UK business leaders share their best business ideas on how start-ups can survive the downturn

For anyone looking to get a new business off the ground, fresh ideas are at a premium right now.

The downturn has made all the usual challenges faced by start-ups even more difficult.

In this new business television show, the leaders of the UK business world share their latest business development tips and best business ideas for start-ups in the recession.

Topics include how to finance in the recession and how to research your market.

The business experts in this series include: Tim Smit (Chief Executive and Co-founder, Eden Project), Doug Richard (BBC2's Dragons' Den), Luke Johnson (Chairman, Channel 4 Television Corporation), Chey Garland (Chief Executive, Garlands Call Centres), and Miles Templeman (Director General, Institute of Directors).

The interviews were filmed by yourBusinessChannel at the 2009 Institute of Directors conference in London.