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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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      English 201 Student Research Exhibition

      by Sarah Buckley

      Central Michigan University’s Honors Program and the Department of English Language and Literature partnered to feature student work in a professional setting last spring.

      Organized by Department Chair Steven Bailey, this exhibition allowed students in CMU’s Honors Program to conduct academic research in small groups within their ENG H201 class. The students then shared their findings with peers and professors in the ENG H201 cohort.

      “I found the exhibition beneficial since it helped develop future career skills and enlightened me on the perspectives and passions of other honors students,” said student presenter Megan Miller.

      Presentations ranged from Analysis on the Effect of Social Media on Buyer Behavior to Understanding and Overcoming Writer’s Block, and everywhere in between.

      Student presenter Morgan Shrophire says the research exhibition “pushed me out of my comfort zone and placed me one step closer to the professional future I desire.”

      This annual event encourages students in the Honors Program to enhance their writing, research, and public speaking skills.

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