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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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      Congratulations Adobe Creative Jam at CMU Challenge Winners!

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      The 2022 Creative Jam winners hold certificates of achievement as winners in their categories; Anna Diegel, Novice Student, Romel'O Ellis, Experienced Student, Samantha Hutter, Honorable Mention Award/Novice Student, Lisa Wilczak, Novice Staff.

      CMU congratulates the following winners of the 2022 Adobe Creative Jam; Anna Diegel (Novice Student Creator Winner), Romel’O Ellis (Experienced Student Creator Winner), Samantha Hutter  (Novice Student Creator Honorable Mention, and Lisa Wilczak (Novice Staff Creator Winner. Learn more and view their video submissions at library.cmich.edu/AdobeCreativeJam

       In the Fall of 2022, CMU hosted the CMU Adobe Creative Jam as part of the Adobe Creative Campus initiative. About 200 faculty, staff, and students registered for the kick-off event that was conducted on September 14th. Throughout the event, in-person and virtual attendees were introduced to and obtained training on how to use Adobe Premiere Rush, a video editing software, by an Adobe trainer.

      At the end of the session, the theme “The CMU Experience” was announced and discussed, and participants were challenged to create a one-minute or less video that portrayed their CMU experience. Over the next two weeks, novice and experienced creators constructed and submitted and judged based on specific criteria. These winners shared their “CMU Experience,” and we are excited to share their videos and digital literacy skills with the university.

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