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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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      President Davies' statement on ICE guidance for international students

      by Sanjna Jassi
      Central Michigan University President Bob Davies issues a statement in response to an ICE ruling regarding modifications to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students.

      The following statement is in response to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's announcement regarding modifications to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online classes this fall semester due to the pandemic.​

      At Central Michigan University, we are fully committed to serving our international students. As we plan to return to campus this fall for a hybrid of in-person and remote learning classes, we look forward to welcoming them to campus next month and will continue to support them while remaining in compliance with federal regulations.

      International students provide enhanced learning opportunities for our student body in terms of cultural awareness, intercultural interactions, and diversity of ideas and thoughts in and out of the classroom. We live in a global society, so enhancing opportunities for both domestic and international students benefits our entire campus community.

      We will continue to study the impact of the modifications announced by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program this week to identify a path forward that allows us to continue serving our international student population, and we will advocate and lobby for policy that will enable them to continue their education during these unprecedented times.

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