I Started A Business With $400 — Now It Brings In $180K/Year

Sarah Cloes, 27, lives in San Marcos, California with her husband, Bret. In 2021 she founded Flora Flora Co., a brand that specializes in selling sustainably packaged shampoo and conditioner bars. In 2024, the business brought in about $180,000.

This is an installment of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.

Produced & Edited by: Valentina Duarte
Managing Producer: Beatriz Bajuelos
Camera: Tristan Pelletier
Animators: Elham Ataeiazar, Uma Sharma
Reporter: Ryan Ermey
Additional Footage: Sarah Cloes

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I Started A Business With $400 — Now It Brings In $180K/Year