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25+ Creative Vegan Business Ideas (2021)

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Updated: May 13th, 2021
25+ Creative Vegan Business Ideas (2021)

Looking to start a vegan business, but not quite sure what to start?

The good news is, there are so many opportunities to become an entrepreneur and build an innovative product/service in this line of work.

If you're looking to start your own vegan business, there are several low-capital options you can choose from (and not just in the food industry)!

We put a list together below of the most profitable vegan business ideas you can start today.

Here they are:

1. Start a cooking class business ($1.2M/year)

Monika Reti from many, USA started Hipcooks over 7 years ago, a cooking class business.

  • Revenue: $100,000/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 8
  • Location: many, USA

In true Hipcooks fashion: I’m not a culinary school graduate — I’m a hack! Here’s my story:

I’m first-generation American (Mom is from Germany and Dad from Argentina). My parents were young foreign students in the US and their friends were the other international students: I was a kid surrounded by people from different nationalities, like Spain, Russia, France, and the UK. I was a child foodie and loved to experience culture through food.

I caught the travel bug early, living in Argentina (studying economics in college), traveling through Europe, and moved to England for graduate school (I have a Master’s in Economics from LSE.) While in school, I cooked my way through a series of London restaurants in the gastro-boom of the ’90s, just for fun. My first job was on the West Coast, as an econometrician at the RAND Corporation.

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Monika Reti, on starting Hipcooks ($100,000/month) full story ➜

2. Start a clothing boutique ($120K/year)

Gia Paddock from Phoenix, Arizona, USA started Boutique Rye almost 4 years ago, a clothing boutique.

  • Revenue: $10,000/ month
  • Founders: 2
  • Employees: 0
  • Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

My backstory has absolutely nothing to do with what I am doing now, but that is what makes us so unique. I went to college for education and became an elementary school teacher. I taught 4th grade for three years. However, I knew that was not meant to be my “forever” job.

Something I have always enjoyed was shopping. I mean what girl doesn’t have this as a hobby?! I had always thought it would be amazing to have my own boutique and get to wear new clothes almost every day.

I started thinking about this crazy idea when I got pregnant with my son, Riley. I knew I didn’t want to teach forever and this was my way out! During the summer I quit teaching, I got a job at a local boutique just working part-time, and it was here where the wheels starting turning for this idea. I saw how much I loved going into work every day and how much I enjoyed helping others pick out outfits for different occasions.

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Gia Paddock, on starting Boutique Rye ($10,000/month) full story ➜

3. Start a blog ($240K/year)

Brock McGoff from Richmond, VA, USA started The Modest Man about 9 years ago, a blog.

  • Revenue: $20,000/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 1
  • Location: Richmond, VA, USA

I didn’t really know what I wanted to do after college. My dad was an entrepreneur, and I had the spirit, but with no direction. I got a job in marketing/communications and ran a music production side hustle for a while.

I tried my hand at music full time and basically broke even after a year. I read The 4-Hour Work Week and started learning about online business, passive income, WordPress and SEO.

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Brock McGoff, on starting The Modest Man ($20,000/month) full story ➜

4. Start a vegan restaurant ($360K/year)

Examples of a successful vegan restaurant:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan restaurant:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan restaurant ➜

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5. Start a catering business ($240K/year)

Nestor Nidome from Crestmore, California, USA started Elegante Catering ago, a catering business.

  • Revenue: $20,000/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 10
  • Location: Crestmore, California, USA

For as long as I can remember I have always been attracted to the idea of being a business owner. I’ve tried many businesses starting with my own DJ company. I got some business cards, printed them at Staples, passed them out, and waited for the calls.

It took a bit of time, but eventually, the calls started to come in and bookings started to happen. I did that for a couple of years until one of the DJ gigs some gangsters got into it and I was almost in the middle of a gang fight. Thank GOD things calmed down, but after that, I started looking for another business!

During this same time, the whole tech bubble was growing and I wanted a part of it. I took some coding classes in college and started using HTML to code my website from scratch. I kind of borrowed a lot of ideas from Yahoo but it was going to be mainly focused on my local city. I visited some businesses and got some of them to advertise. Things seemed to be going well when the bubble burst and I was once more left to venture out and look for something else.

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Nestor Nidome, on starting Elegante Catering ($20,000/month) full story ➜

6. Start a vegan bakery

Examples of a successful vegan bakery:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan bakery:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan bakery ➜

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7. Start a food truck ($18M/year)

Jeffrey Mora from Los Angeles, California, USA started Food Fleet over 9 years ago, a food truck.

  • Revenue: $1,500,000/ month
  • Founders: 2
  • Employees: 6
  • Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

We started the food truck business in 2012.

We kept finding it very difficult to find locations to operate. We had a booker that we used to find our locations but fell short and we let her go. I took over our booking and found that most people did not want to book just one truck, not only that they were upset that most of the time the trucks didn’t show up or were late.

We learned the real need was not only helping the trucks but providing a turnkey service for the corporations. This was a game-changer for us, we were really struggling financially.

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Jeffrey Mora, on starting Food Fleet ($1,500,000/month) full story ➜

8. Start a vegan ice cream business

Examples of a successful vegan ice cream business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan ice cream business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan ice cream business ➜

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9. Start a healthy snack food business ($6M/year)

Ryan Chen from Los Angeles, California, USA started Neuro over 5 years ago, a healthy snack food business.

  • Revenue: $500,000/ month
  • Founders: 2
  • Employees: 12
  • Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

My personal story begins with my parents immigrating to Los Angeles to start a better life. Although ethnically Chinese, they were both born and raised in Japan as a result of my grandparents from both sides fleeing communist China. I was born in an extremely diverse neighborhood (we had around 7 different ethnicities on our block) near Pasadena, CA, before moving to Japan for 5 years between the age of 10-15.

I grew up playing sports and competing at a national level in Kendo, cross country, and track. I started Kendo at the age of 5 and competed at the national level in the United States and Japan. In high school, I was co-captain of our cross country and track team where we competed in the Division I state and national championships. It was through running that I truly learned perseverance and grit.

Unfortunately, at 19 years old, I became a paraplegic when I fell from 35 feet in the air in a snowboarding accident and shattered my back. Doctors told me that I would never walk again, but it furthered my drive and passion for adventure and trying new things. I finished college with degrees in Chemistry and Economics and continued to compete in marathons even got to train with the US Paralympic team.

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Ryan Chen, on starting Neuro ($500,000/month) full story ➜

10. Start a farmers market

Examples of a successful farmers market:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a farmers market:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a farmers market ➜

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11. Start a meat alternatives product

Examples of a successful meat alternatives product:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a meat alternatives product:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a meat alternatives product ➜

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12. Start a vegan baby food business

Examples of a successful vegan baby food business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan baby food business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan baby food business ➜

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13. Start a vegan pet food business

Examples of a successful vegan pet food business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan pet food business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan pet food business ➜

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14. Start a vegan beauty product business ($240K/year)

Examples of a successful vegan beauty product business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan beauty product business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan beauty product business ➜

And for some real world inspiration, give Ima Asali's story on creating Mellow Cosmetics a read:

Hi guys, My name is Ima, I am the Founder of Mellow Cosmetics. We are an online beauty store based in Brisbane Australia, we do however have customers from Europe, the U.S, Canada, and the Middle East. We sell a range of Lipsticks, Lip Paints, Eyeshadow Palettes, Highlighters, and more, super cute packaging to go with high-quality formulations.

I started from making $0 in the first year to making over $400,000 per year just from online sales and we have a lot of distributors and retailers stocking my products too.

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Ima Asali, on starting Mellow Cosmetics ($20,000/month) full story ➜

15. Start a vegan gift basket

Examples of a successful vegan gift basket:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan gift basket:

Learn more about starting a vegan gift basket ➜

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16. Start a vegan vending machine

Examples of a successful vegan vending machine:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan vending machine:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan vending machine ➜

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17. Become a vegan cookbook author

Examples of a successful vegan cookbook author:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan cookbook author:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan cookbook author ➜

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18. Become a personal chef

Examples of a successful personal chef:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a personal chef:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a personal chef ➜

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19. Start a juice bar ($240K/year)

Examples of a successful juice bar:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a juice bar:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a juice bar ➜

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20. Start a vegan business directory

Examples of a successful vegan business directory:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan business directory:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan business directory ➜

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21. Start a vegan subscription box

Examples of a successful vegan subscription box:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan subscription box:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan subscription box ➜

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22. Start a vegan youtube channel

Examples of a successful vegan youtube channel:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan youtube channel:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan youtube channel ➜

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23. Start a vegan clothing line

Examples of a successful vegan clothing line:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan clothing line:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan clothing line ➜

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24. Start a non-dairy wholesaler

Examples of a successful non-dairy wholesaler:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a non-dairy wholesaler:

Learn more about starting a non-dairy wholesaler ➜

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25. Become an animal rights advocate

Examples of a successful animal rights advocate:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a animal rights advocate:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an animal rights advocate ➜

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26. Become a social media influencer

Examples of a successful social media influencer:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a social media influencer:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a social media influencer ➜

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Pat Walls,  Founder of Starter Story

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