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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 25-31

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      Some of the top photos from Central Michigan University events and activities during the week of March 25-31 as captured by University Communications.

      A person applies henna to their hand while resting it on a table.
      CMU students organized the third annual Henna Night celebration in the Bovee University Center Rotunda. The event was part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month festivities on campus, focusing on the cultural contributions of South Asians/Indians.
      A woman wearing a maroon blazer stands at a podium in front of a maroon curtain during the annual Black Girls Rock Awards Show.
      The annual Black Girls Rock Award Show celebrates the success and accomplishments of the black women on CMU’s campus. The event awards black women in multiple categories, and features performers from campus. This year’s theme was modern matriarchs.

      A beautiful blue sky with white clouds over Grawn Hall.

      Blue skies over Grawn Hall, home of the College of Business Administration.
      Warriner Hall on a cloudy day, captured on black and white film.
      CMU’s iconic administration building, Warriner Hall, on a cloudy day in March 2024. Image shot on black and white film.

       

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