. >> reporter: entrepreneur tariq fareed has a reason to celebrate. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> reporter: his company, edible arrangements, has mushroomed into an interna sensation. >> how much total revenue? >> a little over $600 million. >> reporter: it's a success that stems from humble beginnings. at 12 years old, tariq and his family came to the united states from pakistan, settling in 1981 in west haven, connecticut. he and his siblings had to get business, fast, because money was tight. >> my mother kicked us out of bed and said, go work hard. >> tell us about your earliest days as an entrepreneur. >> a lady living down the street from me, i would cut her grass and help her with the lawn. she said, honey, if you keep working this hard, you'll be a millionaire by 35. i liked the ring of that. >> reporter: within a year he took a job with a local norse where he leveraged the importance o servi and creative design. when an opportunity arose to buy a defunct floral shop in east haven, connecticut, tariq moved past. with $6,000 borrowed from his father's boss, he became the owner of fa