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9 Facebook Marketing Tips for Your Small Business in 2019

Facebook has many tools to help small businesses grow, but where to start? Here are 9 tips for getting the most out of Facebook marketing for your small business.

How Small Businesses Can Use Social Media to Grow

Square partner, Buffer, shares how to grow your business using social media.

How to Update Your Business Plan

Are you making any major changes to your business this year? If so, it’s time to update your business plan.

How to Cook Up a Great Restaurant Floor Plan

The key to designing a restaurant floor plan is deliberate design.

5 Retail Trends You Should Know About in 2019

Thinking about your 2019 business goals? Checkout these trends as you plan.

4 Technology Solutions Your Small Business Needs

Business owners of all sizes must leverage technology to be successful. When it comes to taking your idea to the next level, your small business needs to be equipped with the right tools to succeed.

5 Reasons to Choose Square Over e-Transfer

You need to run your business as efficiently as possible, credit card payments with Square just might be better than e-Transfer for running your business efficiently.

How to Promote Your Business to Attract Local Customers During the Holidays

If you want to attract more local customers during the holidays this year, these tips will ensure you’re reaching the right people with the right messages for the season.

5 Ways Social Media Marketing Can Boost Your Business During the Holidays

By incorporating a few tricks into your marketing plans, you can boost your business sales during a hectic holiday season. Here are five proven ways that work.

Five Mistakes to Avoid When Creating a Website

Having a good online presence is essential for any small business but for eCommerce startups it’s absolutely vital. Here are five common mistakes to avoid when starting your website.

Top 3 Marketing Strategy Tips for Your Small Business

The right marketing strategy can grow your business to new heights. Expand your business and grow your platform with these helpful marketing tips and tricks.

Choosing The Right Social Media Marketing Strategy for Your Business

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.

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.

5 Tools Every Business Should Start With

A guide to the top technologies and tools needed to get your small business off the ground.

How to Celebrate Dads

Honouring Dad is a big deal - and big business.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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®.

What Consumers Want from their Local Business

Consumer appetite to shop locally is strong.

Buy-Online-Pickup-in-Store (BOPIS) Might Be the Thing You Need

Consumers are taking advantage of both online and in-person retail services.

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

And how to put a contract in place.

How to Maintain Customer Relationships and Build Loyalty

63 percent of customers are loyal to a business because of great customer service.

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.

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.

5 Tips for eCommerce Businesses, from Square’s Canadian SEO Expert

It’s important to invest time and resources in SEO. But be aware, SEO isn’t necessarily something you can implement overnight. Results aren’t immediate. To make things more difficult, SEO is a constantly changing practice.

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?

Here's Why You Should Reconsider Writing Down Customer Information

If you’ve been writing down customer information at your business, here’s why you may want to consider new customer management practices.