Rachel met with three local entrepreneurs last week – David from Elemental Fitness, Jonathan from The Fruit-Box and Gemma from Skillz Education, as well as West Leeds Enterprise Centre manager, Diana Holmes.

All three entrepreneurs are using the West Leeds Enterprise Centre to set up their own business and all believe that despite the recession they have the ideas, creativity and drive to build the businesses of the future. The Enterprise Centre, funded through government money, is providing practical and professional support for David, Jonathan and Gemma so that they can concentrate on getting their businesses up and running.

All three entrepreneurs will be featured in a short film on Monday 2nd November at 7:45pm on Channel Four’s ‘The Political Slot’, looking at the experiences of small businesses during the recession and how they feel about the future.