Participate in the competition

Applications for the Corporate Entrepreneurs Awards are open 19.10.–31.12.2026. Participation is free of charge.

For more information about the competition and the terms of participation, please see the Frequently Asked Questions.

Nominate your growth initiative and the team behind it

Complete the form below and submit your application by December 31, 2026.All information provided in the application will be treated confidentially and shared only with the jury. Public presentations will be prepared for shortlisted initiatives in consultation with the participants before publication. Shortlisted initiatives must be able to disclose enough information to demonstrate their significance and explain the grounds for the award.

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Company name*

Name of the growth initiative*

1. Idea

What is the growth initiative driven by the team about? What is its goal?*

What was the leap of faith idea, how did it evolve over time?

What need or opportunity does the growth initiative respond to? What growth potential does it have?*

How significant a change does the growth initiative represent for your company?*

Is it about developing your existing business, opening up a new growth area or, for example, a strategic renewal of particular importance for your company’s future?

2. Boldness

What made the growth initiative unconventional, uncertain or risky?*

What reasons were there not to carry it out, and how did the team take it forward despite them?*

3. Organisational support

How has the company supported the implementation of the growth initiative?*

Tell us, for example, about decisions, resources, operating models, metrics or changes in company culture that have made room for the new idea. You can also describe, more broadly than this initiative, your company’s practices that support corporate entrepreneurship.

4. Impact

What concrete results has the growth initiative already achieved, or is it likely to achieve?*

The impact may show, for example, as growth, new business, products, services, changes in the market or new ways of working.

How well known is the initiative inside or outside the company?*

Why is the company proud of the initiative?*

5. Core team

Name up to five people who were most critical to the success of the project. Briefly describe the irreplaceable role each of them played. Corporate entrepreneurship projects typically involve people who have solved technological challenges, created space for the project to move forward, built key processes, or helped stakeholders understand and support the idea.

If the project advances to the finalist stage, the team can be expanded. At this stage, we are looking only for the core contributors who believed in the idea before others began to see its potential.

Name & role (1)*

Name & role (2)

Name & role (3)

Name & role (4)

Name & role (5)

6. Contact person

Enter the contact person’s details here.

Name*

Phone number*

Email address*

Position in the company*

Role in the growth initiative*

Initiative timeline

Initiative started*

Initiative status

The initiative is still ongoing

Initiative ended*