Big businesses are beginning to exploit the opportunities presented by new technologies, such as the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and blockchain to create new products and services to meet customer needs and make their lives easier. To recognise the individuals and teams behind these exciting new developments, Market Gravity has opened the call for entries for the eighth annual Corporate Entrepreneur Awards (CEA). 

These established awards highlight the technologies, innovations and teams that are driving businesses forward, and aim to inspire and encourage a community of corporate entrepreneurs to share best practice. 

The proposition design consultancy behind the awards, Market Gravity, is calling for nominations in seven industry sectors including financial services, life sciences and healthcare, technology, media and telecoms, energy, public sector and non-profit, automotive, manufacturing and industry, and retail, FMCG and consumer products. Best New Proposition awards will be presented to winners across each sector with one overall winner scooping the Best New Proposition of 2017. 

Nominations close on 27^th October and voting begins on 30^th October on the CEA website. The awards ceremony, taking place on Thursday 23rd November at the Design Museum London, will announce and celebrate the winners in each category. 

Past winners included Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank, Virgin Money, Close Brothers Retail Finance, HomeServe Labs, Dyson, Castrol, Barclaycard, and the Lego Group. Peter Sayburn, CEO at Market Gravity, says: “Now in its eighth year, these awards recognise and celebrate ground-breaking ideas, products and services that really are changing the status quo. The standard of big business innovation and the adoption of new technology is outstanding and corporate entrepreneurs, also known as intrapreneurs, are bringing new concepts and ideas to large organisations and getting them to market faster than ever before. 

“The team at Market Gravity specialises in innovation; creating and launching new propositions and ventures with some of the world’s largest companies. We work alongside some brilliant teams across a range of sectors, helping them to create and launch new products and services that are improving their customers’ lives and helping achieve commercial growth. It's always great to bring together the best innovators from big businesses at the awards. We’re looking for differentiation, customer focus and impact and are inviting companies to nominate their new products, services and ventures into the awards  - we wish everyone the very best of luck.”

During the ceremony on 23rd November, around 300 of the UK’s most creative, disruptive and entrepreneurial business leaders will enjoy an informal party offering a great networking opportunity and the chance to learn from other innovation experts from some of the world’s largest brands. There will also be a tech zone showcasing examples of the latest technology and the impact it can have, with a competition to win one Oculus Rift. 

If you or your team have launched a new product, service or business that you’re really proud of in the last 12 months, enter the Corporate Entrepreneur Awards at http://corporateentrepreneurawards.co.uk/   The deadline for entries is 27th October 2017.