Resource bank

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.

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Quarterly Newsletter – July 2025

This issue is a round-up of Invest Salone’s work supporting sustainable finance, diaspora engagement and private sector development in Sierra Leone. It features highlights from the country’s first ESG conference, updates on the Fashion Design and Textile Association’s national symposium, a refreshed Investment Toolkit for SMEs and insights from events promoting climate finance and green investment.

Topic: Finance, Investment, Sustainable business
Sector: Business, Fashion, Finance, Investment, Textiles
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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. 

Topic: Investment, Investment and export promotion
Sector: Business, Investment
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone
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Quarterly Newsletter – January 2025

This issue is a round-up of Invest Salone’s work to strengthen Sierra Leone’s investment. It includes highlights from an international investor delegation exploring opportunities in infrastructure and tourism, a roundtable on the legal ecosystem, new insights on sustainable finance and stories celebrating the country’s growing festival scene.

Topic: Finance, Investment, Sustainable business
Sector: Investment, Tourism
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Quarterly Newsletter – October 2024

This issue is a round-up of Invest Salone’s work supporting private sector investment and growth in Sierra Leone. It features highlights from the Sierra Leone Investment Summit, an agribusiness investment field trip, collaboration with banks on sustainable lending and stories on how tourism, arts and food are being showcased through Invest Salone’s Made in Salone initiative.

Topic: Entrepreneurship and innovation, Investment, Made in Salone, Sustainable business
Sector: Agriculture, Finance, Investment, Tourism
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Quarterly Newsletter – April 2024

This issue is a round-up of Invest Salone’s work supporting private sector–led growth in Sierra Leone. It includes highlights from our impact to date in unlocking investment and strengthening businesses, updates on the poultry feed sector and investment opportunities, insights from our Technical Assistance Facility and stories on how our partnerships are helping women entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses.

Topic: Financial instruments for business, Gender equality and social inclusion, Sustainable business
Sector: Business, Finance, Investment, Poultry
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Quarterly Newsletter – December 2023

As part of our work to encourage investment into Sierra Leone, we co-hosted a delegation of nine major international investment institutions. During the five-day trip, participants visited 20 firms and interacted with around 50 more through several events such as a pitch night where entrepreneurs pitched and received feedback on their businesses.

Topic: Carbon market, Finance, Investment, PROSPER Salone
Sector: Business, Fashion, Finance, Investment, Textiles
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Quarterly Newsletter – October 2023

In September, Invest Salone attended the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) annual conference. Invest Salone consultant, Pooja Melwani, was invited to speak and shared our experience of the broad range of private sector development strategies we employ to support the private and public sectors in tackling constraints to doing business in Sierra Leone.

Topic: Investment, Sustainable business
Sector: Business, Fashion, Investment, Textiles
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