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Boost Sales and Bring In New Customers With Square eGift Cards
You can now offer your customers digital gift cards with Square.
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Five Ways to Refresh Your Website for Fall
Could your website content use an update? Here are ways you can spruce up your online strategy to help drive more traffic to your site.
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29 Cash Register Training Tips All Effective Businesses Know
The benefits of well-trained cashiers include more accuracy and less fraud, a balanced cash drawer at the end of the shift, shorter lines, and happier customers.
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Introducing New Ways to Take Payments on Your Apple Devices and Chromebook
However you take payments, we want to make sure our tools work seamlessly in your environment, so we’re releasing two new ways to help you run your business with your Apple products and on your Chromebook.
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Go Wireless with the Square Reader and Your iPhone or iPad
The new iPhones don’t have a headset jack, but you can still take payments with Square. Here’s how you can keep taking payments.
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3 Ways to Use Your Data Analytics to Drive Growth for Your Business
Having the right point of sale tools allows business owners to make informed decisions, so they can focus on growing their business.
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Make Scheduling Appointments Easy for Your Customers
Customers like to plan ahead so offering the option to easily book an appointment for services can give you the edge over your competition.
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How Ugly Photos Can Affect Your Business, and How to Combat Them
First impressions matter, and when bad images of your business end up online, they have the power to deter prospective customers.
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5 Important Factors to Consider When Choosing Your Payment Processing Company
Things to consider when choosing your payment processing company to keep costs for running your business low, but not at the expense of efficiency or protection.
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Boost Your Customer Service: Square Card on File and Directory
Provide better customer service and securely store payment information on file for future billing with recurring payments, invoices and virtual terminal.
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How to Connect Square Payments to Your Online Store
Want to connect your e-commerce site to Square? Here’s what you need to know.
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Tipping Trends in Canada
Square analyzed businesses from across the country to find out which cities have the most generous tippers. Here’s how customers are tipping in Canada
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The Complete Guide to Integrating a Sales Recording Module System (SRM)
Did you know that all Quebec business owners in the food and beverage industry need an SRM? This guide tells you everything about the Revenu Québec SRM (Sales Recording Module) mandatory billing system, including how to purchase, how to activate, how to re
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5 Tools Every Business Should Start With
A guide to the top technologies and tools needed to get your small business off the ground.
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How to Celebrate Dads
Honouring Dad is a big deal - and big business.
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3 Tips to Grow Your Business at Farmers Markets
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How to Turn Your Side Hustle into a Full-Time Job
Individuals are choosing to make extra cash from a business outside of their day jobs. Here are some ideas to turn you side hustle into a full-time job.
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5 Last-Minute Ways to Celebrate Moms This Mother's Day
Moms don’t get nearly enough gratitude, which makes it all the more important to properly honour and celebrate them on Mother’s Day.
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Everything You Need to Know About Email Marketing
One of the best ways to connect with your customers is through email marketing. Here’s how to get started.
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Make the Most of Square's Hottest New Features in 2018
In 2018 we launched a bunch of cool new features - here’s a roundup.
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Card Is King as More Canadians Opt for Cashless Lifestyle
Canadians are going card first when it comes to making payments over cash. Small businesses that are currently not accepting card payments should look into a point of sale that accept digital payments
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How to Hire a Website Developer or Designer
Why should you hire a website developer or website designer? Find out how much it costs and what are the benefits of having an online presence for any small business.
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What is a SWOT Analysis?
Learn how to critically look at your business using a SWOT matrix. We’ll walk you through how to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
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7 Questions to Ask Before You Open an Online Store
If you’re one of those business owners who doesn’t have an online store yet, there are a ton of reasons why it should be a top priority.
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What Is A Virtual Terminal?
Square’s Virtual Terminal allows you to take payments remotely. You can take payments over the phone by keying in payments to your computer.
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4 Essential Steps to Get Cleaning Contracts
Landing cleaning contracts is a great way to guarantee work, stabilize your revenue and grow your business. Learn the four steps to get cleaning contracts.
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Turn Any Laptop into a Free Virtual POS (VPOS)
Accepting payments anytime, anywhere is possible with a virtual POS.
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What Is a Card-Not-Present (CNP) Transaction and Why Does It Costs More
Making a purchase without being physically present is called a card-not-present (CNP) transaction.
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What Is a Business Line of Credit?
Starting and growing a business requires working capital. There are many ways that you can invest in your business. Let’s take a look at one of them: a business line of credit.
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How to Sell a Ton of Gift Cards This Holiday Season
Find out how to sell gift cards in person, in your store, and on your website with these great tips for boosting gift card sales this holiday season.
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Square Canada Holiday Guide 2017
Use Square to get your register ringing and your appointment book filled this holiday season. From seasonal staff management to e-commerce integrations, Square has smart ways to make your busiest days merry and bright.
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How to Work from Home Like a Pro
Working from home can result in a major productivity boost, but it also comes with its own set of challenges.
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Square and SAP Team Up to Connect Front- and Back-Office Needs for Retailers
We’re excited to announce we’re partnering with SAP to provide a new integration with SAP Business One®.
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Interac Debit 101: The Ultimate Guide for Small Business
This guide walks you through the ins and outs of Interac Debit, explaining what Interac Debit is, what its benefits are, and how to accept it at your business.
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What Consumers Want from their Local Business
Consumer appetite to shop locally is strong.
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Buy-Online-Pickup-in-Store (BOPIS) Might Be the Thing You Need
Consumers are taking advantage of both online and in-person retail services.
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