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- 1 Hannah Benka-Coker Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone
SLONEC Advisory Group United Kingdom Your route into Africa
Market entry advisory, set-up and compliance for businesses and investors.
From a UK contract to an operating African business, with one accountable partner at every step.
Contract
SLONEC Advisory, London
Delivery
Freetown team & vetted partners
Markets
Sierra Leone
At a glance
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UK contract, signed with SLONEC Advisory (UK)
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Offices: contracted in London, delivered by our Freetown team
2023
SLONEC founded in Freetown, Sierra Leone
The obstacles to entering an African market are practical, and they are where most entries stall.
Company law, tax, licensing and local-content requirements vary from market to market and change often.
Reliable market and partner information is thin, and difficult to check from outside the country.
Registrations, tax numbers, bank accounts and permits routinely take longer than planned.
Hiring staff and choosing local partners remotely carries real financial and reputational risk.
You contract with SLONEC Advisory in the UK. We manage every local step and every partner on your behalf.
SLONEC Advisory manages registration, tax, payroll and compliance, carried out in-country by SLONEC’s Freetown team in Sierra Leone and by vetted partners elsewhere.
Clear engagement letters, documented due diligence, regular reporting and strict confidentiality.
SLONEC Advisory works with organisations that want to enter, invest in or operate within African markets.
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Typical need
Exporting to, or opening a first office in, an African market.
How we help
A realistic entry plan, proper registration and a finance function from day one.
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Typical need
Setting up a subsidiary, branch or project office.
How we help
Entity set-up, local compliance and dependable in-country accounting and payroll.
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Typical need
Assessing or acquiring an African business or asset.
How we help
Market and regulatory assessment, financial due diligence support and post-deal controls.
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Typical need
Building or formalising a business back home from the UK.
How we help
Vetted partners on the ground, proper registration and transparent reporting to you in the UK.
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Typical need
Registering and running programmes to donor standards.
How we help
Registration, HR aligned to local labour law and donor requirements, and audit readiness.
For Africans in the UK who want to build, invest in or formalise a business back home, without having to be there to manage every step.
A UK point of contact
Meet us in London, agree the plan and sign one contract.
Proper registration
Your company registered correctly, with ownership in your name. How registration works in Sierra Leone
Due diligence
Land, property and partner checks through local legal partners.
Banking and controls
Local bank accounts with approval rules you set.
Regular reporting
Monthly or quarterly accounts and updates sent to you in the UK.
Ongoing compliance
Bookkeeping, tax and payroll kept up to date.
Engage us for one, or for the whole journey from first question to a running business.
Permits and licences. We manage your permits and licences from start to finish. Depending on the permit and the country, our own team handles the application or we work through trusted local partners, and you have one point of contact throughout.
Our accountancy background is what makes the Establish and Operate lines possible: we stay with clients after launch rather than handing over a report. See SLONEC Accountancy, Tax / Compliance and Training.
The structure you enter with shapes your tax position, liability, cost and speed. We compare the options with you before anything is registered.
| Entry model | Can it trade? | Your control | Set-up effort | Capital & risk | Usually best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative office | No, liaison and research only | Full | Low | Low | Testing a market before committing |
| Distributor or agent | Through the partner | Low | Low | Low | Selling products without a local presence |
| Branch of foreign company | Yes | Full | Medium | Parent company carries liability | Project-based or contract work |
| Local subsidiary | Yes | Full | Medium to high | Limited to the subsidiary | Long-term operations and local hiring |
| Joint venture | Yes | Shared | High | Shared with partner | Regulated sectors or where local ownership is expected |
Rules and availability differ by country and sector. The recommended model is confirmed during the Assess stage. General information, not legal advice.
A clear, four-step engagement. Clients can join at any step, and timelines are agreed in writing because they depend on the country, sector and licences involved.
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Understand your objectives, sector, budget and timeline. Agree scope and fees in writing.
You get: engagement letter and scope.
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Review market, regulatory and tax position. Compare entry models and screen partners.
You get: market Entry Report.
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Registrations, banking, licences and permits. Recruit and set up payroll and accounts.
You get: operating entity, fully registered.
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Run accounting, payroll and statutory filings. Hold regular reviews with your leadership.
You get: monthly or quarterly reporting pack.
How we choose partners: registered and licensed in their market, references and track record checked, signed quality and confidentiality standards. SLONEC Advisory stays your single point of accountability.
UK leadership
Ishmael Bangura scopes each project, selects partners, controls quality and reports to you.
Local implementation
Delivered by SLONEC’s own Freetown team. SLONEC Consultancy in Freetown
Other markets
Handled with vetted partners. A market is listed here only once a partner agreement is signed.
Founder & CEO · Head of SLONEC Advisory (UK)
Professional accountant who founded SLONEC in Freetown in April 2023 to raise the standard of professional services in Sierra Leone and across Africa. Ishmael leads SLONEC Advisory from the UK and is personally accountable for every client engagement.
You deal with one UK-based team. We coordinate every step and every partner.
African roots and a UK base: we know where you are coming from and what each market expects.
Ishmael Bangura oversees every engagement and signs off all advice and reports.
Filings, deadlines and records managed so penalties and surprises are avoided.
Reference-checked firms bound by our quality and confidentiality standards.
Bookkeeping, payroll, tax and reporting continue once you are trading.
Our promise: straight answers on what each market requires, realistic timelines, and a team that stays with you after launch.
Start with a conversation. We will tell you plainly what it involves, how long it takes and what it costs.
London office
Level 37, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA
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Freetown office
1 Hannah Benka-Coker Street, Freetown
Your route into the UK
Also available
For African businesses and investors establishing in the UK.
Tell us where you are and where you want to go. We reply to every enquiry by email.
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SLONEC is an accountancy and consultancy firm that specialises and provides a wide range of accountancy and consultancy services to individuals, businesses, and organisations within Sierra Leone and beyond.