Business Resource Centre

Developer Spotlight: Copper CRM

In our chat with our newest collaborator, Copper CRM, we talk about how the partnership with Square Invoices will help relationship-focused businesses.

Skills Needed for Growing Your Business Online

Take a look at some of the most important skills you’ll need to hone to grow your business online.

How to Grow Business Online

Learn about eCommerce sales and how you can boost your sales online

5 Restaurant Marketing Ideas for Reopening Your Business

As businesses reopen, customers are ready to get back out into the world and are looking for places to go. Here are 5 ways you can market your restaurant and catch customers’ attention.

How Good Fortune Barbershop is Making Haircuts More Inclusive

We speak with Good Fortune Barbershop about their work, their commitment to their customers, and the impact hair can have on one’s identity.

The Future of Retail in Canada 2021

In this guide we explore how businesses are embracing emerging technology and changing customer behaviours to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive retail landscape.

Credit Card Authorization Form Templates [Download]

Whenever you are taking payment by credit card and the card isn’t present, there is some degree of risk.

How Creating Professional Contracts Can Streamline Your Small Business and Boost Your Brand

Using Square Contracts is quick, easy, professional, and can foster trust with your customers

Break-Even Analysis Guide: How to Calculate BEP and Apply It to Your Business

A break-even analysis can help you determine fixed and variable costs, set prices and plan for your business’s financial future.

The Future of Restaurants in Canada 2021

In this guide we draw on expert analysis and insight into how restaurants are pivoting to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of the food service industry’s future.

Inventory Management 101: How to Manage Small Business Inventory in 2021

Running out or having excessive stock are bad for your bottom line. Learn inventory management techniques to have the right products when you need them.

QR Codes: What They Are And How to Generate One

Wondering what a QR code is and how they can be used for your business? Square allows you to generate QR codes for payment. Learn more now.

How to Use Instagram Shoppable Posts to Sell on Social Media

With Instagram shoppable posts, you can sell products directly from shoppers’ feeds. Users can browse, buy, and check out without leaving the app. Here’s how to get started.

5 Pandemic Habits That Are Here to Stay

The pandemic has changed how Canadian businesses operate. Here are five pandemic trends that are here to stay.

The Importance of Starting an Online Store in 2021

Customers have embraced online shopping, and starting an online store is increasingly important for a business’s success. If you’re looking to capitalize on this trend here’s everything to know.

How to Create a Business Plan in 2021

A step-by-step guide for how to write a business plan.

What You Need to Know About Pop-Up Restaurants

If you’re thinking about starting a pop-up restaurant, read this.

Competitor Analysis: A Definition and Guide

How to do a competitor analysis and why it’s important for your business

What is HST and Who Has to Charge It?

Learn more about harmonized sales tax and how it may apply to your business.

3 Important Invoice Management Tips for Small Businesses in 2021

Good invoice management encourages regular cash flow, eases accounting woes and saves you time.

How to Start a Business in 2021: A Simple Guide for New Business Owners

Learn how to start your business with this guide—covering everything from business plan creation to permits and legal obligations.

Hair Salon Ideas: Website, Event, and Marketing Ideas

Grow your business with these effective hair salon marketing ideas. Top hair salon ideas to bring in clients, including event and hair salon website ideas.

From the taproom to table-tops, Junction Craft Brewery taps into Square

Learn how Junction Craft Brewery implemented an online store, payments, inventory and scheduling overnight.

How to Optimize Your Menu for Takeout and Delivery

As social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic encourages more people to stay at home, adapting your food and drinks offerings to accommodate pickup and delivery can attract more customers and help open up a new revenue stream.

Transforming Your Business — Tips From the Experts

Learn how local businesses are pivoting their approach and transforming their businesses in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Small Businesses with Mighty Hearts

COVID has brought many small business owners across Canada to the brink of closing up shop for good. Community leaders discuss the future of small business in Canada, how owners can adapt, and other tips for fellow entrepreneurs.

What Is a Contactless Payment?

Here’s some information about what contactless payments are all about and why they’re so secure.

The Power of Local

We partnered with Nextdoor Canada on a webinar series featuring conversations with business owners and industry experts. Hear how they have harnessed power of the neighbourhood to support and grow their businesses.

The Homebody Products Shoppers Are Buying More of

The pandemic has turned everybody into a homebody. To give you insight into the trending products you might want to sell, we combed through Square data to identify the comfort items shoppers are buying more of.

The Key to Scheduling Employees — Tips from the Experts

Employee scheduling may be harder because of COVID-19, so it’s important to get strategic about your team’s schedules. Here are some employee scheduling techniques for unpredictable times.

Ghost Kitchens: Should You Open One for Your Restaurant?

Here’s a look at what ghost kitchens are and how they may (or may not) fit within your restaurant business.

Accept Contactless Payments with Jane’s Clinic Management Solution - Now Integrated with Square

Jane integrated with Square to provide clinics a seamless and safer point of sale checkout experience.

How Restaurants Are Modernizing Kitchens and Streamlining Orders

A customizable POS designed specifically for restaurants helps streamlines your operations, manages front-of-house and back-of-house, keeps your kitchen moving and makes the food ordering journey smooth sailing for customers.

The Kitchen Connection: 5 Ways to Streamline Your Restaurant Kitchen Operations to Increase Customer Satisfaction

Here are the top five things to focus on when streamlining your kitchen operations to improve your restaurant experience and achieve your overall goal of making customers happy.

5 Ways to Boost E-Commerce Sales

Are you ready for the e-commerce tidal wave?

Creating High-Touch Experiences in an Age of No-Touch Restaurant Commerce

New technology has now taken centre stage during the pandemic to help maintain the full-service dining experience that restaurant patrons want, while prioritizing health and safety.