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Multichannel inventory management: What it is and how to do it

Multichannel inventory management is the process of tracking inventory that is sold and stored across multiple channels. Here’s what to know and how to start.

The Top Restaurant Trends in 2024

For a more in-depth look at these 2024 industry trends, download the full 2024 Future of Restaurants report.

How to Use Preorders to Boost Retail Revenue

It’s no surprise that preordering is a top sales strategy for some of the most popular brands in the world. If you are considering preorders for your business, here’s everything you need to know.

4 Marketing Predictions for 2024

Wondering where to focus your marketing efforts in 2024? Here are our predictions for the top marketing trends in 2024.

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.

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.

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.

How Grow & Gather’s operations are flourishing thanks to Square for Retail

Here, we speak to Triveri about the garden centre’s serene atmosphere, her windy path to entrepreneurship, the advantage that specialty stores have over big box stores and how Square is helping to streamline her business.

CULTURAL CHEF EXCHANGE X SQUARE: MENTORSHIP SERIES | YOUR BRAND AS A REFLECTION OF YOU

Chef Darren MacLean recently met with visiting chef Andrew Clarke to fish, forage, and discuss how to create a restaurant brand that reflects your personality and values.

The Future of Commerce Report: 2024 Edition

Square’s 2024 Future of Commerce report will give you inspiration, tactics and tools to future-proof your business.

The Future of Restaurants Report: 2024 Edition

Square surveyed restaurant owners across the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia to uncover what’s propelling restaurants across the globe and what restaurant owners still need to help them accomplish their goals in 2024.

The Future of Retail Report: 2024 Edition

To uncover the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for retailers, Square partnered with Wakefield Research for our annual Future of Retail report to gather actionable insights for forward-looking retail leaders across the globe.

The Future of Customers Report: 2024 Edition

The Square Future of Customers report gives insights into how shoppers today are making retail purchases in person or online, the way they like to dine, and their preferences when it comes to beauty providers.

Multihyphenate Businesses: What They Are and How to Start One

Being a multihyphenate business is a great way to keep up with changing industries and markets. But, what does that mean and how do you succeed?

How Amici Food + Beverage Co. solved their inventory management issues with Square for Retail

Here we speak to Ryan Nesci about running his stores, how Square solved Amici’s inventory management issues, and the customer experience at Amici.

Streamlining the Make Phase of Your Supply Chain

In order to efficiently manage company resources while meeting customer demand, it’s critical to strategically approach the planning, sourcing, and procurement phases of your supply chain and inventory management processes first.

Building an Agile Supply Chain With Strategic Sourcing

These are the steps businesses should take to identify requirements, vet suppliers, and manage those relationships for long-term success.

CULTURAL CHEF EXCHANGE X SQUARE: MENTORSHIP SERIES | SCALE SUSTAINABLY

Chef Darren MacClean met with visiting chefs Rodrigo Pacheco and Nuit Regular to fly fish, forage, and discuss why restaurants should practice sustainability as they scale their business.

How The Grove Hotel became a multihyphenate business with help from Square

Here we speak to the co-owner of The Grove Hotel about becoming a multihyphenate operation, providing unique experiences for guests, the “cool kids” who work at The Grove, and what’s next for her expanding business.

Using the Procurement Process as a Competitive Advantage

Let’s review the key steps to the procurement lifecycle and how technology can help along the way. Grouped into five broad stages, each step plays a role in producing higher margins and happier customers.

Tools That Will Keep Your Cash Flow Positive

Maintaining a positive cash flow is what keeps your business afloat.

CULTURAL CHEF EXCHANGE X SQUARE MENTORSHIP SERIES: DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP

Chef Darren MacLean recently met with visiting Chef Shane Osborn to fish for trout and discuss how restaurateurs can demonstrate leadership, motivate staff and encourage employee retention in their restaurants.

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.”

Introducing Balance Folders

Balance Folders makes it easy for you to set aside money for upcoming expenses, big business purchases or financial goals.

Saskatchewan Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about Saskatchewan’s minimum wage.

Manitoba Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about Manitoba’s minimum wage.

Square Report: Gen Z entrepreneurs in Canada are optimistic about the future

Despite facing greater barriers to entry into the economy, Generation Z is embracing entrepreneurship in Canada with an optimistic outlook.

CULTURAL CHEF EXCHANGE X SQUARE MENTORSHIP SERIES: FUTURE PROOF YOUR OPERATIONS

Chef Darren MacClean met with visiting chefs Shin Takagi and Masako Morishita to fish, forage, and discuss the steps entrepreneurs should take when considering how to future proof their operations.

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.

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.

Is Dynamic Pricing Right for Your Restaurant?

With the flexibility of adjusting pricing to accommodate market conditions and customer needs, now may be the perfect time to explore dynamic pricing as a strategy for your restaurant.

How to Make a Budget for Your Business

Maybe you’ve decided to start your own business (congrats), or maybe you’re already running one (also congrats). In either case, you need to make a budget. But where to start? Our friends over at Xero share their top tips for making a rock-solid budget.

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.

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.

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.

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.