7 Cleaning Products Business Success Stories [2023]
Here are some real life success stories of starting a cleaning products business:
1. GloveStix ($720K/year)
Krista Woods (from Ashburn, Virginia, USA) started GloveStix about 9 years ago.
My name is Krista Woods and I am the Director of Stink Operations at GloveStix LLC.
I made it to the finals and then before I knew it I won the whole thing which sent me to sell live on QVC and I sold out in 7 ½ minutes. That was 3 years ago today actually and it was that contest that really put my company on the map. Since then, I have won 6 more awards from large organizations, been written about in over 30 articles, been on 11 TV shows including ABC’s Shark Tank and even filmed a Pitch Pilot for a Reality TV Series. It sure has been an amazing whirlwind!
2. DetraPel ($5.4M/year)
David Zamarin (from Framingham, Massachusetts, USA) started DetraPel over 9 years ago.
Hey, I’m David Zamarin. I’m 21 years-old, a student at Babson College and founder of DetraPel.
Since starting DetraPel over 5 years ago when I was 15 years old, the versatility and eco-friendliness of our products are just two of the many factors which I believe enabled us to make over $512,000 in sales in the last year.
Learn more about starting a cleaning products business:
Where to start?
-> How much does it cost to start a cleaning products business?
-> Pros and cons of a cleaning products business
Need inspiration?
-> Examples of established cleaning products business
-> Marketing ideas for a cleaning products business
-> Cleaning products business names
Other resources
-> Cleaning products business tips
-> Cleaning products business hashtags
-> Cleaning products business calculator
4. MamaSuds ($420K/year)
Michelle C. Smith (from Michigan, USA) started MamaSuds about 11 years ago.
Hello! My name is Michelle Smith and I am the founder and CEO of MamaSuds. MamaSuds creates naturally-focused, synthetic-free products that are truly safe for label-reading people who focus on health + wellness. The MamaSuds product line includes eco-friendly household cleaners and non-toxic liquid soaps. All ingredients are natural, cruelty-free, free of dyes and synthetics, and handcrafted by mamas. Today MamaSuds has been sold to customers in all 50 states, over 9 countries, and has an average revenue of $18k a month.
5. Omegasonics ($8.5M/year)
Frank Pedeflous (from Simi Valley) started Omegasonics over 26 years ago.
My name is Frank Pedeflous and my wife Sandy and I bought a small business named Ultrasonic Blind Cleaning Systems twenty-five years ago. The business originally manufactured hard window covering cleaning equipment and sold it as a business opportunity to new start-ups and retailers selling window coverings.
We bought the company originally for $535,000, and today our revenues are approximately $10,000,000 annually.
6. Zogics ($6M/year)
Jeff is the CRO at Zogics, a B2B and B2C e-commerce company that markets cleaning products. With +40 employees, they are on track to make $20M in revenue.
Paul LeBlanc (from Remote) started Zogics ago.
Jeff is the CRO at Zogics, a B2B and B2C e-commerce company that markets cleaning products. With +40 employees, they are on track to make $20M in revenue.
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