Marketer, natural hair entrepreneur lead business pitch competition

A snap of Denisha Victor’s LivePitch for her natural hair store Koko.

In an eclectic lineup of business pitches, two marketers, an IT consultant, a dating agent, a natural hair enthusiast and a cleaning service provider are vying for the grand prize of $500,000 and free business coaching in the Scotiabank Vision Achiever LivePitch Competition.

Yesterday marked the end of the public voting period for the LivePitch, which saw six contenders battling for the support of their Facebook peers, whose likes would guarantee three of them moving through to the final round of the competition.

Each participant, being the owner of a startup or existing business, was