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Critical Inventory To-Dos and Checklists for the Holiday Season

To make sure you’re making the most of the holidays this year, here’s a mission-critical holiday inventory to-do list.

5 Hidden Costs of Accepting Cash and Cheques at Your Business

There are hidden costs and risks associated with accepting cash and cheques that many people overlook.

Three (Tactful) Ways to Get Clients to Pay Outstanding and Overdue Invoices

Overdue invoices? Here are our tips for getting clients to pay their invoices on time.

How to Get Started with Invoicing for Your Photography Business

What you need to know when getting started with invoicing for your photography business.

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.

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.

Turn Any Laptop into a Free Virtual POS (VPOS)

Accepting payments anytime, anywhere is possible with a virtual POS.

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.

Chargeback 101: Credit Card Chargebacks Explained

A chargeback happens when a customer disputes a charge from your business and asks the card issuer to reverse it. Here are the most common chargeback culprits.

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®.

Why You Might Want to Use a Contract for Your Next Transaction [Template]

And how to put a contract in place.

The Secret to Finding the Best Location for a Coffee Shop

Thinking of opening up your own coffee shop? Discover how to find the right location and learn about the key business considerations with Square.

How to Protect Your Business from Non-Fraud Chargebacks

A chargeback, or dispute, is something that your customers can initiate when they are unhappy with a credit card payment you processed.

The Benefits of Retail Inventory Management Systems

Inventory can be a challenge for businesses. Follow these retail inventory management practices to help drive down costs and manage your materials.

6 Retail Metrics You Should Use for Smarter Planning

Having the right sales, inventory and employee data can help you identify the best use of your time and resources.

4 Benefits of a Data-Driven Business Strategy

Are you using big data to inform your business decisions?

How to Invoice for Services on Any Device (with Photos)

You’ve done the work, now it’s time to get paid. Web designers, law firms, freelancers, contractors, physicians, and photographers are just some of the professionals who utilize invoicing.

What is cash flow?

Cash flow is the lifeblood of your business. Learn what cash flow is, how to measure it, and how it can make or break your business.

Whipping Your Small Business Finances into Shape

From budgeting better to adding automation apps, small changes can make a big difference when it comes to your bottom line. Get your finances in shape for 2017 with these simple adjustments to help you to stay on top of the numbers game this year.

5 Indicators It's Time to Expand

How do you know when you’re ready to expand your business? These top indicators show it could be time to grow.

3 New Invoicing Features to Help You Get Paid Faster

5 Ways To Improve Your Odds of Getting a Small Business Loan

There are things you can do to potentially improve your odds of getting a small business loan from traditional financing sources. We walk you through what you might need to button up before beginning the small business loan application process.

How to Get Paid Faster

The invoicing process will probably never be 100 percent headache-free, but with these strategies, you can make it as seamless as possible.

Managing Bulk Discounts Just Got Easier

One of the big pain points of managing your wholesale business is invoicing - especially around applying discounts for the items you’re selling wholesale. The new Discounts feature in Square Invoices just made things easier.

Get Paid in a Click: Looking Back at 2017's Hottest Invoicing Features

To help you get paid fasters, we rolled out some new features for Square Invoices in 2017. The updates make it super easy for you to send out bills and for your customers to quickly settle up, limiting all that awkward back and forth.

Square Point of Sale: All the Things You Can Do With Payments

6 tips that allows your business to get paid fast using Square.