The Invest Salone Resource Bank brings together a collection of resources related to Invest Salone’s work to encourage investment, generate exports, create jobs and diversify four key sectors in Sierra Leone. Pooling resources produced by Invest Salone and external contributors, this tool will grow to provide a broad range of resources related to investing and doing business in Sierra Leone. Use the filters below to explore the resources by type, sector, topic and more.
SOBA partnered with Lion Mountains, a rice processing company, to trial innovative packaging and marketing tactics. This case study showcases how Lion Mountains successfully unlocked a new market for local…
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)
Lion Mountains’ flatbed dryer
Lion Mountains is one of the leading rice processing businesses in Sierra Leone; they provide reliable market access to thousands of small farmers. In order to meet the challenges of…
Topic: Business resilience, Entrepreneurship and innovation, Health and safety, Sustainable business
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)
iLab impact case study
This case study showcases how SOBA’s Innovation Lab (iLab) successfully supported the scaling up and replication of innovative business practices generated through interventions across key markets. SOBA uses a market…
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)
Freetown Pitch Night: Showcasing entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone
This is a monthly event that gives budding entrepreneurs a platform to pitch their post-revenue businesses to a vibrant entrepreneur community while connecting them with the mentors, advisors, leaders and…
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)
Financial services trials: Developing market-based service offerings for small and growing businesses (SGBs)
These trials were carried out to assist financial service providers to help small and growing businesses (SGBs) prepare proper books and records to help these businesses access finance and make…
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)
Ebola in Sierra Leone: economic impact & recovery
The aim of this paper is to show how EVD has affected the Sierra Leonean economy and explores in more detail the different aspects of EVD’s economic impact. This paper…
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)
Business clinics: Creating marketplaces to connect professional service providers and SGB
The Business Clinic is a collaborative space that provides free “check-ups” to any business owner or entrepreneur that needs business training, expert advice or mentorship. The clinic also connects professional…
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)
Business clinics guide for trainer and consultants
This document offers guidance on the design of an effective workshop and productive one-on-one consultations at Business Clinics. The Business Clinics platform is a collaborative space created for entrepreneurs and…
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)
Teleficient’s pay-as-you-go application in Sierra Leone
Teleficient Communications Ltd is a local company that works in partnership with Azuri Technologies, a leading solar energy provider. This document outlines key findings and recommendations derived from research into…
Topic: Sustainable business
Sector: Energy
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)
Solar pay-as-you-go opportunity in Sierra Leone
This document offers pay-as-you-go (PAYG) information to inform distributors entering Sierra Leone’s solar market. It includes an overview of PAYG best practices from aggregated learnings across sub-Saharan Africa to inform…
Topic: Sustainable business
Sector: Energy
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)