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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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      Reserve a room in renovated Carey Hall

      by Sanjay Gupta
      Central Michigan University’s Carey Hall will reopen for fall with newly renovated rooms. Current students can reserve their room this month.

      Renovations are underway at Central Michigan University's Carey Hall, and students can soon sign up to live in the newly upgraded suites.

      The new suites, designed to accommodate two students, feature full-size beds; upgraded closets and chairs; wood-like flooring; and more. Common areas, including study lounges, are being updated with fresh paint and finishings.

      Kathleen Gardner, director of Residence Life, said there will be 78 suites available for residents.

      "We are setting aside one floor for incoming first-year students and offering priority room reservations to returning students," Gardner said.

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      Carey Hall room upgrades include full-size beds, new closets, and new flooring and furnishings. Decorative items, such as the futon and micro-fridge, are not included.

      Students who currently live on campus and would like to sign up for a room in Carey Hall for the 2020-2021 academic year may apply online beginning Jan. 28.

      Gardner said the proposed room rate for Carey Hall, located in the Towers, will be approximately 15% more than the current standard room rate, pending approval by CMU's Board of Trustees.

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