TissAfric and the "Manjaks"...

Friday morning started with a productive working session, where we focused on the due diligence process. Based on our interviews and company reviews so far, we identified a few critical steps that should be performed to ensure successful investment projects. Forecasting, definition of priorities and timeline with the entrepreneurs are among those steps. Other subjects of discussion remain for Monday. For example, how to handle unachievable objectives with an entrepreneur, or recover from a misuse of investment.

The afternoon gave us the opportunity to meet Mrs Traore from TrissAfric, an individual enterprise who produces innovative "pagnes tissés" and transform them into clothes, accessories, home furniture... She's looking to grow her business and is planning to invest in a a showroom to exhibit and sell her products. This interview allowed us to learn more about the "Manjaks",  who are naturally talented weavers from Mali, and with whom she has been working during her 13-year experience in this business.

Here comes our last weekend in Senegal for Sachiko and me, time flies.

~Laurent