Protection Act 2018. The Chamber Finance Finder is powered by Swoop Finance Limited which is authorised and regulated by the FCA as an Account Information Services Provider (reference number 833145) and has been mandated by the Competitions and Market Authority to work with the major UK banks.

Personal and business information is encrypted and protected using the same industry leading technology that the banks use. Swoop uses measures like double-factor authentication, designed to protect access to your account and personal information. Swoop is bound by strict privacy guidelines. For full details on the usage of personal information please read their Privacy Policy.

Conclusion


With the current pressures placed on businesses today, we hope this blog has provided you with a new way to simplify your finance and opened up new funding opportunities to grow your business. We have teamed up with several Black Country Chamber partners to offer a range of discounts and savings for your business and the people you employ. The Chamber Finance Finder is just the start to the wide range of benefits that come with being a Chamber member. To find out more about our exclusive savings, you can view our offers here to ensure your receive the best guidance and support. Get started with the Chamber Finance Finder to make doing business easier day by day!

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