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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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      The week in photos: May 22-28

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      Some of the top photos from Central Michigan University events and activities during the week of May 22-28, as captured by University Communications.

      An aerial view of the Veterans Peace Grover featuring an American flag, rock path and a pond.
      The Veterans Peace Grove is dedicated to honoring the students and faculty of Central Michigan University who lost their lives in service of our country.
      Spring flowers bloom on a green tree near a large brick archway on CMU's campus.
      Spring flowers bloom near the Central Michigan University arch.
      White flowers on a tree bloom in front of a large brick residence hall building.
      Blue skies and beautiful flowers in front of Celani Hall on a warm, spring day.
      A large CMU logo on the side of a white brick building.
      Installation of the "Action C" on the Industrial and Engineering Technology Building is complete.
      The view looking up at the Charles V. Park Library with a tree in the foreground.
      The Charles V. Park Library on a sunny afternoon.
      Electric scooters and bikes parked in a bike rack outside of the Bovee University Center.
      Bikes and scooters sit parked outside the Bovee University Center.

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