The Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) fuels economic growth and diversity through entrepreneurship and innovation. We support and empower people to start and grow new ventures by leveraging the university’s robust educational and industrial assets.
CREA is a division of Research & Innovation at Cornell University.
Explore our programs:
CREA administers and supports a number of entrepreneurship and economic development programs.
Use the tabs below to filter our program portfolio by category.
Big Red Ventures Investor Network
Connects early stage investors to an array of New York State and Cornell affiliated startups
eLab: Cornell’s Student Accelerator
A collaboration of Student Agencies Foundation and Entrepreneurship at Cornell
Engineering Entrepreneurs in Residence
Partnering experienced entrepreneurs with Ph.D. candidates, postdocs, and faculty members
Grow-NY Business Competition
Business competition growing an enduring food and agriculture innovation cluster
Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps)
Taking innovation from the laboratory to the marketplace
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Workshop Series
Exploring the entrepreneurial journey from ideation to operation
Johnson Entrepreneurship Track
Building on the MBA curriculum to support students in development of their business ideas
Manufacturing Hardware Accelerator
Supporting startups ready to take their prototypes into production
Northeast Regional Food Business Center
Helping farmers and food businesses access new markets and available resources
Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition
Competition for innovators using raw milk and/or dairy ingredients
NSF Engines Development Award: Upstate 2.0
Transitioning Upstate New York to a climate-smart economy
Prototyping Hardware Accelerator
Offering innovators a deep dive into prototyping and hardware entrepreneurship
Protofacturing Hardware Accelerator
Supporting physical product startups preparing for initial manufacturing runs
Rev: Ithaca Startup Works
Providing mentorship, accelerator programs, co-working space, events, and networking
Southern Tier Startup Alliance (STSA)
A member organization of business incubators in the Southern Tier
