ECC Career & Veteran Specialist Anitra King speaks to attendees about the importance of wanting to help veterans during the Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.

Students attend the Spartan Project: Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.

Student Chris Frye explains ‘Thrive Living’ during the Spartan Project: Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.

Billy “Snack Daddy” Glover explains to attendees how having a day job allowed him to use that money and put it towards his startup during the Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.

Student Jordan Williams pitches her brand “Joy: A Beauty Collective” during the Spartan Project: Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.

Veterans Q Barbecue Sauce and Rubs co-founder Steve Lulofs talks about how there are many entrepreneurship resources for veterans during the Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.

Students Robert Brygeil (left), Jordan Williams (middle), and Chris Frye mimic drum noises before the winner is announced during the Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.

Cory Bray, founder of Accidentally On Purpose Inc., speaks during the Spartan Project: Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.

Mandie Jano, founder of Eternal Tan, presents during the Spartan Project: Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.

Student Robert Byrgeil prepares to present ‘Roots’ during the Spartan Project: Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.

Judge Billy “Snack Daddy” Glover takes notes during the Spartan Project: Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.

Student Jordan Williams observes as Mary Catherine Wright, founder of Venture for America, and Sydney Davis, founder of NixCode, speak during the Spartan Project: Pitch Competition & Entrepreneurial Event on Nov. 30, 2022.