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How Halifax’s Dilly Dally Coffee Cafe thrives on creating a culture of kindness
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CULTURAL CHEF EXCHANGE X SQUARE: MENTORSHIP SERIES | HOW TO BUILD REST INTO YOUR HUSTLE
The second year of Chef Darren MacLean’s Cultural Chef Exchange is underway in Calgary, AB, where MacLean recently met with visiting chef Andrew Wong to fish, forage, and discuss how to build rest into the daly grind of a restaurateurs’ life.
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Tools That Will Keep Your Cash Flow Positive
Maintaining a positive cash flow is what keeps your business afloat.
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How independent fashion label Cakeworthy leans on nostalgia while investing in the future of their business with Square for Retail
Learn about Cakeworthy’s rapid growth, the decision to open up brick-and-mortar locations, the importance of rewarding loyal customers and how every Cakeworthy item is designed to be “an Instagram post just waiting to be captured.”
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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.
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7 Easy-to-Implement Tips to Prevent Shoplifting
Want to know how to protect your merchandise? Here are a few tips that can make a big difference.
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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.
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Business automation 101: What is Automation and How Does it Work?
What is business automation and how does it work? Here’s everything you need to know about automation in business, from its uses to its benefits.
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Salon Cancellation Policy Templates and Examples You Need
Here’s how to create booking and cancellation policy templates to help you run your business more smoothly.
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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.
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10 Ways to Expand Revenue Streams at Festivals
For small and large festivals alike, incorporating some of these additional revenue streams offers up a whole lot of opportunity for greater profit yields and, as a result, you can see your festival grow to a major annual event.
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How to Prepare Your Bar or Restaurant for Major Sports Events
Major sports events can mean big business for bars and restaurants in Canada. Here’s what you should take into account before hosting the next big game.
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How to Choose the Right Online Store Platform for Your Business
What’s one of the first decisions you make once you’re ready to make the move online? Choosing a web platform.
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10 Scientifically Proven Ways to Motivate Employees
Discover ten scientifically proven ways to motivate employees, including creating the right environment to offering employee rewards. Learn more tips here.
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How to Create a Business Plan in 2021
A business plan outlines research you’ve done prior to starting a business and provides strategic direction. Here’s how to create an actionable business plan.
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What Is Mobile Commerce (and Why It’s a Strategy You Should Care About)?
What better place is there to meet your customers than on their mobile devices?
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How to Train New Employees
Efficiently training new hires is integral to saving time and driving your business’s success.
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How to Promote BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later)
BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) makes it easy for merchants to offer credit to customers who don’t have credit cards. Offering BNPL can boost your business’ growth.
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Opening a Barbershop: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide
If you’re opening your first barbershop or thinking about opening a second or third location, this guide walks you through the steps to open a barbershop.
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How to Handle Increased Customer Demand as You Reopen
Customer demand is fluctuating as businesses reopen. Use these operational tips to help you keep up with increased customer demand.
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The Essential Restaurant Equipment Checklist
Thinking of opening a new restaurant? Check out this essential restaurant equipment buying guide for a full-service restaurant.
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What is Self-Employment Tax?
Here’s a beginner’s guide to self-employment tax and other key information you should know about taxes when you’re self-employed.
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5 Things To Know When Starting a Business in Ontario
5 Things To Know When Starting a Business in Ontario
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What is Inflation and How Does It Affect Small Businesses?
Inflation is the greatest agitator of economic fearfulness — but what is it exactly? And how can you and other small businesses make it through a rough patch?
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Everything Small Business Owners Need to Know About Employment Insurance
Learn how employment insurance affects your small business and workers. Join Square today for financial guidance and resources for your company.
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How to Understand Your Overhead Costs
Understanding your overhead costs is an important part of managing your business. Here are a few basics you should know.
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Alberta Labour Laws: 8 Laws You Probably Didn’t Know About
Alberta’s labour laws are unique, so if you run a business there, you must ensure you’re up to speed with the latest legalities. Square’s guide is here to help.
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B.C. Labour Laws: Everything Your Small Business Needs to Know
You must learn and adopt certain rules that apply to business ownership in B.C.— especially if you hire employees. B.C. labour laws set the bar for the province’s standards of employment.
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A Guide to the B.C. Employment Standards Act
Do you run a small business in British Columbia? Follow Square’s employment standards guide to better understand your responsibilities as an employer.
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How to Choose the Best POS System for Your Small Business in 2021
When you’re looking for the best small business point-of-sale (POS) system, it’s important to understand what sorts of tools you need to help run and grow your business.
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How to Grow Your Personal Training Business
Here are some tips and tools for standing out across platforms, increasing your reach, and booking new fitness clients.
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3 Important Invoice Management Tips for Small Businesses in 2021
Good invoice management encourages regular cash flow, eases accounting woes and saves you time.
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How to Build a Personal Trainer Website
Here are seven steps that can help you build out your personal training website.
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What is Drop Shipping and How Does it Work?
Drop shipping is a popular inventory method for online businesses. Learn everything about what drop shipping is and how it can work for your business.
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How to Write a Killer Bar Business Plan
When you open a bar, it’s crucial to set objectives and strategies to achieve them. Here’s how to write a bar business plan that will roadmap your success.
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How to Schedule Your Employees
Employee scheduling may be harder because of COVID-19. Learn expert staff scheduling techniques that can keep your business moving in unpredictable times.
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How to Hire Employees: A Checklist
Here’s a checklist for how to hire employees, including what you need to do before and after hiring.
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