When it comes to managing your vegan business, what are your strategies? Paying someone to create your business forms and templates might not be the best route if you’re in the beginning stages of getting your vegan store off of the ground. Although any business requires some investing on the owner’s part, there are some free business tools out there that you can use to your advantage. According to a New York Times article, “The help is free, and it’s a click away.”

Take a moment to feel proud of owning your first vegan business—but only for a moment because you have a lot of lessons to learn. As a first time entrepreneur, it’s a given that you’re going to have some mistakes along the way, but below are five lessons that will make your journey a little less regretful.

Vegan food marketing continues to expand from college campuses and restaurants menus to mainstream grocery aisles, with increased visibility and availability attracting more and more vegan and non-vegan customers alike.

It’s been a rough year for everyone, businesses and consumers alike. Here are some tips for a strong end to 2009 — and to getting a jump on your 2010 vegan marketing strategy.

Preparing your vegan business taxes doesn’t have to be a grueling process unless you want it to be that way. By preparing your financial books at least a month before taxes are due, you can make last minute adjustments and determine your marketing return on investment (ROI). Below are tips to ensure that you experience a hassle free tax year.

Vegan marketing professionals and business owners realize that public speaking is not only a low cost or a no cost strategy, but also one of the best ways to position and brand yourself as the local expert in the vegan marketing field. You need to build a local vegan client base of people who respect, like and trust you, and by using these seven essential steps, you can make the most of your speaking opportunities.

Your marketing budget for 2010 might be the last thought in your mind, but it should actually be a priority, especially if your budget is tighter in comparison to previous years. So how do you start strategic marketing planning for the new year now?

Being vegan goes beyond what you eat, it is a philosophy of life, a way of living that seeks to exclude all forms of exploitation and cruelty to animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. Thus, whether you are designing a simple flier or developing a business marketing plan for a strategic vegan partnership, you can increase your chances for success by following these five vegan marketing tips.

Have you Googled yourself and your business recently? Well, if you haven’t then you definitely need to put this on your to-do list. You might be surprised to see what type of information comes up , and it’s your job to protect your vegan business and personal brand. Below are some reasons why you should protect your online reputation and how you can do it successfully.

If you checked the news on television last night, chances are you didn’t hear anything about how badly farm animals are really affecting our environment. In fact, traditional media—radio, print and television—have done such a great job at giving livestock the least blame for the alarming issue of climate change. If they are to blame for anything, that’s for their flatulence—or so they say. Fortunately, you have vegan news to paint a clear picture on livestock’s role in harming the environment.

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