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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 medical students' video showcases the life of a family physician

      by Kelly Belcher

      As part of their coursework in their Medicine and Society class, eight second-year medical students created a short film about the life of a family physician.  The course itself explores topics and skills in research methods, public health and humanities to address the ethical, legal and cultural aspects of medicine in society.  Students in the class are encouraged to use art forms to explore the subject matter often presenting paintings, poems and creative educational materials.

      This year, a group of students were inspired to work together to create a fictional video, entitled “A Heartbeat Away,” about a family physician who faces an ethical dilemma and how he navigates the situation.  Each student had a role:  Abhinav Nannapaneni wrote the script and directed the film, Kush Patel was the cinematographer and the cast consisted of Shahzaib Chughtai, Neehar Haryadi, Deepti Sanku, Ryan Graff, Sharat Kamath and Alan Ross. 

      “I am so proud of the work these students did on this project,” said Beth Bailey, Ph.D. the Medicine and Society Course Director.  “They used their many creative talents to effectively and engagingly convey so many topics covered in the Medicine and Society course including medical ethics, doctor-patient relationships, physician wellness, and social determinants of health.”

      After the movie was complete, the students had the opportunity to showcase their film at Celebration Cinemas in Mount Pleasant with a special Friday evening screening.  If you missed it, you can see the video HERE.

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