Raphael Marrah

Independent

Trainer

Raphael Marrah is an SME development specialist and a IFC-LPI certified trainer. He is currently working as a business development consultant with the government of Sierra Leone in the World Bank project aimed at strengthening agro‐processing competitiveness and increasing productivity of targeted agro‐processing SMEs. Raphael has more than 12 years of experience in the broader private sector development and in several high-level private sector development interventions in Sierra Leone and West Africa. Over the last decade, he trained and coached more than 500+ SMEs. His expertise evolves around helping small businesses in crisis manage themselves and make significant turnaround.

Some of the major private sector interventions he has worked in include the GIZ’s- Business Loop, Cordaid’s Resilient Business Development Support, and Afford UK’s Diaspora Finance Investment project. Raphael holds a Master of Science degree in Development Management with a major in enterprise development and a Diploma in Business Management and Administration. He is also a coach in the MBA Impact Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Makeni and a mentor for both the Tony Elumelu Foundation for Entrepreneurship in Lagos and the Mentor X – Africa Youth Leadership programs.