1. / IGC
  2. / Publications
Report cover page

Enhancing the financial capabilities of women-led SMEs in the western area urban and western area rural of Sierra Leone

Working paper Firms, Trade and Sustainable Growth

This research examines financial challenges faced by women-led SMEs in urban and rural areas of Sierra Leone, and compares them with other barriers to business growth. Using mixed methods, it provides evidence-based insights to inform targeted policies that support SME performance, productivity, and inclusive economic development.

Project

Authors

Osman Alimamy Sankoh

Researcher, Njala University

Brima Sesay

Lecturer, University of Sierra Leone

More from IGC

Embedding peer interactions in business support programmes to generate information to improve targeting

Amanda Awadey, Laura Boudreau, Elwyn Davies
Policy brief

Creating comparative advantage: Identifying information and technology constraints facing SMEs in supplying large firms in Rwanda

Lauren Falcao Bergquist, Jie Bai, Vittorio Bassi, Ignacio Marra de Artiñano, Christian Lippitsch
Project report

Hiring frictions and growth among small firms: Evidence from an internet platform experiment

17 April 2026 09:00-10:00
Upcoming Webinar

Collective models for solar irrigation in smallholder systems: Overcoming institutional barriers in Bangladesh

Shweta Bhogale, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Shefali Khanna, Dr Ahmad Salahuddin, Mohammad Yunus
Policy brief
Themes
Firms Trade Sustainable Growth
Countries
Sierra Leone