Innovation SL’s ongoing and past projects that support entrepreneurship, economic development, and digital transformation in Sierra Leone. The projects span various sectors, including business incubation, financial literacy training, feasibility studies, and startup acceleration.
| Innovation SL plays a key role in the Sierra Leone Education in Entrepreneurial Pedagogy & Skills (SLEEK) project, an Erasmus+ initiative aimed at enhancing entrepreneurship education and job creation. As an Entrepreneurship Support Organization, Innovation SL collaborates with local and international partners to develop a comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum, establish an Entrepreneurship Academy, and provide training to educators. The project focuses on bridging the gap between academia and industry while empowering youth and women entrepreneurs with essential business skills. Through these efforts, Innovation SL contributes to strengthening Sierra Leone’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, fostering job creation, and promoting sustainable economic growth. |
Grant management and startup piloting. Organized a pitch event to source post-harvest waste solutions. The winner was provided with a grant to develop a pilot under supervision.
Conducted a Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a Vegetable Cold Chain Facility in Bo District and Port Loko.
Provided training to 13 market women and petty traders in Marketing and Financial Literacy.
Signed an agreement for USD 25,000 in seed funding for startups (ended December 2023).
Held the first-ever Freetown Innovation Week.
Organized the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW).
Incubating 5 start-ups with Climate Change Adaptation Technology solutions.
Accelerated 20 SMEs under the project.
Business Diagnostics of 18 businesses and trained 13 in Financial Management.
Organized OSVP for 4 years, winning the International Prize.
Incubating 20 start-ups and 10 SMEs from the Circular Economy and Light Manufacturing. Fifty percent of the participants were women.
Feasibility Study on the ECOWAS Women Digital Hubs in Guinea Bissau, Niger, and Sierra Leone.
Provided incubation and acceleration services under the "Salcab Start-up Series".
Developing a crowdfunding platform to allow entrepreneurs to raise seed capital.
Organized an ITC B2B matchmaking event. Also Pitch contest for 140 youths, providing cash grants and coaching
License from the Bank of Sierra Leone to pilot and develop a Fintech Solution called Facilis. Entered and exited the Bank of Sierra Leone Sandbox.
Provided incubation and acceleration for “Salcab Start-up Series.”
Ran the UN Social Good Summit Boot camp.
Pitch contest to select 25/140 youths to receive cash grants to grow their businesses. Provided coaching, monitoring, and evaluation of the grant implementation.
Innovation SL is Sierra Leone’s premier innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem development company. We are dedicated to building a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem that enables startups, innovators, and changemakers to thrive and create lasting impact.
