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Madonna Thompson, the management consultant
There is no denying the amount of work still to be done in the area of Sierra Leone’s gender relations. One way that change is arriving...
Memuna Forna, Editor
Mar 15, 20184 min read
Women empowered? The rise of the African business woman!
Female entrepreneurs are good for business, good for progress and good for economic development. Success for the African woman...
Memuna Forna, Editor
Mar 15, 20181 min read
In praise of failure!
If you have never failed, you have probably never tasted real success either. Failure is a direct by product of innovation, initiative,...
Memuna Forna, Editor
Feb 11, 20181 min read
Memuna Forna, Editor
Jan 22, 20180 min read
The growth of Airbnb in Sierra Leone
Airbnb has been growing rapidly throughout the African continent and is extremely popular in countries like Kenya, Morocco and South...
Lyande Kaikai, director, My African Passport
Dec 28, 20171 min read
Insight readers are more entrepreneurial than the global average
Sixty-six percent of adults see entrepreneurship as a good career choice, and more than half of the working-age population feel they have...
Memuna Forna, Editor
Aug 30, 20172 min read
Early years in the early years' business
Ariana Oluwule set up Freetown based Narnia Daycare in June 2013. Narnia is daycare plus. It combines daycare with an early learning...
Memuna Forna, Editor
Aug 23, 20172 min read
Surviving the early years in business in Sierra Leone
It’s often said that the first few years in business are a real test of survival, and the figures bandied about for the failure rates of...
Memuna Forna, Editor
Aug 22, 20172 min read
From the Insight archives: Vendtech brings a new prepaid electricity solution to Sierra Leone
With Vendtech, Sierra Leonean entrepreneur Victor Blell has brought a new way of buying electricity credits to the country, using mobile...
Memuna Forna, Editor
Aug 22, 20171 min read
Are entrepreneurs born or made? A reflection on the African university system
The debate whether it is possible to “learn” entrepreneurship is endless, and, in my own opinion, somehow useless. I mean it is quite...
By Martino Ghielmi
Jul 31, 20173 min read
Olusegun Jaji – Sea coach and the blood, sweat and tears of entrepreneurship
Nigerian born, Olusegun Jaji’s businesses are like jigsaws. They require the meticulous assembly of innumerable oddly shaped pieces. His...
Memuna Forna, Editor
Mar 15, 20178 min read
Aminata Dumbuya, the businesswoman
How would you describe your job? I am an entrepreneur/businesswoman. I took the plunge from being an employee to an employer when I...
Memuna Forna, Editor
Mar 15, 20173 min read
Ndye Farrie, the educator
My interest in teaching started in high school where my awareness of the difference between good and great teachers peaked. I met two...
Memuna Forna, Editor
Mar 14, 20173 min read
Edleen B. Elba, the human resources specialist
Sierra Leone generally makes the international news for all the wrong reasons, particularly when it comes to women’s issues. There is no...
Memuna Forna, Editor
Mar 14, 20172 min read
From fruit to fruit salad – get to know your customer and add value!
In my office in Freetown, Sierra Leone, I work with men and women who in the main, have lived, studied and/or worked in more than one...
Memuna Forna
Nov 25, 20162 min read
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