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Outdoor Dining Bubbles: The Pros, Cons, and Costs

Before investing in outdoor bubbles for your restaurant, check out the pros, cons, and other considerations to know ahead of building your own bubbles.

Ghost Kitchens: Should You Open One for Your Restaurant?

Here’s a look at what ghost kitchens are and how they may (or may not) fit within your restaurant business.

How does Click and Collect work?

Whether you are a new business that is just getting started or an established company looking to add to your delivery options, Click and Collect is a great way to introduce an easy-to-use ordering option for you and your customers to transact more safely

How Restaurants Are Modernising Kitchens and Streamlining Orders

Find out how a customisable POS for restaurants streamlines operations, keeps your kitchen moving and makes the food ordering journey simple for customers.

How to Offer Outdoor Shopping and Services During COVID-19

Small businesses are turning to outdoor shopping and services to continue serving customers. Here’s advice on how to transition to selling outside.

How to Implement a Subscription Service Into Your Business

A subscription service can be a great way to implement experiential retail trends into your business. Read on for some tips to get started.

How to Create a Coffee Shop Marketing Plan

Marketing is key to your coffee shop’s growth and success. Find out how to create a strong marketing plan for your coffee shop business with Square.

3 New Payment Methods You Should Start Accepting Now

How to accept Apple Pay, chip cards and digital invoices at your business.

How Restaurants Are Adapting to the New Normal With Takeaway and Delivery

Restaurants are leveraging their supply chains by selling groceries to customers during the COVID-19 shutdown.

How to Manage Your Retail Business During COVID-19

Whether you sell clothes or candles, bicycles or barbecue sauce, you can adapt to the current COVID-19 situation with these tips and resources for businesses.

How to Manage Your Service Business During COVID-19

We’ve compiled tips for managing your business — whether you provide haircuts, massage therapy, personal training, tutoring, tax support or home repairs.

How to Manage Your Food and Beverage Business During COVID-19

COVID-19 has created many challenges for the food and beverage industry. We’ve compiled tips and industry resources to help you manage your business.

How to Shift Your Brick-and-Mortar Business to eCommerce

Learn more about how you can shift your brick and mortar business to online and possibly also expand your business.

5 Methods for Touch-Free and Remote Payments

Offering touch-free and remote payments may be of comfort for many of your customers. Discover different methods with Square Ireland in this guide.

Introducing Square for Restaurants

Say hello to the Point of Sale designed to handle the heat and complexity of restaurant operations: Square for Restaurants.

Introducing the Square Invoices App

Create, send and track invoices wherever you are with the free Square Invoices app. Discover the benefits, how to use it and download the app today.

The Key to Attracting and Retaining Customers: Experience

Despite the tabloids, restaurants and shops on the high street aren’t doomed, they’re merely undergoing an exciting transformation. Learn more with Square.

What is the Difference Between a Cash Register and a POS?

Though similar in some ways, POS systems and cash registers perform very differently in others.

How to Take Payments at Your Healthcare Practice

Patients want a range of payment options to cover their healthcare costs — online, in-app or in-person. Here’s how your practice can provide them all.

How to (and Why You Should) Create an Email Marketing Strategy

Email marketing provides results - but you don’t have to take our word for it — we have the numbers to back it up, plus advice on how to create your email marketing strategy

How to Determine Consulting Fees

Standard consulting fees vary based on skill, expertise and the industry. Here’s how you can determine consulting fees for your services and be profitable.

Tips for Successful Customer Interactions

Check our top tips for successful customer interactions and find out how a positive experience can keep your customers coming back. Learn more with Square.

6 Security Terms You Should Know to Protect Your Business

Are you concerned about digital security for your business? Take a look through these six terms you should know and protect what you do with Square.

27 Cashier Training Tips All Effective Businesses Know

Follow these tips to discover the benefits of well-trained cashiers, which include shorter queues and happier customers, more accuracy and less fraud.

How to Start a Bed & Breakfast

Opening a Bed & Breakfast and making your home your business can be a dream job if you get it right. Here’s our guide to getting started.

8 Ways to Show Your Customers You Care

Being grateful for your loyal customers — and showing them appreciation — is a gift that keeps on giving. Here are our favourite ways to show them you care.

How to Start a Street Food Stall

Looking to open a street food market in Ireland? We’ve got the inspiration to get you started. Learn how to get your stall set up with our guide.

What Are Interchange Fees?

If you run a small business, you need to know what interchange fees are. Find out more about the fees and what happens when you pay for something by card.

Here’s How Customers Use Square Appointments

The ability to accept appointments online is a must for service-based businesses. Learn more about Square’s online scheduling software for small businesses.

How to Maintain Customer Relationships and Build Loyalty

63 percent of customers are loyal to a business because of great customer service. Discover how to keep your customers coming back for more with Square.

How to Protect Your Business from Non-Fraud Chargebacks

A chargeback, or dispute, is something that your customers can initiate when they are unhappy with a credit card payment you processed.

The 6 Benefits of Creating a Website for Your Photography Business

Discover the benefits of creating a website for your photography business. From promoting your portfolio to communicating your brand online.

How to Optimise Salon Scheduling

Scheduling conflicts and lost appointments can be a headache for a salon. Learn how to avoid these situations using software for effective salon scheduling.

How to Use Scheduling Software to Book More Business

Scheduling software can help you book more business and get paid faster with features like no-show protection.

6 Surprising Ways Accepting Mobile Payments Helps Businesses

Need a little persuading when it comes to accepting mobile payments? Take a look through this Square guide to understand how it could help your business.

Appointment Scheduling Tips to Save You Time (and Your Sanity)

Here are a few ways to take the stress out of appointment scheduling for both you and your customers.