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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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      Two CMU graduate programs ranked in nation’s top 100

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      Two specialty graduate programs at Central Michigan University are ranked among the top 100 nationwide by U.S. News and World Report.

      CMU’s audiology program was ranked the 34th best in the nation in the magazine’s annual rankings, released recently. The program also was the highest ranked audiology graduate program in Michigan. Speech-Language Pathology was among the 100 best programs in the nation and the third best program in Michigan.

      Tom Masterson, dean of The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions, said the programs have been cornerstones of the college and the community for decades.

      “Students in these programs provide clinical care to regional patients through CMU’s Carls Center for Clinical Care,” Masterson said. “Our students gain remarkable hands-on experience while serving individuals who might not otherwise receive care.”

      Both programs produce high-quality clinicians dedicated to serving people in Michigan and beyond, said CMU Provost Nancy Mathews.

      "CMU is proud of the recognition of the outstanding Doctorate of Audiology program — which is the longest-running audiology program in the nation — and the master’s program in Speech-Language Pathology,” Mathews said. “Our graduates have gone on to serve communities locally and nationally.”

      U.S. News and World Reports’ rankings for health-related fields are based on peer assessment data from academics in a relevant field.

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