Claire Watt-Smith (born 1984) is an English entrepreneur.
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. At the age of 25, Watt-Smith founded BoBelle a luxury accessories company, in 2009. The headquarters are in Somerset House, London.
In 2008, Watt-Smith was named one of the "Future 100 Young Entrepreneurs Of The Year". She has taken part in the Inspire & Mentor campaign of the magazine Marie Claire, in association with The Prince's Trust. In 2010, Watt-Smith was selected as one of 35 high-flying women featured by Management Today. She has been featured in magazines including Business Review, Cosmopolitan, Eve, Look, and Style.
References
- Bassett, Kate (18 September 2012). "Flexible Femail Approach". The Times. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- "Claire Watt-Smith, BoBelle, London". Enterprising Women. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- "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.
- "About Us". UK: BoBelle. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- "Learning from mistakes: BoBelle London's success story". The Daily Telegraph.
- Bowe, Hariet (15 March 2013). "Apprenticeship Week: Claire Watt-Smith Leads by Example". The Industry, London. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- "20 Under 30 — The Hot List". UK: Red. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- Halfhead, Lucy (8 February 2011). "Marie Claire's Inspire & Mentor Campaign gave me my big break". Marie Claire. UK. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- De Vita, Emma; Prevett, Hannah (1 July 2010). "MT's '35 women under 35' 2010: Creating the future". Management Today. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- 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.
- "Bags of Talent" (PDF). UK: Eastbourne Youth Radio. 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
External links
- Claire Watt-Smith home page on LinkedIn
- Claire Watt-Smith articles in The Huffington Post
- BoBelle website
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