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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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      Flu vaccination more important than ever this year

      by Sanjna Jassi
      To increase the rate of vaccination and avoid a flu outbreak during the pandemic, CMU is offering two ways to get a flu shot on campus.

      Central Michigan University students, faculty and staff are highly encouraged to vaccinate against influenza this year to prevent the outbreak of a second communicable disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.

      To increase the rate of vaccination, the university is offering two ways to get a flu shot on campus within the next few weeks.

      "We must prevent as many cases of the flu as possible to ensure our campus community stays well and to reduce the burden on our regional health care system during a pandemic," said Dr. George E. Kikano, CMU vice president for health affairs and dean of the College of Medicine.

      Kikano said behaviors to slow the spread of COVID-19 also apply to the flu.

      "If people vaccinate and follow COVID-19 preventive guidelines ― wash their hands, use face coverings, cover coughs and sneezes, and continue to social distance ― we should see fewer incidents of the flu," he said.

      Flu shot availability on campus

      CMU Health Clinic

      • Where: CMU Health Clinic, Foust Hall, Room 200.
      • When: 8-11:30 a.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please call ahead for an appointment: 989-774-6599.
      • Cost: No out-of-pocket cost if not covered by insurance.
      • Questions? Call 989-774-6599.

      State of Michigan pop-up clinic

      A two-day flu vaccine clinic is part of a statewide initiative to increase the number of flu vaccinations in Michigan by one million.

      • Where: Bovee University Center Rotunda.
      • When: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, and Monday, Oct. 5.
      • Cost:No out-of-pocket cost.
      • Preregistration: Preregistration is recommended, but walk-ins also are welcome. To preregister, go to the Visiting Nurses Association website:
        • For a Sunday appointment, use clinic ID 474 and passcode iF5AsaP.
        • For Monday, use clinic ID 475 and passcode Kq2jZFi.

      This clinic is sponsored by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, funded in part by Alana's Foundation and staffed by the Michigan Community Visiting Nurses Association.

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