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COMPETE Salone Overview: Funding innovative business ideas

COMPETE Salone is a competitive grant initiative funded by the UK Government. We help businesses test innovative ideas that have the potential to create jobs, improve livelihoods and increase exports. The initiative works by offering a matching grant and guidance to private companies.

Topic: Entrepreneurship and innovation, Investment and export promotion, Overview infographic, Sustainable business
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone
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Building a Coalition for Catalytic Capital – Invest Salone Showcase, January 2026

Key government and private‑sector leaders gathered on Friday, 16 January 2026, as Invest Salone, a UK-funded private sector  development programme, hosted a high‑level event aimed at deepening collaboration and boosting investment in Sierra Leone’s expanding private sector. The event showcased Invest Salone’s contribution to improving the business environment and reinforced its role as a partner and facilitator, bringing together diverse stakeholders to address systemic constraints through dialogue and cooperation.

Topic: Entrepreneurship and innovation, Finance, Financial instruments for business, Investment, Investment and export promotion, Public private dialogue (PPD)
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Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
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Topic: ESG, Finance, Sustainable business, Sustainable finance
Sector: Finance
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone
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