Through PROSPER Salone, Invest Salone has partnered with Acumen to run a series of investment-ready bootcamps. This Roundtable took place in October 2022 and was organised to discuss the outcomes of the bootcamp and showcase the firms to potential investors.
A rapid assessment of Sierra Leone’s tech startup ecosystem and blockchain potential, highlighting opportunities, challenges, and policy recommendations.
In 2024, Invest Salone hosted the “Women in Tourism: Market and Investment Readiness” conference to explore one of the biggest challenges facing women in Sierra Leone’s tourism sector: access to finance. The event brought together financial institutions, policy-makers and entrepreneurs to share insights, build networks and identify opportunities to strengthen women-led businesses.
A practical guide to institutionalising public–private dialogue (PPD) in Sierra Leone, bridging business and government to drive inclusive growth.
Women’s access to finance is a critical driver of social and economic empowerment and sustainable development, yet significant disparities especially between genders persist, particularly in low-income countries such as Sierra Leone.