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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 28-May 4

      by Aaron Mills

      Some of the top photos from Central Michigan University events and activities during the week of April 28-May 4 as captured by University Communications.

      The CMU President, first lady and an art student stand in front of a CMU-themed mural.
      Senior art student Victoria Knieper poses with President and First Lady MacKinnon in front of a CMU-themed mural designed by Knieper. The mural was recently installed inside the president's residence.
      A large group of people stand outside Finch Fieldhouse enjoying fun outdoor activities.
      Maroonzie, a free outdoor festival put on by the Program Board, saw students, faculty, staff and community members come together to celebrate yet another successful academic year.
      A woman raising her hand on a chalkboard.
      An engineering PhD student teaches environmental engineering.
      A group of people standing around a table
      Senior engineering students present their senior design projects.
      A woman looking at a poster
      Students in the Master of Science Administration program present their final capstone projects.
      Three people sit at a table speaking to a group as a woman holds a microphone.
      The MASS Office hosts Arab Food Festival, a Middle Eastern unity celebration for Arab American Heritage Month.

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