Try starting with 1-2 farms and later save up money for the first factory or brewery.
The brewery will increase the growth of residents (in order for residents to grow from breweries, much less alcohol production is needed than food)
The factory itself produces money in addition to clothes (which also increases growth).
I will also tell you about one bug-abuse, just don't tell anyone 🤫:
Taxes produce money every month, and you can increase taxes in the last third of the month, wait for the money to be paid, and again reduce taxes by 1 or 0.