Hardware
Square Terminal or Square Handheld? A straight answer
2 minJamie Robles
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Worth knowing
Worth knowing
before you sign.
Card machines, tills and what they actually cost — written for people running the business, not people selling to it.
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Hardware
Square Terminal or Square Handheld? A straight answer
Two devices that look similar and solve different problems. Which one suits your floor depends on one question about how you take orders.
2 minJamie Robles
Your card machine does not cost what you think it costs
Costs
Your card machine does not cost what you think it costs
The headline rate is rarely the real one. Here is how to work out your effective rate from a single statement, in about five minutes.
2 minJamie Robles
How long does switching card provider actually take?
Card Machines
How long does switching card provider actually take?
Two weeks if nobody drags their feet, and the delay is almost never the new provider. Here is the real timeline.
2 minJamie Robles
Kitchen display or printer? What works at the pass
Restaurants
Kitchen display or printer? What works at the pass
Paper tickets are not automatically the problem, and a screen is not automatically the fix. How to tell which one your kitchen needs.
1 minJamie Robles
Is funding against your card takings worth it?
Business Funding
Is funding against your card takings worth it?
Repayments that fall when trade does, against a headline cost higher than a bank loan. When that trade makes sense, and when it does not.
2 minJamie Robles
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