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Deborah Findling

  • Executive Managing Editor, Square
San Francisco
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Covers:  loans, debt, cash flow management, budgeting, accounting, risk
Executive Managing Editor @Square. Fmr. @SaaStr, @CNBC, @NY1. SF by way of NYC. ✉️ dfindling@squareup.com. My patronus is Hello Kitty ⚡️
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How This Restaurant Aims to Become a Neighborhood Stapl | Square

How This Restaurant Aims to Become a Neighborhood Stapl | Square

squareup.com — San Francisco-based modern Italian restaurant Itria might be relatively new to the scene but has already had several lives. The restaurant tested several menus as diner preferences evolved from 2021 to today.
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What Are Operating Expenses? Definition and Examples | Square

What Are Operating Expenses? Definition and Examples | Square

squareup.com — Operating expenses are expenses that business owners incur in order to operate that business. Being able to regularly identify those expenses can help you better manage your cash flow and optimize operations.
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3 Ways You Can Optimize Purchases for Your Business | Square

3 Ways You Can Optimize Purchases for Your Business | Square

squareup.com — According to a report by the Logistics Bureau, business with optimal supply chain can have on average 15% lower supply chain costs, reduced inventory holdings, and faster cash-to-cash cycles than those not focused on supply chain optimization. Here are ways you might optimize your business purchases for your own business.
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Ice Cream Social Serves up Scoops and Swag as They Enter the Events Space | Square

Ice Cream Social Serves up Scoops and Swag as They Enter the Events Space | Square

squareup.com — Ice Cream Social owners, Victoria Roedel and Mike Weiss restored a Good Humor truck in 2020 as a way to promote their ice cream themed digital agency. Today, they have multiple trucks in their fleet, service two cities, regularly expand their season from summer to fall, and are now exploring the event space.
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How This Gen Z Salon Owner Is Redefining Beauty and Business | Square

How This Gen Z Salon Owner Is Redefining Beauty and Business | Square

squareup.com — Regal Beauty Co owner Elizabeth Jayne started her business when she was just 16. Today it is a thriving salon and retail shop. Learn how she grew it and what's next for the business.
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Retailers Say These Are the Financial Challenges They Worry About for 2023

Retailers Say These Are the Financial Challenges They Worry About for 2023

squareup.com — The weight of inflation has tested the resilience of retailers this past year. As business owners stock their shelves and inventory going into 2023, they may also be toeing the line between costs to the business and meeting customer expectations.
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How to Calculate Your Net Worth for Financial Freedom | Square | Square

How to Calculate Your Net Worth for Financial Freedom | Square | Square

squareup.com — Calculating your net worth is a simple but important task. It can help you stay on top of your finances and make smarter financial decisions. Here's how to determine your net worth.
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How to Calculate Your Net Worth for Financial Freedom | Square | Square

How to Calculate Your Net Worth for Financial Freedom | Square | Square

squareup.com — Calculating your net worth is a simple but important task. It can help you stay on top of your finances and make smarter financial decisions. Here's how to determine your net worth.
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Retailers Say These Are the Financial Challenges They Worry About for 2023

Retailers Say These Are the Financial Challenges They Worry About for 2023

squareup.com — The weight of inflation has tested the resilience of retailers this past year. As business owners stock their shelves and inventory going into 2023, they may also be toeing the line between costs to the business and meeting customer expectations.
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Accounts Payable Automation: How to Optimize Your Process

Accounts Payable Automation: How to Optimize Your Process

squareup.com — Automating your accounts payable process can help manage your cash flow, keep track of purchase orders, and organize your invoicing process, among other benefits.
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These Are the Checkout Dealbreakers for Consumers in 2023

These Are the Checkout Dealbreakers for Consumers in 2023

squareup.com — The Square Future of Commerce report surveyed consumers asking them what they viewed as a dealbreakers when it came to shopping and dining. Here are some of the dealbreakers they say would deter them from shopping at a business this year.
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A Few Ways Square Banking Businesses Managed Money in 2022

A Few Ways Square Banking Businesses Managed Money in 2022

squareup.com — According to a recent Small Business Recovery Report by Kabbage and American Express, 83% of respondents are concerned a U.S. economic recession is coming soon. We took a look back at how Square Banking customers managed money in 2022 by setting aside savings, growing their business through loans, and managing cash flow.
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How to Build a Successful Prix Fixe Menu

How to Build a Successful Prix Fixe Menu

squareup.com — This article is for educational purposes and does not constitute legal, financial, or tax advice. For specific advice applicable to your business, please contact a professional. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), Valentine's Day spending reached $23.9 billion in 2022, the second-highest year on record.
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Offering New Payment Methods Connects This Gallery to Its Younger Clientele

Offering New Payment Methods Connects This Gallery to Its Younger Clientele

squareup.com — This article is for educational purposes and does not constitute legal, financial, or tax advice. For specific advice applicable to your business, please contact a professional. "I'm all about art that is very uplifting, provocative, sexy, colorful. Celebrating the fact that we are alive and we should be happy about it.
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The Business Owner's Financial Toolkit [Free Tool]

The Business Owner's Financial Toolkit [Free Tool]

squareup.com — This article is for educational purposes and does not constitute legal, employment, or tax advice. For specific advice applicable to your business, please contact a professional. The information is current as of the publication date only, and the laws (and associated agency and/or judicial interpretations) on the topics discussed could change at any point in the future.
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7 Strategies for Managing Excess Inventory

7 Strategies for Managing Excess Inventory

squareup.com — Stocking the shelves for the holiday rush can be tricky, while you want to have enough inventory to meet your customer's needs you may also find yourself with excess inventory post holidays. These strategies could help you turn that surplus into profit.
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How Does Debt Consolidation Work for Business?

How Does Debt Consolidation Work for Business?

squareup.com — This article is for educational purposes and does not constitute legal, financial, or tax advice. For specific advice applicable to your business, please contact a professional. Many businesses take on debt in order to grow and reinvest in themselves.
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Reviewing Your Business Plan Into the New Year

Reviewing Your Business Plan Into the New Year

squareup.com — This article is for educational purposes and does not constitute legal or tax advice. For specific advice applicable to your business, please contact a professional. A recent Fidelity study shows 68% of survey respondents were considering a financial resolution for 2022 with inflation, rising costs, and unexpected expenses as their top concerns.
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How to Calculate The Cost of Acquiring a Customer

How to Calculate The Cost of Acquiring a Customer

squareup.com — It can be tricky to determine where to invest money in your business to help it grow. What will give you the return on your investment without negatively impacting your business? Learn to calculate the cost of acquiring a new customer for your business.
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Is a Business Loan a Secured or Unsecured Loan?

Is a Business Loan a Secured or Unsecured Loan?

squareup.com — This article is for educational purposes and does not constitute legal or tax advice. For specific advice applicable to your business, please contact a professional. According to a recent Federal Reserve Small Business Credit Survey on Employer Firms, business owners applied for financial assistance based on a range of needs.
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Here's How RAP Management Streamlines Finances With Technology

Here's How RAP Management Streamlines Finances With Technology

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How G.E. Frisco Uses Payments to Meet a Wide Range of Its Customers Needs

How G.E. Frisco Uses Payments to Meet a Wide Range of Its Customers Needs

squareup.com — "If you could give me the crystal ball and say 'Oh yeah, Neil, in five years this company is largely doing the same thing but bigger or with more employees, maybe more profitable,' I wouldn't consider that a success. I'm constantly evaluating what our growth opportunities are.
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How to Tell if a Card Is Contactless

How to Tell if a Card Is Contactless

squareup.com — In addition to the symbol above, you may also see an embedded chip on a card enabled for contactless payments. While customers often insert a chip card chips in this case are often EMV chips (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) which help safeguard transactions.
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4 Business Owners on Managing Rising Costs Amid Inflation

4 Business Owners on Managing Rising Costs Amid Inflation

squareup.com — For Public Square Marketplace in Nashville, Tennessee, business being out of the ordinary has been the norm. The artisan retail space opened its doors in November 2020. Owner Andrea Stephens says that while she manages her cash flow proactively, inflation hasn't impacted the business in the way she expected: "My numbers are up 25% over last year.
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