How one 26-year-old turned $500 into $2 million online

By Phoebe Parke, for CNN

Updated 1517 GMT (2317 HKT) July 7, 2016

Zuvaa is an online store selling African-inspired clothing to customers globally. It was founded two years ago by New York-based entrepreneur Kelechi Anyadiegwu.
Photos: Zuvaa is taking African fashion global
Zuvaa is an online store selling African-inspired clothing to customers globally. It was founded two years ago by New York-based entrepreneur Kelechi Anyadiegwu.
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"I didn't really know what I was getting into, I just had a vision and I was excited about where that would take me," Anyadiegwu told CNN in an interview. After receiving compliments on her African-inspired outfits, she saw the perfect business opportunity.
Photos: Zuvaa is taking African fashion global
"I didn't really know what I was getting into, I just had a vision and I was excited about where that would take me," Anyadiegwu told CNN in an interview. After receiving compliments on her African-inspired outfits, she saw the perfect business opportunity.
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Social media has played a large role in Zuvaa's success, and Anyadiegwu keeps community at the heart of the business; "I was really diligent on social media from the beginning. Curating and posting beautiful African inspired images to our Instagram page six to 10 times a day."
Photos: Zuvaa is taking African fashion global
Social media has played a large role in Zuvaa's success, and Anyadiegwu keeps community at the heart of the business; "I was really diligent on social media from the beginning. Curating and posting beautiful African inspired images to our Instagram page six to 10 times a day."
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Anyadiegwu has been <a href="https://www.good.is/features/issue-37-techs-best-investment" target="_blank">very vocal </a>about the fact that she did not want a traditional 9 to 5 job. "My days are a lot longer than 9-5!" says Anyadiegwu. "From when I wake up to when I go to sleep, I'm working on Zuvaa. If I'm not directly working on Zuvaa, I'm definitely thinking about it."
Photos: Zuvaa is taking African fashion global
Anyadiegwu has been very vocal about the fact that she did not want a traditional 9 to 5 job. "My days are a lot longer than 9-5!" says Anyadiegwu. "From when I wake up to when I go to sleep, I'm working on Zuvaa. If I'm not directly working on Zuvaa, I'm definitely thinking about it."
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