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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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      The week in photos: April 22-28

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      Some of the top photos from Central Michigan University events and activities during the week of April 22-28 as captured by University Communications.

      CMU President Bob Davies stands on the mound in the baseball stadium throwing a ceremonial first pitch to a CMU baseball player who squats like a catcher at home plate.
      CMU President Bob Davies throws out the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the baseball team's home game against Northern Illinois. Not pictured: An absolute laser of a strike crossing home plate. Seriously, the president came to play!
      A female sports medicine student wearing a maroon CMU shirt splints and wraps the arm of a male student wearing a gray t-shirt.
      CMU students get hands-on experience at the Injury Care Center in the Student Activity Center.
      A female college student wearing a gray shirt and black backpack pets a therapy dog. Two other students are in the background.
      With finals week upon us, CMU students were able to enjoy a moment of levity with therapy dogs in Grawn Hall.
      A female CMU student dresses up as Vincent Van Gogh, wearing a light brown shirt and hat, wearing a beard made out of a paper plate, and drinking a fake bottle of absinthe.
      CMU Students held a creative art exhibition in Powers Hall, where students role-played as some of history’s most famous artists while showcasing famous works.

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