Section 7, The Investment Promotion Act, 2004

In order to further improve the capacity of Sierra Leoneanbusiness enterprises to compete effectively, both locally and internationally, the Government with assistance from its development partners shall provide to such business enterprises a number of capacity building and special support programmes which may include– (a) business training; (b) micro-finance (including support for bulkbuying); (c) technical assistance; (d) business incubator programmes; (e) pre-qualification programmes for access to credit; (f) credit registry; and (g) registry of local enterprises for joint ventures.