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How Digitalisation Can Future Proof Your Small Business

Businesses in Ireland need to adapt to a digital world. Here’s a guide on what digitalisation is, what SMBs should prioritise and how it can help you.

Your Guide to Hiring People in Ireland

Learn how to hire your first employee and what exactly you’ll need to start employing people in your business. Discover more hiring tips with Square.

How to Use Instagram Shoppable Posts to Sell on Social Media

With Instagram shoppable posts, you can sell products directly from shoppers’ feeds. Users can browse, buy, and check out without leaving the app. Here’s how to get started.

Guide to Irish Business Licences and Permits | Square

A guide to starting a small business in Ireland – Square explores the licences and permits required for each industry

#SquareOnGrafton

First experiential store launched in Dublin this month. The store is open until the 28th of October and features five businesses throughout its duration.

15 Energy-Saving Tips for Small Businesses

Follow these 15 energy efficiency tips for businesses to reduce your heating and lighting bills this winter.

Guide to Health and Safety Standards in Ireland

Health and safety regulations are an important part of the hospitality sector. Find out everything you need to know about health and safety in Ireland.

Marketing Tips for your Pub

An exciting pub marketing strategy is essential to the success of your hospitality business. Join Square for industry solutions and resources for your pub.

Everything You Need to Know About Consulting

Many professionals yearn to open their own consulting practice but don’t know how. Learn what consultants do and how you can start your own business.

What is a Customer Facing Display

What is a customer-facing display? They allow you to display itemised orders to your customers to ensure accuracy and reduce incorrect purchases. Learn more.

How a Return Policy Can Give You a Leg Up on the Competition

Even exceptional items are sometimes the wrong size, wrong color, or wrong something, and they need to go back.

Starting a woman-owned small business

Running a woman-owned business in Ireland may have its challenges, but there are plenty of resources available to help you hit the ground running.

What is PIN on glass and how secure is it?

PIN on glass is a simple and convenient POS. Find out how it can help your small business and how safe and secure it is here with Square.

What is a Small Business Trade Organisation and Should You Join One?

Small business trade organisations offer expert advice and support for SMEs. Weigh up the pros and cons with our guide and decide if you should sign up.

Offline Card Processing and How to Use it offline-card-processing

Learn the ins and outs of offline card processing, including what it is and how to use it. Sell anytime, anywhere with offline payments for Square Terminal.

Here Are the Costs of Starting a Food Truck (and How to Save Money)

The cost of a food truck, especially depending on where you live, may be greater than you think. Find out more about starting up a small business with one.

Signing up with Square: Tips for Success

Choosing Square is the ideal way to transform your payments process. Here’s our guide on how to onboard with Square.

Introducing Square Register: An Integrated POS System

Built from the ground up to integrate hardware, software, and payments, Square Register is a more reliable and more intuitive POS than ever before.

How to Meet 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.

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?

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.

How to Set Up a Loyalty Program that Works

Customer loyalty programmes attract customers and keep existing ones returning. Learn about the different types and how to set up one that works for you.

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.

Officially One of The Coolest Food Trucks in The World and Supported by Square.

Find out how owners Kim Young, and her husband Reinaldo made a car park beside Killary Fjord on the west coast of Ireland, a mecca for outside eating and exceptional homemade food

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.

Introduction to Email Marketing

Email marketing is a great opportunity to promote your brand, sell products or services, and build a relationship with customers. Learn more with Square.

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.

What are the Top Management Techniques?

Effective management techniques including how to manage people, tips for new managers, and helpful tips for managers of all levels to boost productivity.