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Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship

We are a dedicated institute for student entrepreneurs across campus and beyond. We aim to maximize your success by fostering your entrepreneurial mindset, promote inter-disciplinary collaboration and provide support for the creation and development of your new ventures. Jumpstart your ideas and get involved today!

Tune in for excitement!

Passion. Potential. Pitches. Don't miss any of the 2025 New Venture Challenge excitement.

Tune in Friday, April 11 at 1 p.m. for great ideas and fierce competition. Then, join the judges, mentors, spectators and teams as they see who is going home with thousands of dollars in venture financing. The awards broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. and one team will walk away as the overall best venture. 

Start your entrepreneurial journey

Central Michigan University’s College of Business Administration is the home of the Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship and the first Department of Entrepreneurship in the state of Michigan. We are a student-centric hub where experiential, curricular, and external entrepreneurial opportunities intersect.

Our mission is to maximize student success by fostering a campus-wide entrepreneurial mindset that promotes inter-disciplinary collaboration and the creation of new ventures.

We aim to create innovative programming, boost cross-campus and ecosystem collaboration and provide a comprehensive mentoring program.

Our institute provides extracurricular opportunities and is open to all undergraduate and graduate CMU students.

Student opportunities

  • Meet experienced alumni, faculty, entrepreneurs, investors, and other business and political leaders.
  • Learn practical skills, innovative thinking, and connect with mentors and entrepreneurial resources.
  • Attend skill-building workshops and compete in pitch competitions and Hackathons.
  • Take part in special scholarship programs and travel experiences.
  • Pitch your venture at our signature New Venture Challenge event and compete for up to $20,000 in cash awards.

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      Bachelor of Science in Nursing applications opening for the inaugural class

      by Kathleen Hodgkins

      CMU is proud to announce our new, traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program application portal will open on Saturday, March 1, 2025! Applications will only be accepted online. Online applications will officially close at midnight on March 31, 2025. The first cohort will be 30 students, beginning Fall 2025.

      Focusing on small cohort sizes, our program fosters strong personal connections between nursing peers, educators, and clinicians, providing continuous support from the start to graduation. Throughout this journey, students will hone their skills in our cutting-edge nursing laboratory and Interprofessional Education and Practice Center (IPEP), where they can practice what they’ve learned. They'll gain exposure to a variety of specialized settings during clinical rotations during their second year in the program.

      Nursing is projected to be among the top five occupations with the highest number of new job openings over the next decade! Registered nurses holding a BSN degree are often the preferred candidates for these roles. Our Nursing BSN program is designed for students without a college degree, beginning with one year of prerequisite coursework followed by six semesters of professional nursing classes. 

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