Investment toolkit for SMEs in Sierra Leone

International impact investor Acumen and the UK funded private sector initiative Invest Salone have revised the Investment Toolkit for SMEs in Sierra Leone for 2025, marking another step forward in strengthening Sierra Leone’s entrepreneurial landscape. This updated toolkit offers essential insights for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aiming to become investment-ready and attract impact investors.

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Sierra Leone Investment Toolkit

This Investment Toolkit is designed to support support small and medium-sized enterprises in Sierra Leone on their investment readiness journeys. It provides practical guidance on the areas investors typically consider most important, including governance, financial management, business strategy, operations, environmental and social management, and legal and regulatory compliance.

Investment Readiness Scorecard

The self-assessment tool has been designed specifically with SMEs in Sierra Leone in mind, enabling companies to evaluate their investment readiness against a defined set of parameters so they can better understand where they are on their journey and find out which areas they should prioritise to improve their investment proposition.

Sierra Leone voluntary sustainable finance principles

This framework comprises nine voluntary principles designed to help financial institutions integrate environmental, social and governance considerations into lending, investment and business decision-making. It represents Sierra Leone’s first coordinated, sector-wide framework for integrating ESG considerations into financial sector decision-making.

Topic: ESG, Finance, Investment, Sustainable finance
Sector: Finance, Investment
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone