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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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      Driving future careers: CMU named center of excellence in process mining

      by Allison Osterdale

      Central Michigan University is named as a center of excellence in process mining by Celonis. 

      What is process mining? Process mining is a way for businesses to utilize internal data to understand how their core business processes function and identify inefficiencies.  

      Process mining is the number one most requested skillset by employers in the United States and the second fastest growing academic field.

      Central Michigan University College of Business Administration has eight full-time faculty that have trained more than 1,000 students in process mining, a record number via the globally accredited process mining professional certification program since 2021.

      An education in process mining provides the perfect blend of business acumen and technical expertise setting students up for a successful career in the future.

      Business Information Systems Professor Vishal Shah was recently recognized as Educator of the Year by Celonis for his driving force for implementing process mining education at CMU.

      “By integrating data process mining education at CMU, it allows students to have an active wealth of knowledge heading into the careers post-graduation."

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