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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: March 11-17

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      Some of the top photos from Central Michigan University events and activities during the week of March 11-17 as captured by University Communications.

      A man peeks through a the window of a small yellow submarine that sits inside a large room.
      What a view! University Communications staff member Eric Baerren gets an inside look at the College of Science and Engineering’s new submersible. The sub is maintained with the help of current CMU students majoring in engineering, physics, mathematics and geography.
      A wide-angle view of Finch Fieldhouse where hundreds of prospective students, family members and CMU faculty and staff meet during a Fired Up Friday event.
      Prospective students had the opportunity to connect with CMU administration and student leadership at the Fire Up Fair in Finch Fieldhouse. The Fire Up Fair was part of “Fire Up Friday,” an admissions event designed to help prepare incoming freshmen for their orientation visit.
      CMU President Bob Davies stands on a stage holding a microphone addressing a crowd of prospective CMU students.
      President Davies addresses prospective students at an admissions event in Plachta Auditorium inside Warriner Hall.
      A medical student wearing a gray suit kisses his small child on the cheek after learning where he will do his residency.
      A medical student shares a tender moment with his family after being matched for residency during CMU Match Day festivities at Dow Diamond in Midland.
      A black and white film image of a CMU basketball player driving to the hoop and taking a shot.
      CMU sophomore Paul McMillan IV drives in for a layup during CMU’s three-point win over Eastern Michigan. Photo shot on black-and-white Kentmere film.

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