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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: March 13-19

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      Some of the top photos from Central Michigan University events and activities during the week of March 13-19, as captured by University Communications.

      Two students cover each other vibrant colored powders.
      The Indian Student Association held a Holi celebration in front of the Bovee University Center.
      Two male students cover each other vibrant colored powders.
      Primarily celebrated in India, Nepal and many Southeast Asian countries, Holi is traditionally a festival of colors indicating the start of spring.
      Two college students stand next to a large television camera inside a TV studio.
      Broadcast and Cinematic Arts students set up the Moore Hall television studio in preparation for Summit Sessions LIVE.
      A college student wearing a headset controls a TV camera while a three person band plays inside a studio.
      Summit Sessions LIVE is a live, student-produced music show featuring local bands and musical artists.
      A medical student celebrates with her family.
      A medical student celebrates during CMU College of Medicine Match Day at Dow Diamond in Midland.
      A college student talks on the phone while family members look at the student, holding back tears of joy.
      Match Day was an emotional day for the medical students and their family members, who were on hand to celebrate as the students learned where they will undertake their residencies.
      Dozens of students sit at tables for a South Asian cultural event.
      In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, students gathered together inside the Bovee University Center to learn about the South Asian cultural significance and history of henna.
      Performers dance at the 2023 Celebrating Life Pow wow.
      The annual "Celebrating Life" Pow wow took place inside McGuirk Arena March 18-19.
      Performers smile at each other during the 2023 Celebrating Life Pow wow.
      This year's Pow wow was the 34th held at CMU since 1989.


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