Claire Watt-Smith Explained

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]

External links

• Claire Watt-Smith home page on LinkedIn
• Claire Watt-Smith articles in The Huffington Post
• BoBelle website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flexible Femail Approach . The Times. Kate . Bassett . 18 September 2012 . 24 August 2015 .
2. Web site: Claire Watt-Smith, BoBelle, London . Enterprising Women . 24 August 2015 .
3. Web site: Great minds go on to great places . 11 March 2011 . Royal Holloway, University of London, UK . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401152653/http://www.rhul.ac.uk/alumni/ouralumni/alumniprofiles/pdfs/5704alumniprofilecwatt-smithv2.pdf . 1 April 2012 . dead .
4. Web site: About Us . 11 March 2011 . BoBelle. UK .
5. News: Learning from mistakes: BoBelle London's success story . .
6. Web site: Apprenticeship Week: Claire Watt-Smith Leads by Example . Hariet . Bowe . 15 March 2013 . The Industry, London. 24 August 2015 .
7. Web site: 20 Under 30 — The Hot List . 11 March 2011 . 2010 . Red . UK . https://web.archive.org/web/20101018150549/http://www.redonline.co.uk/redAwards2010/redhotwomenawards2010_hotlist.php . 18 October 2010 . dead .
8. News: Marie Claire's Inspire & Mentor Campaign gave me my big break . 11 March 2011 . Halfhead . Lucy . 8 February 2011 . . UK.
9. Web site: MT's '35 women under 35' 2010: Creating the future . Emma . De Vita . Hannah . Prevett . 1 July 2010 . . 24 August 2015 .
10. Web site: BoBelle: Claire Watt-Smith discusses some of the challenges she faced in setting up her own fair trade fashion business . Business Review . UK . 1 April 2009 . Watt-Smith . Claire . 25 August 2015 .
11. Web site: Bags of Talent . 2009 . Eastbourne Youth Radio . UK . 24 August 2015 .