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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: April 10-16

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      Some of the top photos from Central Michigan University events and activities during the week of April 10-16, as captured by University Communications.

      A male professor wearing a wine-colored shirt and glasses, stands at a white board as a student in a brown sweater and beard sits and watches.
      Goldwater Scholarship winner Xander Auit (sitting) works with his mentor, physics professor Marco Fornari.
      A wide angle view of the CMU Art Gallery with newly-added graphic design items on white walls.
      The University Art Gallery's newest exhibition, "Out of Place," showcases the work of multiple CMU graphic design students.
      Three students wearing business professional clothing sit at a table conducting a mock trial.
      Members of the Mock Trial Association at Central Michigan University discuss the details of their case.
      Five people sit at a rectangular table inside an office at the Michigan State Capitol Building.
      Students from CMU's Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions meet with state legislators to advocate for better healthcare for Michiganders.
      Three drag queens sit at a table during a community open forum.
      A panel of drag queens answers questions from students and community members in partnership with the SGA Diversity Committee.
      A student model wearing a white long sleeve shirt and fur-covered pants, squats while spreads his arms wide and yelling in the air.
      Leading up to the 2023 Threads Fashion Show, a student model showcases an original design by Devin Ricks.


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