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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: Feb. 10-16

      by Aaron Mills

      Some of the top photos from Central Michigan University events and activities during the week of Feb. 10-16 as captured by University Communications.

      People enjoy a chocolate fountain.
      Students gather around a chocolate fountain in the Dine & Connect dining hall as part of Valentine’s Day “Delightful” celebrations. Aside from enjoying sweet treats at the event, students also made friendship necklaces and pipe-cleaner bouquets and wrote cards for their loved ones.
      Two students stand behind a table holding up gift-wrapped books. A sign on the table reads Sigma Tau Delta.
      Sigma Tau Delta and Central Review hosts a Valentine's Day themed blind book sale.
      Five female students pose for a group photo.
      CMU faculty, staff and students present at the Klymyshyn Symposium on Inclusive Excellence and Social Justice showcasing impactful research on equity, inclusion, belonging and social justice.
      A women's lacrosse player stands on a snowy field holding her stick.
      The lacrosse team battled the elements in a 17-5 home opening loss to Marquette on Feb. 12.
      Two college students sit at a table. Between them is a bucket of flowers and a laptop computer.
      Registered Student Organization Verge Magazine sells carnations for Valentine’s Day.
      A female student in a yellow sweater stands next to a table talking to a group of students who are seated.
      Students and members of the Board of Trustees gathered to discuss CMU and student life.
      A theatre student stands in the spotlight on stage making a dance pose and pointing to the left.
      University Theatre’s four-person play, Six Years Old, ran through Feb 16.
      Four students stand behind a table smiling for the camera. On the table, a sign reads AIPG Geology.
      The AIPG Geology Club fundraises for a future field trip.
      A blond student sits at a table creating perfumes in small bottles.
      CMU’s student chapter for the American Chemical Society help students learn the basics of fragrance chemistry and craft their own personalized perfumes.
      Four students hold large novelty checks as two men flank the group on either side.
      The Michigan Association of Broadcasters award BCA students scholarships for their hard work and dedication to broadcasting.
      President MacKinnon stands on stage next to 10 people.
      President MacKinnon asks for volunteers from the crowd to join him on stage during "The First 100 Days" reflection event.

       

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