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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.

      Find your path

      Are you interested in becoming an entrepreneur?

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

      A look back at some of the best photos from events and locations across campus and Mt. Pleasant captured by University Communications from June 11-17, 2022.

      Ebay Merlin rollerblades in front of the Charles V. Park Library on a clear summer day. This photo was taken on Thursday, June 16 on Central Michigan University’s Campus.
      CMU student Ebay Merlin rollerblades in front of the Charles V. Park Library on a clear summer day.
      CMU student, Ray Dufty, rides their longboard through the Mt. Pleasant Skatepark. This photo was taken at Island Park on Friday, June 10.
      CMU student Ray Dufty rides their longboard through the Mt. Pleasant Skatepark at Island Park.
      CMU student Michael Armistead finds a thrilling new way to ride his longboard at Chipp-A-Waters Park. This photo was taken on Friday, June 10.
      CMU student Michael Armistead finds a thrilling new way to ride his longboard at Chipp-A-Waters Park.
      Associate Professor of Dietetics, Jeffrey Fisher, makes gluten free spring rolls inside CMU's Wightman Hall.
      Associate Professor of Dietetics Jeffrey Fisher makes gluten-free spring rolls inside CMU's Wightman Hall.
      CMU Chief Diversity Officer Shawna Patterson-Stephens speaks at the 2022 Juneteenth on Warriner event. This photo was taken on Friday, June 17 in front of Warriner Hall.
      CMU Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Shawna Patterson-Stephens speaks at the 2022 Juneteenth on Warriner event. This photo was taken on Friday, June 17 in front of Warriner Hall.
      The Christ Central Choir performs during the 2022 Juneteenth on Warriner event. This photo was on Friday, June 17 in front of Warriner Hall.
      The Christ Central Choir performs during the 2022 Juneteenth on Warriner event. This photo was taken on Friday, June 17 in front of Warriner Hall.
      In honor of LGTQ+ Pride Month, the new Progress Pride Flag is displayed in front of CMU’s Warriner Hall.
      In honor of LGTQ+ Pride Month, the new Progress Pride Flag is displayed in front of CMU’s Warriner Hall.

       
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