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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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      CMU Trustees to meet on April 20-21

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      The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees will hold committee meetings and a formal session Wednesday, April 20, and Thursday, April 21.

      Committee meetings will be open to the university community and the general public. All meetings will be available virtually via live stream, and seating for up to 25 individuals will be available in the Bovee University Center Lake Superior Room.

      The following committees will meet Wednesday:

      • Academic and Student Affairs, 1:15-2:15 p.m.
      • Finance and Facilities, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
      • Trustees-Faculty Liaison, 3:45-4:45 p.m.
      • Trustees-Student Liaison, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

      The formal session will begin at 11:30 a.m. Thursday and also will be open to the university community and the general public. A link to the live stream will be shared next week, and up to 25 individuals may attend in person in the President’s Conference Room/Lake Superior Room.

      Individuals who wish to address the Board of Trustees during the public comment period may do so by submitting a request in advance of the meeting. Individuals may submit their request in one of two ways:

      Public comments will be delivered in the order they were received by the Board Secretary. The policy governing public comment is included in Article IX on page 13 of the Board of Trustees bylaws.

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