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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. 

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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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      Follow CMU researchers to the Antarctic

      by Sanjay Gupta
      Two CMU biology researchers and two doctoral students will set sail in September to sample marine invertebrates and microbes in the waters off Antarctica.

      A team of two Central Michigan University biology researchers and two doctoral students will set sail in September to sample marine invertebrates and microbes living in the waters off Antarctica.

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      Andrew Mahon

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      Deric Learman

      Faculty members Andrew Mahon and Deric Learman will lead the CMU team that also will include students Jessica Zehnpfennig and Madeline Armstrong.

      Their research aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer from Sept. 22-Dec. 18, 2020, will help improve understanding of biodiversity and evolutionary history in Antarctic waters.

      You can follow their cruise at http://icyinverts.com/ where they will post blogs and photos. You also can follow the crew on Twitter at @CMU_Antarctica, @GeoMicro_DRL, @kmkocot, @Icy_Inverts_AU and the hashtag #IcyInverts. When possible, they will include YouTube videos and other media in their posts.

      The field team also will consist of researchers from Auburn University and the University of Alabama.

      Climb aboard

      Want to chart your course to a future in biological sciences? Explore CMU biology programs in microscopy; ecology, evolution and conservation; biomedical, cellular and molecular biology; environmental health and safety; teaching; and preprofessional programs.

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