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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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      CMU Libraries supports students during finals week

      by Claire Allen

      Central Michigan University Libraries will offer study break activities beginning the last week of classes through finals. From April 22nd  through May 3rd, students can play boardgames, work on puzzles, or color. There will also be therapy dogs available in the library Monday, April 22 through Thursday, April 25 and Sunday, April 28 through Wednesday, May 1 from 1-3 p.m. and 7–9 p.m. During this time, the library will also be highlighting study resources available to students. 

      These services, located on the second floor of the Park Library, have been offered for many years. In addition to being beneficial to the well-being of students, these activities also align with Associate Dean of University Libraries Tim Peters’ goal of encouraging “...students to use the library in any way that suits their needs. It is certainly a place for study and research, but also a place to unwind, pursue personal projects, or meet with friends.” 

      Providing opportunities for students to relax is not the only way the library will be serving student needs during finals week, however. In addition to acting as a space for relaxation, librarians will also be serving academic needs through Central Michigan University Libraries’ 24/7 Ask a Librarian chat service. Ask a Librarian serves as a valuable resource to students carrying out late night/early morning study sessions as finals approach. This service is staffed by Central Michigan University librarians during business and evening hours and by librarians from other institutions during other times of the day and night.  

      All of us at Central Michigan University Libraries wish students luck as they work toward their final accomplishments of this semester.  

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