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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: Nov. 11-17

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

      A group of eight students standing outdoors behind a picnic table.
      GEO400WI students celebrate geography awareness week by asking peers geography questions.
      A scene from the musical Young Frankenstein depicts an actor dressed as Frankenstein's monster on a table and another actor yelling towards the sky.
      The CMU theatre department performs the musical Young Frankenstein.
      President MacKinnon, a dog and a group of students pose for a photo in front of the CMU seal at night.
      CMU's campus safety walk brings students, staff, President MacKinnon, and the "first dog" together to discuss campus safety and improvements.
      Three female students sit at a table covered in books and a sign that reads Popular Fiction.
      Kappa Delta Pi hosts a book sale.
      Two CMU students have a conversation while standing. One is wearing a light green sweatshirt. The other is wearing a black coat.
      Senior Connor Johnson discusses his experience as a mechanical engineering and finance student at CMU with the Idea Den.
      Tia Wood closes her eyes while singing and standing on stage.
      Indigenous singer Tia Wood performs for Native American Heritage Month.
      Six fashion design students stand for a group photo in a classroom.
      Threads Fashion Show producers and directors host their fall model call in preparation for their spring fashion show.

       

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