Vegan Business Ideas
Veganism is on the rise with more people than ever choosing plant-based diets. To support this trend and start a potentially lucrative business you can launch anything from vegan beauty products, to vegan subscription boxes and online vegan cooking tutorials. Here are 10 vegan business ideas:
271. Go Vegan Consultant
Although many people want to go vegan, it can be difficult to transition properly, stay healthy and create a diet with the right vitamins and minerals.
How to start this business idea
First, you’ll need to come up with an easy programme your clients can follow to transition into the vegan lifestyle. Once you have, you can start offering your services at vegan and vegetarian restaurants and vegan markets.
How to keep this business idea successful
To ensure your business remains sustainable you can offer custom diets for people looking for low-carb, gluten-free options or those with dietary requirements.
272. Vegan Food Alternatives
Vegan alternatives have started to fill the shelves of mainstream grocery stores and ranges are steadily increasing.
How to start this business idea
If you want to create a vegan alternative, you’ll need to see what is already on the market and create something better.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once you have a few successful vegan food alternatives you can launch a range of options. Find an area that hasn’t been covered, or hasn’t been adequately covered, and expand your product range into it.
273. Vegan Home Cook
Do you love vegan cooking? Do you experiment with different ingredients and always ensure a nutritionally balanced meal? Why not get paid to cook for others?
How to start this business idea
Create a few meals and offer them to friends and family. Once you’ve worked out the kinks you can promote your vegan home cooking service at vegan markets, restaurants and online on your website.
How to keep this business idea successful
Keep your recipes exciting and interesting. Ask for requests from your clients to keep them engaged.
274. Vegan Beauty Products
Not all beauty products are vegan-friendly, this creates an opportunity for you to launch your own vegan beauty brand.
How to start this business idea
Develop a range of vegan beauty products, package them and sell them at vegan markets and from your online store. Once you’ve achieved some success approach retailers to sell your products.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once you have a distribution deal with retailers, increase your range and sell your product across the country. You can even start selling to people from other countries as well.
275. Vegan Subscription Boxes
Subscription boxes are a fun way to provide specific products that your target market loves.
How to start this business idea
Compile a box of edible treats, make up and the latest vegan products on the market. Advertise your service online and promote it by offering potential clients a chance to test some of the products at vegan markets.
How to keep this business idea successful
You’ll need to continue to add in new products to keep your customers buying them every week/month. Partner with newer products that you’ve vetted, they’ll offer you a discount and they get to advertise their product to your subscribers.
276. Vegan-Safe Fashion
If you love to design clothing, but want to create garments without animal products, then a vegan-friendly fashion line could be the business idea for you.
How to start this business idea
Design and create a range of vegan clothing, which you can advertise online or at vegan markets. Until you can afford to hire staff and create a production line, offer your clothing in limited sizes or get customers to order pieces. This will give you time to make the garment in a different size.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once your vegan-safe fashion business has started to grow, you can expand your fashion line, your clothing sizes and introduce vegan-friendly accessories.
277. Vegan Pet Food Products
Pet owners are always looking for ways to increase the health of their furry friends. You can do this by offering raw vegan food for pets.
How to start this business idea
Create your raw vegan pet food. Then either work with a vet/pet nutritionist or consult one to approve your food to ensure it meets the nutritional needs of the pets. Launch your product range online, promote them at vegan markets, sell them at pet stores and vet offices.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once your raw vegan pet food range is doing well you can expand into other pet related products, such as dry goods, ethical pet clothing and accessories.
278. Online Vegan Cooking Tutorials
If you love to cook vegan food, you can offer online tutorials teaching others how to make vegan food.
How to start this business idea
You can start this on your website by filming yourself cooking vegan food and sharing where you found the ingredients. To ensure your business is a success you can offer a few easy recipes for free but charge a monthly subscription to those wanting to learn more recipes.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once you have enough subscribers to support your business you can expand your recipes by offering medium level and more complex vegan dishes. You can also compile a vegan cookbook of all the recipes you’ve used and sell it as an eBook.
279. Vegan Platform Connecting Businesses and Customers
There are a growing amount of vegan focused business launching throughout South Africa. To help them to promote their businesses and increase their customer base, you can launch a vegan platform where customers can find vegan businesses in their area.
How to start this business idea
You’ll need to find businesses and customers to grow this platform. The more businesses you have the more customers will come, and the more customers you have the more businesses will come on board.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once you have a thriving online community, expand your platform to other countries introducing new businesses and new customers. This can assist clients travelling to other countries to find vegan businesses where ever they go.
280. Organise and Host Vegan Events
Vegan markets continue to grow in popularity across the country. You can create formalised markets and events to host more and more vegan-friendly products and services.
How to start this business idea
You’ll need to contact large venues, vegan businesses and advertise to vegan customers to ensure your events are a success.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once your events develop a positive reputation, you can host them more frequently, offer different themes and hold larger events.