Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship

CEO is a revolutionary concept in entrepreneurship education. The CEO program is much more than a textbook course.

Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship partners with communities throughout the United States to establish and maintain quality CEO programs. Entrepreneurship education seeks to prepare people, especially youth, to be responsible, enterprising individuals who become entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial thinkers and contribute to economic development and sustainable communities. Rather, students are im

mersed in real life learning experiences with the opportunity to take risks, manage the results, and learn from the outcomes. The First CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) class, began in Effingham in the fall of 2008. The Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship was established in 2010 by Midland States Bank for the purpose of bringing the CEO program to interested communities, helping them to create networks of business people connecting to students. Thus far the Institute has taken the CEO program to communities in seven states; Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Utah growing to 70+ this coming fall. The mission of the Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship states: “we believe that entrepreneurship is much more about a mindset than it is a body of business knowledge, much more about a new way to view the world than a collection of business concepts.”

The tools that the institute uses to accomplish its purpose and mission include; guiding Communities through the process of establishing the network of business and community leaders needed to begin a CEO Class. Once the program is established the institute provides ongoing training, materials, curriculum content, resources, facilitators mentoring, and support for the local CEO boards. Many of the materials and operating documents are available through password protected areas of the website. We are continually looking for new ways to strengthen and support our CEO communities. The CEO Connect network is the next step in that development and with your help we can expand the network of human resources in each CEO Community by connecting them to all of the current and future CEO Communities. Together with the help of the Mary Heath Foundation we can make this next step now.

06/25/2026

These CEO students are exhausted. They wouldn't change a thing.
Watch the full documentary now: 1to100film.com 🎬

06/25/2026

We paid a visit to Frost Buddy in Effingham this week, and it did not disappoint.

Mitch Mammoser, co-owner and brother of Jasper County CEO alum Brock Mammoser, welcomed our team for an inside look at the operation. Carver McCaskill, Effingham CEO alum and Frost Buddy’s Custom Department Manager, served as our tour guide for the day.

Seeing the CEO network show up in places like this? That’s what this program is all about.

Learn more at DiscoverCEO

06/23/2026

These CEO students didn't just make money. They became different people.
Watch the full documentary now on 1to100film.com 🎬

06/22/2026

Follow 26 CEO students as they grow $1 into $15,000 in just one week. Our documentary premieres tonight at 7pm CT. Be the first to watch on 1to100film.com 🎬

06/22/2026

Watch the moment a room full of high school entrepreneurs finds out their money just doubled.

Watch the full documentary at our free virtual premiere TODAY at 7pm CT on 1to100film.com 🎬

Bring CEO to your community at DiscoverCEO.com

06/21/2026

One dollar. One week. These high school entrepreneurs are about to find out what they're made of.
Watch the full documentary at our free virtual premiere June 22 at 7pm CT on 1to100film.com 🎬

06/20/2026

What happens when a high school student is handed $1 and one week to turn it into $100?

That's exactly the challenge at the heart of 1 to 100, a documentary following CEO Program students as they build something real, face real rejection, and discover what they're actually capable of.

Featuring students from Decatur Morgan CEO and Madison CEO in Alabama.

Watch the full documentary at our free virtual premiere June 22 at 7pm CT on 1to100film.com 🎬

Bring CEO to your community at DiscoverCEO.com

06/19/2026

What happens when a high school student is handed $1 and one week to turn it into $100?

That's exactly the challenge at the heart of 1 to 100, a documentary following CEO Program students as they build something real, face real rejection, and discover what they're actually capable of.

Featuring students from Decatur Morgan CEO and Madison CEO in Alabama.

Watch the full documentary at our free virtual premiere on June 22 at 7pm CT on 1to100film.com 🎬

Bring CEO to your community at DiscoverCEO.com

06/18/2026

Darrick is 18, he needs a car, and he's pressure washing his way to get one.

Watch the full documentary at our free virtual premiere June 22 at 7pm CT on 1to100film.com 🎬

06/17/2026

Andreas got turned down by everyone, including a dog. Then sold out in one shot.

What are your favorite tips for handing rejection in business?

Watch the full documentary at our free virtual premiere June 22 at 7pm CT on 1to100film.com 🎬

Claim ownership or report listing

Want your school to be the top-listed School/college in Effingham?

Click here to claim your Sponsored Listing.

Location

Effingham

Contact the school

Click here to send a message to the school

Telephone

+15023548816

Website

http://www.midlandinstitute.com/, http://discoverceo.com/

Address

1201 Network Centre Drive
Effingham, IL
62401