12 Low-Cost Business Ideas for Introverts

"If you identify as an introvert and are interested in your own low-cost startup, you could be an ideal candidate for starting your own business. Introverts are powerful in their own right. They are productive thinkers with strong opinions who can achieve great lengths. Despite what the media says -- often stereotyping them as “shy” or “socially awkward” -- introverts can make great business leaders and entrepreneurs. In fact, many successful business leaders are introverts, including Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffett. At least one-third of all Americans are introverts, says Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking and the leading voice today on lost opportunities when undervaluing introverts. “They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams,” she says. Here’s a list of 12 low-cost business ideas under $1,000 to get you on your way." Rose Leadem, Entrepreneur, 22 June 2015 Read more