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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.

How to Take Card Payments Over the Phone

Need to take card payments on the phone? Square’s Virtual Terminal can help. Learn how to take customer’s card payments over the phone with our guide.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

How to Set Up Shipping for Your Side Hustle

Benefits of eCommerce: Reasons to Start Selling Online

Thinking about selling online? Read Square’s guide on eCommerce benefits and find out what advantages it could bring to your business.