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Square Report: Gen Z entrepreneurs in Canada are optimistic about the future

Despite facing greater barriers to entry into the economy, Generation Z is embracing entrepreneurship in Canada with an optimistic outlook.

5 Repetitive Tasks Businesses Should Automate This Year

Automation helps optimise workflows and saves time. These are five tasks all businesses should be automating this year in order to grow.

How to Make a Budget for Your Business

Maybe you’ve decided to start your own business (congrats), or maybe you’re already running one (also congrats). In either case, you need to make a budget. But where to start? Our friends over at Xero share their top tips for making a rock-solid budget.

4 Budgeting Methods for Business Success

Budgeting methods and tools can help you keep track of where your money is going and help you make decisions that help you meet your business’s financial goals. Here are a few types of budgeting methods commonly used by businesses.

How to Start a Business: 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.

How to Start Accepting Apple Pay Today

As the payments industry continues to evolve, your business need to stay up to speed. Here’s why you should start accepting Apple Pay with Square.

How to Start a Restaurant

Want to open your own restaurant? Discover everything you need to know with Square—from developing a solid business plan to evaluating your costs and more.

What Is Credit Card Processing and How It Works

In this guide, we walk you through everything you need to know about credit card processing—and how to select the best option for your business.

Inventory Management 101: How to Manage Small Business Inventory

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.

How To Use Apple Pay: A Comprehensive Guide for Business Owners

Square’s Apple Pay guide walks you through the ins and outs of Apple Pay, how to use it at stores and online, and how to accept it at your business.

How Can I Accept Credit Card Payments?

Use this step by step guide to accept credit cards. You’ll need a credit card reader that accepts EMV chip cards, which make credit card payments more secure.

What Is a Contactless Payment?

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

Multichannel inventory management: What it is and how to do it

Multichannel inventory management is the process of tracking inventory that is sold and stored across multiple channels. Here’s what to know and how to start.

Artificial Intelligence: What it is and how it’s transforming business

Here’s what to know about artificial intelligence in business, common uses and what the future of AI means for companies and staff.

Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about Nova Scotia’s minimum wage.

Manitoba Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about Manitoba’s minimum wage.

British Columbia Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about British Columbia’s minimum wage.

Quebec Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about Quebec’s minimum wage.

Alberta Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about Alberta’s minimum wage.

Saskatchewan Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about Saskatchewan’s minimum wage.

New Brunswick Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about New Brunswick’s minimum wage.

How to Get a Brampton Business Licence

Here’s what you’ll need to know to get your business licence in Brampton.

Ontario Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Ontario’s minimum wage rates are subject to increase each year on October 1. Here is everything you need to know

How to Open a Nail Salon

Here are 10 steps you should take in the planning and development phase before you open a nail salon.

4 Ways to Make Scheduling Easier at Your Restaurant

Restaurant scheduling can be daunting. Here are some ways to remove pain points for both you and your staff.

How to Get a Quebec City Business Licence

Here’s what you’ll need to know to get your business licence in Quebec City.

How to Get a Guelph Business Licence

Here’s what you’ll need to know to get your business licence in Guelph.

Is Your Device Enabled for Tap to Pay on Android?

As businesses and consumers drive to a more contactless shopping experience, Tap to Pay on AndroidTM might play a role for your business and allow you to accept contactless payments with no additional hardware other than your phone.

How to Get a Toronto Business Licence

For Toronto to issue you a business licence, you’ll have to meet specific city requirements. Here’s what you need to know to get started.

How Halifax’s Dilly Dally Coffee Cafe thrives on creating a culture of kindness

Here, we speak with co-owner Laura Draeger about the small business community in Halifax, Dilly Dally’s culture of kindness, keeping calm amidst economic uncertainty, using Square to streamline operations at the cafe and the true meaning of hospitality.

What Are Mobile Payments? And How to Use Them

Mobile payments are payments made under financial regulation and performed from a mobile phone with coontactless capabilities. Here’s why your business should accept them

How Winnipeg’s Oh Doughnuts and Good Fortune Barbershop are supporting local and leaning into sustainability as they grow

Here we speak to Square sellers Amanda Kinden of Oh Doughnuts and Cait Bousfield of Good Fortune Barber Shop about the supportive nature of Winnipeg’s small business community, running a sustainable business and using Square’s ecosystem of tools

Square Reader (2nd generation): new features to help you take payments anywhere

The next generation of Square Reader: the contactless card reader known and loved by countless businesses globally, with a few smart improvements and new features to make taking payments even smoother than before.

What Is a Payment Gateway? (And Why You Don't Need One)

Payment gateways allow merchants to accept credit card payments by connecting payment processors and merchant account providers.

Consumers Want Email from Brands — Here’s How to Do It Well

New research found that consumers like to get email offers from brands over direct mail, mobile apps, and social media.

How to Create and Implement a Returns and Exchange Policy

Everything you need to know to create a return and exchange policy for your retail business.