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What is Dropshipping? A Guide to Order Fulfilment

Drop shipping is a popular inventory method online businesses are implementing. Learn about how drop shipping works and decide if it’s right for your business.

Tell-Tale Signs You're Ready to Expand Your Business

Remember, it’s important to plan for growth as carefully as you did when launching your company — early profitability isn’t a green light for reckless expansion. Here’s how to determine if you’re ready for the next step.

Catering Pricing Strategies: Building Value in Every Bite

Not sure how to price your offering? Want to deliver great value while still being profitable? Take a look at our guide to catering pricing.

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.

Mikkeller Competition Official Rules

What is Direct Marketing in the UK? Definition and Examples

Ready to get personal with your target audience? We explore how brands can engage with prospective customers directly through the art of direct marketing.

10 Benefits of Business Insurance

In this business insurance guide, we will explore 10 key benefits of business insurance and how to ensure that your business has the right cover for its needs.

How Digitalisation Can Benefit Your Business

We look at how digitalisation of business operations can help SMEs unlock their full potential and combat the “digital drag”.

How Square Helped CuppaPug Increase its Transactions By 40%

We look at how Square’s seamless integration helped pug-loving themed cafe CuppaPug to simplify their operations and boost their transactions by 40%.

Tipping points: a hospitality industry guide to the Tipping Act 2023

The Tipping Act 2023 will change the way businesses handle employer-received tips. We look at what this new legislation may mean for your business.

How to Start a Restaurant

What started as a love for food has grown into a dream of starting a restaurant. This guide explains everything you need to know as a new restaurant owner.

Is Your Device Enabled for Tap to Pay on Android?

Find out how to set up and enable tap to pay on Android with Square, here. Providing multiple payment solutions for your business.

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.

How This Pub Experienced up to 20% Customer Growth Using Square and OpenTable in 5 Months

Square and OpenTable help a rural English pub attract up to 20% more customers in just five months. Find out how they did it and how you can too, here.

CuppaPug Competition Official Rules

How Mikkeller Brewed Its Way to Growth With Square

See how Square helped Mikkeller brewpub open and manage three new locations using Square’s powerful suite of business tools.

How Putt in the Park Makes Data-Driven Decisions To Optimise Kitchen Staffing by up to 20%

The Art of Food Presentation: Turning Dishes into Visual Masterpieces

The first bite is with the eye! We look at some food presentation tips to help restaurants grow their brand and delight their customers.

How To Maximise Your Restaurant and Bar Business Over 2024’s Bank Holiday Weekends

Bank holidays are traditionally busy and potentially profitable times for the service sector. We look at how to maximise your business over these weekends

What is The Landmark Procurement Bill and How Could it Help Your Business?

We examine the new procurement laws that come into effect in October 2024 and what they might mean for your business.

Top 7 Digital Skills All Business Owners Should Have

In an increasingly digitised business climate, we look at 7 of the top digital skills that business owners and entrepreneurs need.

Restaurant Interior Design: Creating Ambiance That Enhances Dining Experiences

Restaurant interior design is an integral part of the dining experience. We look at how to make your restaurant’s decor as delectable as its dishes.

How to Boost Your Ranking on Food Delivery Apps

Food Delivery apps can help your restaurant enjoy your food from the comfort of their own homes. We look at how to boost your restaurant on food delivery apps.

What is Consumer Psychology?

We look at how a knowledge of consumer psychology can help you better understand the needs of your customers and make your offering more attractive to them.

How To Ensure Success as a Festival Vendor in 2024

Everything you need to know about how to sell at UK summer music festivals. Advice on where to go, what to do and how to take payment.

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 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.

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.

Creating a Restaurant Loyalty Programme: What to Know

Loyalty programmes are everywhere and restaurants are harnessing the power of rewarding loyal customers. Learn more about how to create a loyalty programme for your restaurant.

Multi-hyphenate 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?

7 Top Business Trends for 2024 That All SMEs Should Know About

Want to stay ahead of the curve (and the competition) in 2024? We look at 7 top business trends that are worth considering this year and beyond.

The 20 Best Business Podcasts of 2024

Discover the 20 best business podcasts of 2024 to help level up your business and achieve your goals.

Top 10 Restaurant Review Websites in 2024

Restaurant review websites help hungry diners decide on the best places to eat. We explore the best restaurant review sites to get your restaurant noticed.

Guide to the UK National Minimum Wage in 2024

Learn about national minimum wage requirements in the UK and how to calculate earnings for each employee to ensure compliance.

What is VAT? Our Guide to Value-Added Tax in 2024

We look at the laws around Value Added Tax (VAT) and what businesses need to know about new changes to VAT laws in 2024.