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Women in Tourism: Market and investment readiness

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.

Watch highlights from the workshop as participants discuss barriers, financial opportunities and next steps to empower women to thrive in tourism.

Topic: Entrepreneurship and innovation, Finance, , Government and policy, Investment

Sector: Finance, Investment, Tourism

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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

Sector: Business, Finance, Investment, Manufacturing

Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone

Published by: Invest Salone

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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.

Topic: Investment, Investment readiness, Investment readiness toolkit

Sector: Business

Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone

Published by: Invest Salone

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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.

Topic: Investment, Investment readiness, Investment readiness toolkit

Sector: Business

Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone

Published by: Invest Salone

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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

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