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Design on a Dime Working from home and staying in touch with his former employer helped this designer make the leap to his own studio.

By James Park

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What: Design studio
Who: Gavin Levy of Creative Instinct
Where: Denver
When: Started in 1998
Startup costs: Less than $2,000

Gavin Levy's company, Creative Instinct, is based in a building that used to house a taxi company. He says the unique location helps drive traffic to his five-person design studio, and it's one of the reasons he chose to move there when he needed more office space.