- Articles
When Do You Charge the GST/HST? Is Your Business Exempt?
- Articles
The Future of Omnichannel
- Square Sellers
How Kensington Brewing Co. leaned into aesthetics and customer experience to navigate the challenges of COVID-19
- Articles
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.
- Articles
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.
- Square Sellers
How Vancouver’s Forecast Coffee cuts costs and optimizes staff time with Square
Here, we speak to Salusbury about catching the entrepreneurial bug, growing his business during the COVID-19 pandemic, the customer experience at Forecast and how Square’s products help him and his staff run a successful coffee shop.
- Square Sellers
How a B.C. founder shifted from tech to tahini and launched the successful QSR chain Superbaba with Square
Here, we speak to El Chami about his personal and professional background, considering customer needs when making business decisions, the staff experience at his restaurants and the Square products that help him run and grow Superbaba.
- Articles
How to Create an Invoice — 5 Easy Ways
Here’s a step-by-step guide explaining how to create an invoice in Word, Excel or with an online invoice generator.
- Guides
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.
- Articles
Why It Might Be Time to Update Your Salon’s Pricing Strategy In Tough Times
Reassessing your pricing strategy now may well yield results that see your services expanding, your customer base growing, and may ultimately drive more profitability for your business.
- Guides
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.
- Articles
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.
- Articles
What Is a Contactless Payment?
Here’s some information about what contactless payments are all about and why they’re so secure.
- Guides
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
- Articles
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.
- Guides
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.
- Guides
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.
- Retail
Benefits of Afterpay for Retail
Square sellers can let their customers know that Afterpay is now available for online purchases.
- Guides
NFC Guide: All You Need to Know About Near Field Communication
Have you ever wondered what makes services like Apple Pay work? Square’s NFC Guide explains everything you need to know about Near Field Communication.
- Articles
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.
- Conversations
How Interac, Square and Calgary’s Favourite Sports Franchises Came Together to Support Small Business
Interac spoke with Isabel Lee, Director of Client Solutions and Investor Relations, Interac; Karisa Marra, Head of Sales, Square Canada; and Jason Johnson, Senior Partnership Sales Executive, CSEC.
- Articles
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?
- Articles
New: Square for Retail POS on Square Terminal
In exciting news for Canadian businesses using Square for Retail, Retail POS is now available to be used on the popular Square Terminal device.
- Articles
Important Cash Register Features for Small Businesses
Before you head on over to buy the latest cash register, you should become well-acquainted with the features that will support your business.
- Articles
How Square Stand Can Help Your Business Grow
When you think about ways to strengthen your business and grow revenue, you might tinker with your product offerings or revise your marketing strategy. But what about upgrading your hardware?
- Articles
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.
- Articles
What Is Two-Factor Authentication? And How Does It Help Secure Your Business?
Online security breaches are common but you can minimize your risk and protect your business with two-factor authentication. Here’s what you need to know.
- Articles
How to Take Card Payments Over the Phone
Need to take card payments on the phone? Square’s Virtual Terminal can help.
- Articles
How SMS Text Payment Links Could Get You Paid Faster
Did you know that Square sellers can add pay links via text message straight from your computer? Read more on Town Square
- Articles
What Is Buy Now Pay Later and How Does It Work?
Buy now, pay later services have grown increasingly popular over the past couple of years. Here’s what you need to know about BNPL financing and how it works for businesses.
- Articles
3 Important Invoice Management Tips for Small Businesses in 2021
Good invoice management encourages regular cash flow, eases accounting woes and saves you time.
- Articles
What Is the Best Credit Card and Debit Machine?
There are a lot of factors to consider when choosing the best credit card and debit machine for your business – this guide will help you understand what to look for so you can make the right decision.
- Square Sellers
How Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation came to choose Square Register for their new POS system as they go cashless at McMahon Stadium and Scotiabank Saddledome
We speak with Ziad Mehio and Rachelle Roulston about hitting pause during the pandemic, the unique challenges of rapidly implementing new technology on a large scale, and predictions about contactless payments.
- Articles
Get Your Money in Seconds — 24/7 — with instant transfer
Get your money faster than ever before.
- Articles
Introducing Square Register: An End-to-End Integrated Point of Sale
Built from the ground up to integrate hardware, software, and payments, Square Register is a more reliable and more intuitive POS than ever before.
- Articles
Invoice Examples for Every Kind of Business
Getting paid on time is crucial to keep your cash flow healthy, no matter the size of your business. Keep your accounts organized and get paid faster.
- Articles
11 Benefits of Mobile Invoicing
Here’s a rundown of what mobile invoicing is, its benefits to your business, and how to send mobile invoices free within the Square Invoices app.
- Articles
How to Start a Consulting Business
If you’re passionate about entrepreneurship and you have a following in your industry, the consulting field could be right up your alley. The following guide can help you learn how to start your own consulting business.
- Articles
How to get invoices 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.
Business Resource Centre
Town Square
Page 1 of 3
Showing 1–36 of 102 articles