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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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      Every journey is unique. Explore the opportunities that interest you.

      The week in photos: April 14-20

      by Aaron Mills

      Some of the top photos from Central Michigan University events and activities during the week of April 14-20 as captured by University Communications

      A female college student smiles while having pie smeared all over her face.
      The CMU Greek community raises money for the Isabella County Child Advocacy Center by "pieing" chapter presidents.
      A female college student makes a poster board for autism acceptance.
      Students and staff make posters in preparation for the autism acceptance walk.
      A low angle view of the press conference introducing CMU's new men's basketball coach. Maroon and Gold balloons flank the stage.
      CMU welcomes new Men’s Basketball head coach Andy Bronkema.
      A college student reads a book while relaxing in a blue hammock.
      A student enjoys the warm spring weather by relaxing in a hammock.
      The Michigan and Peace flags fly from a flag pole with gray skies in the background.
      Central Sustainability hosts its 10th annual Peace Flag Raising, honoring CMU’s fourth president, E.C. Warriner, and his legacy of peace.
      A woman wearing a light brown jacket and white collared shirt talks in front of a classroom.
      Keynote speaker Rachael Finley discusses the importance of finding community after post-grad.

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