Young people in Sierra Leone are eager to enter the workforce and others are looking at entrepreneurship as an alternative career option, but many still lack the essential entrepreneurial and career experience and capacity to become successful business owners and entry-level career professionals.  In 2019, Work Ready Africa was founded in Sierra Leone to…

Rotaract Club of Freetown-Sunset embarks on a tree planting campaign at Kissy, Thunderhill Freetown. [30th July 2022]. Rotaract originally began as a Rotary International youth program in 1968[2] at Chaworlotte North Rotary Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, and has grown into a major organization of over 10,904 clubs spread around the world and…

June 16th every year is marked as the International Day of the African Child, this year, UBA Sierra Leone through the UBA Foundation commemorated the day by donating 17 Cartons of literature books titled ‘Fine Boys’ written by Eghosa Imasuen a Nigerian writer. The theme for this year’s day of the African Child “30 years…

Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Plc is set to change the face of digital banking services with its new mobile banking app aimed at delivering first-rate services to customers. The new UBA mobile banking app, has been armed with benefits and features designed to give its customers increased control and accessibility to carry out transactions with ease. …

Obtaining accurate corporate records in french speaking African countries is not a walk in the park but an experience that needs ‘GPS’ style navigation. Obtaining corporate records in countries like Guinea, Gabon, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Congo, Mali and the rest of French speaking African countries can be a difficult task, but the most challenging part is…

BSI is Sierra Leone’s leading premiere serviced and virtual office provider. As Sierra Leone opens its gateways to foreign investments, there is a vast need for business service to be offered that accommodates the needs of any potential business person that wants to set up his/her operation in a professional setting. Potential Investors and new…

Children are always curious as to why certain things happen. They enjoy making new discoveries and to take on tasks that may seem cumbersome to the adult. Children when encouraged blossom with a multitude of possibilities. A child that is desirous of something will do everything within their power to acquire that toy or snack…

A few weeks back as we commemorated the end of Ebola (according to World Health Organisation on November 7th 2015, all known chains of transmission of Ebola in Sierra Leone were stopped). My memory was triggered by the challenging time that we went through as a nation. I decided to look back to see if…

‘Culture is the organization’s immune system.’ — Michael Watkins Every entrepreneur’s dream is to grow a company that outlives them; every existing organisation’s hope is that their vision comes alive. In creating systems that work we must create an atmosphere that generates a love for what we do. Over time we have come to accept that…

The passion at work feature showcases hardworking women who lead at the workplace. An intimate encounter with one of the women who lead at the award-winning hotel; Radisson Blu. We caught up with Ms. Martie Nell who is the Regional Finance Director at Radisson Blu while she was visiting their Sierra Leone office to talk about her…