Written Archives - Vegan Business Tribe

Announcing Vegan Business Tribe Live 2023!

Join us for a full weekend of Vegan Business Tribe Live at the UK’s biggest and best vegan consumer expo in London!

How to start a vegan business

Many people dream of aligning their ethics with how they make a living. It used to be that vegan businesses were restricted to food, drink or beauty products – but now you can find everything from vegan web designers to vegan accountants.

Why change is hard at Oatly

Oatly made the headlines for all the wrong reasons when it was revealed that American private equity fund Blackstone had bought 10% of the company for $200,000,000. We take a look at why the champions of positive change decided to partner with backers who have such a chequered and controversial history – and were they right to do so?

Behind the scenes with Happy Carrot Skincare

The vegan cosmetics market is becoming increasingly saturated and it is difficult to make your company stand out. Lisa spoke with Victoria at Happy Carrot Skincare (HCS) about how she has created skincare products with a difference to build a successful business.

Join us for our expert panel discussion on future vegan product trends

We’ll be hosting an expert panel discussion on the future of vegan product trends as part of Vegfest UK’s Summerfest online. And you can join us for free as a VBT member.

3.00pm, Friday the 14th of August on Zoom.

Are you 100% sure your product is vegan? (Part 2 – Hospitality & services)

It’s not just vegan products or foods that need to be sure they can claim they are vegan. In this second of this two part article, Lisa looks at the vegan hospitality and service sector and how you can make sure your business can fairly claim to be cruelty-free.

Join us at Summerfest’s ‘trade-only’ day

Brought to you by the team behind Vegfest, Summerfest is going to be the UK’s largest online vegan event and we want to see you there! As a VBT member you can join us at the trade-only day before the event to network with other vegan businesses.

Are you 100% sure your product is vegan? (Part 1)

As a vegan business owner it’s your responsibility to ensure that all of your ingredients and manufacturing processes are vegan. Your company might not even survive the loss of trust that comes from accidentally selling someone a non-vegan product. In the first of this two-part article, Lisa looks at how you can be 100% positive your product is actually vegan.

Why every successful vegan business needs to build a tribe

To build a successful business, you need a group of followers who absolutely cannot live without your product and believe in your vegan mission. These people will help you spread your message and attract more people who also love what you are doing. They will become your brand ambassadors. They will become your ‘tribe’.