Vegan Business Tribe Podcast

(Part two) Recorded live at VegfestUK, we bring together three experts in funding vegan businesses in this special two-part episode. In part one we heard from Nick Mayhew of VFin, who compares both the traditional and modern ways of raising money, and Claire Smith, founder of Beyond Animal and Beyond Investing who is herself an impact investor. In part two, David speaks with Mike Hill, c...

Recorded live at VegfestUK, we bring together three experts in funding vegan businesses in this special two-part episode. The money IS out there. If you have a really keen idea for a vegan business, or even better if you've already proven a vegan business and now need more funds to scale it up, then there is a lot of interest in backing vegan and plant-based businesses right now. But it might...

Did you know there's a secret code that vegans use on LinkedIn to find each other? In this episode I'm going to convince you why you need to be on LinkedIn as a vegan business owner or vegan professional. You might already have a LinkedIn profile, and it sits there not really doing anything and you don't see the point to it. But since Microsoft bought LinkedIn in 2016, the platform has starte...

You may have been told that vegan is too much of a niche or a fad to launch a new product into, or it's too small a marketplace to grow a successful business. But what's the truth about that, and if that's the case why are so many vegan businesses growing so quickly right now? David takes a look at the statistics and answers the questions: 1. Just how many vegans are there right now and are there...

The reason why some businesses fail and others succeed often comes down to one simple common element: the attitude and determination of the person running it. To learn why businesses fail, what you ACTUALLY have to learn is why successful businesses succeed and identify what's missing compared to those that don't. In today's episode, we look at why building a successful business is like running an...

What's going to be the next big thing in vegan, and what are the future trends you should be aware of if you have a vegan business? In part two of this two-part podcast recorded live at VegfestUK Online, I continue my discussion with Louisianna Waring, The Vegan Society's Insight & Commercial Policy Officer, and Dan Strettle owner of Alternative Stores (and vegan himself for over 5 decades) ab...

What's going to be the next big thing in vegan, and what are the future trends you should be aware of if you have a vegan business? In part one of a two-part podcast, we're going to answer a REALLY big question. And that is: what's going to come next?  What's going to be the next big thing in vegan?  To answer this I am joined by Louisianna Waring, The Vegan Society's Insight & Comme...

To build a successful business, you need a group of followers who absolutely cannot live without your product or who 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’. In this episode we look at why when you create a vegan company, you shouldn...

Veganuary can be an amazing time for your vegan business. Here are the four steps to get ready for it. In January HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of people will be signing up for the Veganuary challenge. Veganuary is a worldwide movement to get people to try being vegan for 31 days every January - and although it started out small (in 2014 they had just over 3,000 people take up the challenge) it...

Join us for our vegan PR masterclass with Caroline from Eden Green PR. Today's episode is a little longer than usual because I'm sharing a masterclass that we recorded for Vegan Business Tribe with Caroline Burgess-Pike from Eden Green PR on 'how to get your vegan business in the news'. Now, one of the biggest questions we get asked at VBT is 'How do I get my business OUT THERE?' Because when you...

How do you REALLY find more customers for your vegan business? Let's go right back to basics and find out. In this episode we are looking at something which is the LIFEBLOOD of any vegan business, and that is finding customers.  And it doesn't matter if you sell a physical product, or if you offer a vegan service, or even if you are a charity looking for donations - you RELY on people gi...

Should you call your company or product vegan, plant-based or something else? In today's episode we're going to start with one of the main questions we get asked at Vegan Business Tribe, and it's all about how you should refer to your business or product. If you have a vegan business, should you actually CALL it a vegan business - or if you are selling a product that is vegan, will LABELLING it 'v...

WHY? We start by answering this really fundamental question for anyone who has a vegan business (or is thinking about starting one). Why are you doing this? Why are we ALL doing this? Why should you have a vegan business? You might already have a great product, service, or idea for a vegan business, but maybe you’ve not got all the business skills or experience that you wish you had...