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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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      President Davies will deliver 2022 State of the University Address

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      Central Michigan University President Robert O. Davies will deliver his 2022 State of the University Address at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium.

      The address, titled “Our Tradition is Change,” is open to all members of the university community, alumni and supporters, and community partners. For those unable to attend in person, a live broadcast also will be available via livestream and archived on the Presidential Remarks and Communications webpage.

      Davies said he will speak to how the university has rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic stronger and more nimble than ever, a testament to the resilience and compassion of students, faculty and staff.

      He also will discuss how the university is changing the conversation about what a college degree can and should provide to its students, emphasizing that CMU is a partner with students in a lifelong educational journey.

      The address also will reflect on CMU’s tradition of adapting to the changing needs of students, as well as the university’s next strategic plan, Davies said.

      Following the address, the president invites community members to attend an informal reception in the Powers Hall Ballroom.

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