Nominations are being invited for the annual Breaking the Mould Awards celebrating leading edge organisations across Staffordshire and beyond.
Run by Keele University, the awards highlight achievements by innovation-led businesses, not-for-profits and charities that have benefited from its support programmes.
The 2023 awards ceremony at the University, on Thursday 19 October, will be hosted by broadcaster Natasha Kaplinsky.
Going beyond the traditional awards ceremony format, the evening will have a celebratory theme showcasing the business and enterprise community.
Performances and entertainment will enliven the occasion.
Since 2016 the University’s suite of innovative support programmes has provided around 1,000 interactions with local businesses, enabling the delivery of new products, services, innovations and jobs.
Any organisation that has collaborated with Keele in some way is likely to be eligible to enter the Breaking the Mould awards.
Breaking the Mould 2023 recognises innovative organisations across 10 categories:
- Health and Wellbeing
- Sustainable Futures
- Cultivating Talent
- Social Inclusion
- Digital Futures
- Going for Growth
- Enterpreneurial Student of the Year
- Leading Innovation
- Science and Innovation Park Company of the Year
- Collaboration of the Year
All nominations are free, but must be submitted by 11.45pm on Monday 4 September 2023.
For more information on the awards, including category descriptions and the online submission form, go to keele.ac.uk/breakingthemould.
