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Claire Watt-Smith

Claire Watt-Smith (born 1984) is an English entrepreneur.[1][2]

Watt-Smith studied at Royal Holloway, University of London, gaining a BSc in Management Studies with French in 2005 and a Masters in European Business and Spanish in 2006.[3] At the age of 25, Watt-Smith founded BoBelle[4] a luxury accessories company, in 2009.[5] The headquarters are in Somerset House, London.[6]

In 2008, Watt-Smith was named one of the "Future 100 Young Entrepreneurs Of The Year".[7] She has taken part in the Inspire & Mentor campaign of the magazine Marie Claire, in association with The Prince's Trust.[8] In 2010, Watt-Smith was selected as one of 35 high-flying women featured by Management Today.[9] She has been featured in magazines including Business Review,[10] Cosmopolitan, Eve, Look, and Style.[11]

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  1. ^ Bassett, Kate (18 September 2012). "Flexible Femail Approach". The Times. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Claire Watt-Smith, BoBelle, London". Enterprising Women. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Great minds go on to great places" (PDF). Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  4. ^ "About Us". UK: BoBelle. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Learning from mistakes: BoBelle London's success story". The Daily Telegraph.
  6. ^ Bowe, Hariet (15 March 2013). "Apprenticeship Week: Claire Watt-Smith Leads by Example". The Industry, London. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  7. ^ "20 Under 30 — The Hot List". UK: Red. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  8. ^ Halfhead, Lucy (8 February 2011). "Marie Claire's Inspire & Mentor Campaign gave me my big break". Marie Claire. UK. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  9. ^ De Vita, Emma; Prevett, Hannah (1 July 2010). "MT's '35 women under 35' 2010: Creating the future". Management Today. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  10. ^ Watt-Smith, Claire (1 April 2009). "BoBelle: Claire Watt-Smith discusses some of the challenges she faced in setting up her own fair trade fashion business". Business Review. UK. Retrieved 25 August 2015.[dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Bags of Talent" (PDF). UK: Eastbourne Youth Radio. 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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