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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: July 1-7

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      A look back at some of the best photos from events and locations across campus and Mt. Pleasant captured by University Communications from July 1-7, 2022.

      The Fabiano Botanical Gardens on a cloudy summer day.
      An unusual view of the Fabiano Botanical Garden.
      Flowers blooming in The Fabiano Botanical Gardens
      Flowers are in bloom at the Fabiano Botanical Garden.
      A Monarch Butterfly photographed in front of Moore Hall.
      A monarch butterfly rests for a spell in front of Moore Hall.
      Daniel Swanson (right) and Ishani Gaidhane are Bio Chemistry majors working in Associate Professor Ben Swarts’ lab on the fourth floor of the BIO building.
      Biochemistry majors Ishani Gaidhane (left) and Daniel Swanson (right) work in Associate Professor Ben Swarts’ lab on the fourth floor of the Biosciences building.
      New turf is being installed inside Theunissen Stadium, home of the CMU baseball team.
      Who's on first? A construction crew! New turf is being installed at Keilitz Field inside Theunissen Stadium, home of the CMU baseball team.
      An aerial view of the new parking area, lot 75, for first-year and special event overflow parking.
      Construction is underway for the new parking area (Lot 75) which will be used for first-year students and event overflow parking.


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