1. Advocacy: Advocating on behalf of startups and early-stage entrepreneurs
2. Amenities: Local support system that improves the overall lifestyle, through research output.
3. Build the ecosystem: Building and bringing together the roles and support network and system of investors, entrepreneurs, hubs, programs, etc.
4. Capital: Providing investment and funding when possible.
5. Community: Bringing together communities of practice around the entrepreneurial, industry, and technical groups.
6. Create culture: Building the entrepreneurial culture as compared to traditional service-based and salary-focused mindsets.
7. Customers and Markets: Access to customers, markets, and supply chains for new entrepreneurial products and services.
8. Entrepreneurial support: Content and support specific to entrepreneurial capability and capacity, such as mindset or rapid growth and scale.
9. Industry support: Content and support specific to industry sectors such as agriculture or resources.
10. Infrastructure: Provision of effective transportation, logistics, and internet that can support entrepreneurs focused on global markets.
11. Local impact: Emphasis on applying entrepreneurial focus on local challenges and opportunities, in addition to identifying opportunities for application in similar challenges in other regions.
12. Marketing and promotion: Getting the word out about the local entrepreneur through case studies, awards programs, and other promotional activities.
13. Mentors: Individuals who can provide technical, business, industry, and personal coaching support.
14. Networks: Access to networks not otherwise available, sponsoring the entrepreneur into new circles through introductions and acting as a “boundary spanner” across the geographic, industry, technical, and socio-economic class circles.
15. Personal development: Support for developing new skills and overall mental health towards an entrepreneurial mindset.
16. Policy: Developing policy related to entrepreneurial activities, indicated by the ease of starting a business, procurement with large institutions, and development and trial of new technologies.
17. Research: Developing new technologies that can be accessed by entrepreneurs for shared IP from commercialization.
18. Technical support: Support for technical skills and people with technical skills required for the entrepreneur’s business.
19. Youth entrepreneurs: Emphasis on developing entrepreneurial capability in young people.

CUEA Unveils it's Innovation Hub

Students get an opportunity to pitch their ideas at the CUEA Innovation Hub