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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: Sept. 16-23

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      Some of the top photos from Central Michigan University events and activities during the week of Sept. 16-23 as captured by University Communications.

      A wide angle view of the Rotunda Room where dozens of students speak with people at tables as part of the study abroad fair.
      Students from all majors and levels attend the annual Study Abroad Fair in the Bovee University Center Rotunda Room.
      Two students wear Vote Vote Vote shirts while holding large, white signs encouraging people to register to vote.
      Students celebrated National Voter Registration Day with a “Fire Up the Vote!” event on the library lawn.
      A CMU student in a shirt with the words Vote Vote Vote speaks to another student while standing next to a table.
      During “Fire Up the Vote!”, attendees could register to vote, meet with the City Clerk, play games, win prizes and get free snacks.
      A male faculty member points at a computer monitor as a student looks on. In the background, another student lies on a body scanner.
      Professor Paul O’Connor shows a student how to use a DEXA (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) scan to check a patient’s bone density.
      CMU football player B.J. Harris breaks a tackle while running down the field. In the background, players on CMU's sideline cheer.
      Senior running back B.J. Harris rushed for a career-high 151 yards to lead the CMU Chippewas past Ball State 37-34. Harris was named Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts.

       

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