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Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship
We empower entrepreneurial thinkers—whether you’re launching a venture, building a family business, creating social impact, or driving innovation inside an organization. Turn ideas into action.
Start your entrepreneurial journey
At Central Michigan University, the Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship is more than a program—it’s where students from every major turn ideas into real impact. As Michigan’s first Department of Entrepreneurship, we’re a hub for hands-on learning, innovation, and mentorship.
Here, you’ll:
- Build an entrepreneurial mindset that sets you apart in any career path—launching ventures, shaping social missions, advancing family businesses, or driving innovation inside established companies.
- Collaborate across disciplines to create projects that matter.
- Learn from alumni, faculty, and industry leaders who’ve built their own paths.
- Gain real-world experience through workshops, hackathons, and pitch competitions.
- Compete in the New Venture Challenge, where students win up to $10,000 in cash and grants to grow their ideas.
Whether you want to start something new or transform what already exists, the Institute is your launchpad.
Take the next step!
When you’re ready to get started, stop by Grawn 164 to join the team or visit the Idea Den in Grawn 166—your space to brainstorm, build, and take the next step.
Questions?
A team of four Central Michigan University students took first place among 15 competing universities in the nation's first case competition for health administration undergraduates, held at the Medical University of South Carolina.
The teams' task was to develop and present a payment model for on-call physicians handling telestroke inquiries. Telestroke is a web-based approach to servicing stroke patients, especially useful for patients in rural areas. Each team was tasked with preparing a 15-minute presentation on their approach and answering five minutes of questioning from the judges.
The winning team members, all from Michigan, are: Catherine Young, Williamsburg; Olivia Arends, Mount Pleasant; Kayla Pung, Mount Pleasant; and Kyle Chamberlain, Grand Haven. The team was awarded $1,000, which will be used for travel expenses. The team's coach was health administration faculty member Nailya DeLellis.