Asghedom is originally from Ethiopia. His app,This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Deress Asghedom of Vancouver is one of five finalists for $25,000 Black Pitch Contest to help Black entrepreneurs. Photo: Moses GabrielHe says this is a Black-owned business in a space that was previously criminalizing Black and minority participation. He told the contest the money would pay for the development of the web app, which he plans to expand internationally.
Mwenda Dyck, of the Fraser Valley, is one of five finalists for the $25,000 Black Pitch Contest to help Black entrepreneurs launch their business.He’s developed a vertical farming system that works, according to the Black Pitch Contest, and says the money would go into renovating infrastructure and purchasing necessary start-up equipment to implement the vertical farm.
Pitch Contest finalists will be showcased at the virtual Black Business Summit Feb. 24 and Feb. 25. The summit is free for anyone to attend. Full details and the information about the other Canadian finalists can be found on the Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Canada Society’s website: