Claire Watt-Smith

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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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