DIVING INSTRUCTOR ONE OF ‘100 FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS TO WATCH’
A WOMAN from North Wales has featured among 100 female entrepreneurs to watch out for.
Director of Duttons Divers, Clare Dutton, has been voted as one of the top 100 female entrepreneurs to watch in the UK, an initiative launched by Telegraph Media Group and NatWest to shine a spotlight on some of the most exciting femalefounded businesses in the UK.
After an exhaustive process of examining applications from all over the UK, the list was announced last week, featuring Clare, 30, who runs two diving centres in North Wales one in Vivian Quarry, Llanberis and one at Hafan Marina, Pwllheli.
Clare’s journey began when she was just 18 years old when she first started to dive.
Once qualified as an instructor, she decided to start her own dive business to push forward on her passion for teaching and introducing people to the amazing underwater world in the UK.
Speaking of this achievement, Clare said: “I am extremely honoured to be selected as one of 100 female entrepreneurs in the UK.
“I have devoted a lot of time to develop the business since starting, and have always striven to ensure that it is at the highest level it can be, whether that be acquiring top quality equipment, having our own facilities or to just showcase North Wales and the amazing diving that we have here.
“It’s great for this to be recognised and fuel the passion to develop this even further. It’s definitely not been easy, and I am sure it never will be because, as I will always want it to develop and not just settle.
“The ridiculously late finishing, finding out who your friends are, working out accounts, marketing, and every other element of a business is massively stressful at times, but then stepping back and seeing what it has all achieved makes it worthwhile, and I am very excited for the future of the business and where it is headed.”
Those making the list earn assistance to help, with benefits ranging from mentorship, an enterprise health check, media coverage, a parliamentary reception with Caroline Nokes MP, support from the Adelpha Group, possible investment from the Astia Fund.