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How to Set Up Recurring Payments

Recurring payments help you get paid faster and they’re free with Square Invoices. Learn how to set up recurring payments and get paid on time, every time.

Commercial Kitchen Equipment List for Quick-Service Restaurants

Make sure you have all the right equipment to open your new quick-service restaurant with some help from Square.

What Equipment Do You Need to Open Your Retail Store?

Get your retail store ready to open by getting the right equipment with some help from Square.

The Essential Bar Equipment Checklist

Check you have all the right equipment ahead of opening your new bar with some help from Square.

Your Essential Salon Equipment Checklist

Check now if you have the right equipment to start your journey with your new salon with some help from Square

Your Essential Full-Service Restaurant Equipment Checklist

Get ready for the opening of your new restaurant with the right equipment with some help from Square.

How Square is helping this Temple Bar retailer build their online business.

We caught up with Neil Barry, co-founder and owner of Tamp & Stitch to learn more about their business and how Square is helping them build a fully integrated presence to adapt to the new normal.

Will Ireland become a cashless society?

The rise of the cashless society is inevitable. What does this mean for Ireland, and what should your SME know about contactless payments in 2022?

How to Easily Start Selling Online

Upgrade your business for 2022 and start selling your products online. Join Square today for seamless payment solutions and online transactions.

7 tips to utilise St Patrick’s for marketing

Looking to increase your sales and attract new customers this St. Patrick’s Day? Channel some Irish luck with our 7 St Patrick’s Day Marketing Tactics.

QR Codes: What They Are and How to Generate One

Wondering what is a QR code and how they can be used for your business? Square allows you to generate QR codes for payment. Learn more now.

How to Choose the Best POS System for Your Small Business

If you run a small business and are searching for the best POS system, Square Ireland is here to help you make your choice. Read this guide for more.

How to Accept Apple Pay with Square

Getting Apple Pay for your business is easy. But first, you need to learn how to accept Apple Pay at your small business. Here’s everything you need to know.

What Is the Best Card Machine?

Searching for a card machine to suit the needs of your business? Whether you take payments at a counter or on the move, learn more with Square Ireland.

How to Start a Business: A Guide for New Business Owners

Learn how to start your business with this guide—covering everything from business plan creation to licences and legal obligations.

The Micro Bakery Bringing San Francisco to The Heart of Dublin.

Find out how Charlotte Leonard Kane and her partner Shane Palmer, mixed years of culinary experience with a passion for baking to give Dublin the neighbourhood bakery it never had.

Best Small Business Ideas to Start in Ireland

Are you looking to be your own boss and make your next move as an entrepreneur in the Emerald Isle? Here’s some of the best small business ideas to start in Ireland.

How To Use Apple Pay: A 2021 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.

Good Vibes Cafe and a Sustainable Floristry School in Dublin Supported by Square.

Founder Betty Stuart’s switch to Square comes as she expands her much loved business, Lulabelle Flowers. Set in the heart of Dun Laoghaire, a seaside suburb of Dublin, here’s a glimpse on how and why she does what she does.

Coffee Trends for Cafes and Coffee Shops

What are the hottest coffee trends in cafes and coffee shops? Our guide takes a look at old favourites and new types to keep an eye out for.

Lennox Street Grocer: A year in review

On Nov 21, 2021Lennox Street Grocer celebrates their one year anniversary. As they reach this momentous milestone, we caught up with co-owner Chris Arnold to look back on a year of doing business, their learnings and their hopes for the future.

Getting started online with Square

We caught up with Seán Smith, one of the business owners, to find out more about the challenges of starting a side business during the pandemic and how Square helped them get started online.

How to Write Great Subject Lines That Get Your Emails Opened

Customers receive dozens of emails every single day. Find out how to improve your marketing email open rates with our guide to writing great subject lines.

5 Email Marketing Best Practices for 2022

Targeted email marketing is an extremely effective way to reach customers and drive sales. Here are the top 5 email marketing tips and tricks by Square.

Guide to Irish Business Grants

Find out what financial help you could qualify for to start or grow your business with our guide to Irish small business grants.

What is VAT? Our Guide to Value Added Tax in Ireland and the EU

Find out everything you need to know about VAT for your small business, from VAT rules in Ireland to exemptions and more.

Guide to Minimum Wage for Employers in Ireland

What is the minimum wage in Ireland? Here’s all the information you need to know if you run a small business.

How to attract and retain employees in hospitality

Are you finding it a challenge to attract and retain hospitality employees? This guide outlines some of the best ways to recruit new talent and reduce turnover.

Start & Grow, Small Business Advice by Square Merchants: Starting Off Right

In our Start and Grow series, we share some of the best advice from business owners and managers across Ireland.

Simplifying payments with Square at One Kinda Folk, Dublin

We caught up with owner Rachel Elliman, to learn more about how she got started and how selling coffee is more than just what’s in the cup.

Purpose & Community: How a café in Bundoran is taking time back for passion projects

We caught up with Gerald Arbuckle, co-founder of Foam., to chat about new beginnings and getting time back to focus on what you love.

Square Terminal Giveaway

This summer, we’re giving five lucky businesses a chance to win a free Square Terminal*.

Pivoting in a pandemic proves to be a cut above for Dublin barbers

Leslie Quigley, owner of Killiney Barbers, used the opportunity presented by Covid-19 to re-evaluate her business, and Square has been a vital part of her journey to success

Guide to Reopening Your Hospitality Business Safely

As the country starts to open up again, we consider everything you need to think about when it comes to reopening your hospitality business safely in our guide.

Brewing up a Business: How Square is helping this Donegal coffee start-up grow

Learn how this young, Donegal entrepreneur is growing her coffee truck business with Square

Which Devices are Compatible with the Square Reader?

The Square Reader is compatible with most tablets and smartphones with Bluetooth Low Energy. Accept different payment types and grow your business.