Submitted by Lantern_Lock t3_zeob3k in boston
For real though. It’s great if you’re a tech/healthcare startup with venture capital backing. For mom and pop stores and bootstrapping, it’s nearly impossible.
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stupid high rent = high barrier to entry. Not to mention security deposit, guarantees, and probably a co-signer with 7 figures in the bank before a landlord will even consider you.
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the bureaucratic red tape. I've opened businesses in other states and towns. If you talk to the town or city, they help you out. In Boston you need a lawyer just to help determine what order to talk to the various departments in.
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the weird legacy systems in place that make it more difficult for newcomers and outsiders.
I dunno. Somebody prove to me how Boston fosters new, fresh, independent businesses.