The objectives of SLIEPA are to promote investment into Sierra Leone and promote exports of Sierra Leonean products. More specifically the agency shall:
Encourage and promote the development of agricultural production and other activities oriented towards exports
Provide exporters with marketing advisory services and assist them in developing marketing plans for entering or expanding business into foreign markets;
Identify potential investors with a view to encouraging them to invest in agriculture and other sectors of the economy, and promote both locally and internationally, the opportunities for investment in Sierra Leone;
Collect, collate, analyse and disseminate in user friendly and accessible formats, information about investment opportunities in the economy and priority sectors in Sierra Leone;
Facilitate co-ordination and cooperation between the public and private sectors in matters relating to investments