![]() WaSAP – wells (manual drilling), pit latrines, toilet seats, rain harvesting, handwashing and training in EMAS technologies (low-cost technology for water supplies).Premier Enviro Solutions Ltd – affordable and high-specification building materials from waste plastic.Cerosa – building materials firm with plans to expand into local and sustainable building materials such as earthen bricks.Absolute Barrkee – manufacturer of high-quality common wire nails and sanitary paper products.Work Ready Africa – employability and training addressing key workforce skills and unemployment issues.Breakfast Club Africa – knowledge-sharing and executive coaching services.Wangu Farms – organic fruit and vegetable cultivation including passion fruits, pineapples, sour sop, tamarind and mushrooms, as well as processing and distributing value-added end-produce. ![]() Sierra Agri – agricultural food manufacturing, specialising in sweet potato bread, cassava flour and baby food.Mama Jah’s – processing and packaging of dried snack foods.Lambano – poultry feed production and layer poultry farming.Jaiima Farms – production, marketing and distribution of locally grown farm fresh produce.Conditions of the bootcamp require that the companies should not have already raised more than US$0.25 million externally and should be looking to attract between US$100,000 and US$5 million in future investment. As such, the bootcamp is designed to help participating companies better understand the expectations of institutional investors.įirms selected to take part are established businesses operating for at least two years, and are commercially viable with a clearly defined social objective. Acumen West Africa, through its role as an investor and through its Acumen Academy learning programmes for entrepreneurs, has witnessed both sides of the challenges of raising capital. ![]() Twelve Sierra Leonean entrepreneurs, who have gone through a comprehensive seven-week ‘bootcamp’, will be presenting their business plans to representatives from nine investment funds this Friday (3 December 2021) at a special impact investment deal summit organised by Acumen West Africa and Invest Salone.ĭesigned and led by a team from Acumen, the bootcamp is intended to increase the investment-readiness of a select group of Sierra Leonean entrepreneurs delivering social impact and innovation in sectors such as agriculture, fisheries and manufacturing. ![]()
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