Square Announces Nationwide Competition for Small Business Owners


By: Talha Bhatti  |   August 20th, 2013   |   Business, Gadgets, News, O Canada
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Square announced on Monday, August 5th, that they would be holding a special contest to celebrate small businesses across Canada. They call promotion “Love Local”, whihc is intended be held nationwide and the winners will be given special rewards that will help them to enhance their business.

 

Many of us small scale businesses and are tired of the hassle of credit card machines and permanent devices to help business transactions. The world is being connected by the internet and businesses are ever expanding and most businesses are mobile. Efficiency and time management in transactions have become essential ingredients to a well built and managed corporations and businesses no matter what audience they cater to. Square recently released free card readers and software that not only helped businessmen who are regularly on-the-go and have to move around the country, but also helps in getting rid of the hassle of credit card machines. This software is purpose built and runs on modern operating systems that hold large part of mobiles these days. They run on the latest iOS on your iPhone and iPad. The latest Android software is also supported so that anyone can run their business using Squares card reader that easily plugs into the earphone jack and card reader software that allow safe online transaction without any delay.

 

Square will award one winner with the tools they need to run their business using Square Register, including Square Readers, iPad 2, an iPad stand, and a cash drawer. The winner will also receive a one hour social media consultation in order to better market their business to new and existing customers.

 

Square provides one simple, low, and transparent transaction rate of 2.75% per swipe, with no hidden fees. Square’s card reader plugs into the headphone jack of an iPhone, iPad, or Android device and allows for safe and secure credit card payments through the downloadable Square Register app. Square pride themselves in swift transactions and have built their software and card reader with special attention to customer ease and user friendliness. Square merchants have access to their funds from swiped payments the next business day, eliminating the wait for cash flow.

 

To enter #LoveLocal, Canadian small businesses simply submit a photo or short video to Twitter that represents what their business brings to their neighbourhood and tag “#LoveLocal” and “@SquareCanada.” The top entry will be chosen by a Square panel. The contest will run from August 5 to September 15.

Source: TechVibes

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