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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 student groups continue to give back virtually

      by Sanjna Jassi
      The College of Business Administration’s sixth annual Battle of the Registered Student Organizations, hosted by the Central Marketing Society, raised $1,500 for the Isabella County Restoration House.

      The College of Business Administration's sixth annual Battle of the Registered Student Organizations, hosted by the Central Marketing Society, raised $1,500 for the Isabella County Restoration House.

      The weeklong event — virtual for the first time — fosters networking and camaraderie among CBA students and faculty while showcasing talents, inspiring friendly competition and raising money for charitable causes. It featured four main events: trivia, an escape room, bingo and a scavenger hunt.

      Members of Central Marketing Society put their skills to use through activities such as strategizing, planning, finding sponsors, fundraising, building relationships and promoting the event. Senior Delanie Braun, a marketing major, worked over 150 hours to coordinate the event as field experience for her event management minor.

      Seven business student organizations competed alongside a faculty and staff team. This year's winner was coed professional business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi, which selected ICRH as this year's recipient.

      CUT-RSO battle
      Braun presented the donation check to ICRH Executive Director Dee Obrecht and toured the shelter to learn about homelessness and the daily operations of ICRH.

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