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Discover how Randy Fulk runs a mobile business, optimizes booth design, and builds customer trust on the go.
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Catch up on our November 14 live demo to see how Square Invoices can streamline billing and boost payment speed.
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  Missed the Square Community annual celebration that took place on December 4th? Watch the Cheers to You 2024 event recording now! 🎉   From showcasing top Square Champions and connecting live with a Beta Community member to celebrating award-winning contributors, this event was filled with inspiration, highlights, and plans for 2025.       ⭐ Square Community Awards – Honoring top contributors like Member of the Year @TheRealChipA, Rising Star @BrianaJo, and more. [timestamp 17:40] 🏆 Square Champions Achievements - Understand what it takes to be a Square Champion and celebrate our top achievers!  [timestamp 22:16] 🚀 Beta Community Milestones – Over 30,000 testers shaping Square's future with groundbreaking features like Bar Tabs and the Square Dashboard app. [timestamp 27:26] 🎤 Innovator Spotlight – Learn from Beta tester extraordinaire @ryanwanner of Golden Pine Coffee Roasters. [timestamp 28:33]   📚 Book Club Insights – Lessons from this year’s reads and a thriving discussion group for business owners. [timestamp 39:30]     After you’ve watched and rewatched the event, jump into this conversation and answer our post-event question: What’s one big “risk” you are considering taking in 2025?   JOIN THE CONVERSATION     Tune in to the Community Events Calendar and join us for an upcoming event live!  
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Watch the March 4, 2025 recording to learn how you can configure your Square POS and services to best support your restaurant.     Short on time? Here are the the highlights to watch:   📚 Understanding industry economics and using benchmarks when evaluating your business performance [From 8.30 to 13.38]   📈 Identifying if you have a sales-related problem [From 13.39 to 15:25] Best practices for generating Square reports to help you understand potential sales-related problems [From 15:26 to 25:26]   🧑‍🔧 How to get insights into your labor cost within Square Dashboard [From 26:27 to 38:46]   🍔 Useful Square reports for analyzing your food costs [From 38:49 to 46:33]   💡 Best practices to create custom Square reports for your business [From 46:40 to 52:33]   ❓All your questions answered [From 52:54 to end]   Have questions about Square for Restaurants after watching? 🤔 Share them here
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Watch the March 10, 2025 recording to learn more about new updates to the Square for Restaurants POS, from unified order tabs to pre-authorization for bar tabs and more.        Short on time? Here are the the highlights to watch: 📚 An overview of all the new features coming to the Square for Restaurants POS [From 8:54 to 11:39]   📱How to opt-in to new features ahead of the launch on April 1st [From 11:40 to 13:00]   👩‍🏫 Walk-through how the new features work in real life [From 13:06 to 20:35]   💡 Best practices to create custom Square reports for your business [From 46:40 to 52:33]   ❓All your questions answered [From 20:42]. Topics included: How to use Release Manager to organize updates Pre-authorization limits and how it will work Hardware compatibility with new Square for Restaurants POS features How to enable Scan to Pay And more!    If you have any questions or need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to ask the Square Community!    Additional Resources: New Order and Pay Capabilities Enable and Configure Pre-Authorized Bar Tabs Checkout with Scan to Pay Split a Check by Item or Seat Manage Orders with Square
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