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Frugal startups get creative in leasing office space

By Jill Gambon, Special to Mass High Tech

March 3, 2010

Shaped by a DIY ethos and the economic realities of a lingering recession, local startups are finding ways to inexpensively outfit their offices and lab space as they ramp up their operations.

Some of the tactics local entrepreneurs are using to help get their businesses off the ground on a short dollar: hunting for bargains on Craigslist.org, negotiating free furnishings from landlords, buying secondhand lab equipment, even sharing work space with other emerging companies. “People are trying to be as efficient as possible,” said Jon Frisch, an associate with T3 Advisors, a real estate brokerage and consulting firm that represents technology business tenants.

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